Times Higher Education·4 min read·hard
Tuition fee overhaul ‘would save Canberra money’
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John Ross
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New research suggests that reforming Australia's student loan and tuition fee system could save the government millions while improving fairness. Experts propose a fee structure based on projected lifetime earnings to reduce interest rate subsidies and debt burdens for humanities graduates.
Australia’s government could save itself up to A$200 million (£105 million) a year by reforming tuition fees to make them fairer, according to modelling by the architect of the country’s widely emulated student loan scheme.
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