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Labor promised to cut HECS so why have student loans increased?
Before the federal election, Labor made a promise to cut student loan debts like HECS and HELP debts by 20 per cent, if it was re-elected.
However since June 1, students with a HECS or HELP loan would have seen their debt increase due to indexation; a yearly adjustment to a student loan according to inflation.
ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with Dr Melinda Hilderbrandt, an expert in tertiary education policy, about why some loans have gone up despite Labor winning the election.
