Labor's promise to slash Uni HECS fees by 20 per cent

 

• Nationals leader David Littleproud has cast doubt on whether the Coalition will match Labor’s pledge to wipe out some student debt.

Student debts would be slashed by 20 per cent under the latest part of the federal government's election pitch to ease cost of living pressures for young Australians.

“The Hecs scheme was never meant to be a lifetime of debt,” the prime minister told ABC radio.