Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

We are also providing uncapped support for all Australian undergraduates wherever they choose to study, a strong and sustainable student loan program which treats all students fairly, and also new Commonwealth scholarships to assist with living costs. Alongside those higher education reforms we are also introducing HECS-style loans for apprentices. The Commonwealth scholarships will be funded by $1 in every $5 of additional revenue that universities and other higher education institutions earn as a result of the deregulation of the higher education system—and they will support disadvantaged students, students from regional Australia, Indigenous students and a range of other students who are not currently able to access higher education institutions. The reform package will also provide HELP loans to all Australian higher education students on equal terms. We are going to abolish loan fees. (Time expired)