Sarah Henderson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

So isn't the government being totally irresponsible in protecting students? You are not even of the mind to cap a student's debt liability. Of course, as we know only too well, the higher your HECS debt the more difficult it is to even borrow money to buy a home, because your HECS debt is calculated in your overall liabilities. Some students and some young Australians are actually paying off their HECS debt and yet their HECS debt is going up. Why was the government not more mindful of the additional liability that this will place on students?