Aussie University Graduates Burdened by Student Debt in Committee’s Focus

A university graduate is seen outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Oct. 1, 2015. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Australian university graduates could face the biggest increase to their student debt in decades due to rising inflation.

But a federal parliamentary committee is examining a bill that would abolish indexation of student debts and raise the minimum income required to start loan repayments.