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Why Australia Should Not Follow in Biden’s Footsteps and Cancel Student Debt

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Why Australia Should Not Follow in Biden’s Footsteps and Cancel Student Debt
University students hold a banner during a protest rally in Sydney, Australia, on March 27, 2013. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
Steven Schwartz
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A nanosecond after U.S. President Joe Biden announced the partial cancellation of American student loans, a collection of interest groups demanded the Australian government do the same.

Steven Schwartz
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Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz has served as vice chancellor of Australia's Macquarie University, Murdoch University, and the UK's Brunel University. He has advised and chaired numerous education bodies including the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). As an academic, Schwartz's research spans clinical psychology, psychiatry, and public health—he has also published over 100 articles in scientific journals and 13 books.
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