Commonwealth · Education
Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Act 2025
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- Parliament
- Parliament of Australia
- Bill number
- Act No. 30 of 2025
- Latest stage
- 2 Aug 2025
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Timeline
Assented to as Act No. 30 of 2025
2 Aug 2025 · Source
Where it sits in the budget
Government function: Schools, TAFE and universities
- Education$57.3B spending, 2026-27
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- Wipe all student debt · Australian Greens
- Tertiary education - support international students and make universities anti-racist - $250 million annually for international students · Australian Greens
- Tertiary education - boost funding for universities and TAFE - $1 billion annual research translation fund · Australian Greens
- Tertiary education - end the corporatisation of universities · Australian Greens
- Students must be paid for mandatory placements · Australian Greens
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