The HECS debt system is broken. 

Last year, over a million Australians saw their HECS debt grow faster than it was being repaid because of an unfair indexation system. 

The government got more money last year from our HECS debts than it did from its main fossil fuel tax.

As we sign this petition, Education Minister Jason Clare is deciding what to do about HECS debts. 

We are calling on Minister Clare to change the way HECS debts are indexed.

We should celebrate students going to university, not straddle them with a lifetime of debt.

We note the Australian Universities Accord, released last month, recommended this change. 

One option is for the government to apply the lowest indexation rate in a year, whether it’s wages or prices, so that no one’s debt rises faster than they can pay it. 

Young people are facing a housing crisis, a cost-of-living crisis, and a climate crisis – they shouldn't be facing a HECS debt crisis as well. 

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