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Lowering the HELP repayment threshold is an easy target, but not the one we should aim for

  • Written by: Tracey West, Lecturer in Behavioural Finance, Griffith University
Lowering the HELP repayment threshold is an easy target, but not the one we should aim forTwenty five percent of student loans are unlikely to be paid.Shutterstock

Most recent estimates show the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt owing is nearly A$52 billion in 2017-18. It’s forecast to increase to A$75 billion by 2020-21 and up to 25% of those loans are unlikely to be paid.

Legislation to lower the initial HELP repayment...

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The shipping sector is finally on board in the fight against climate change

  • Written by: Beatriz Garcia, Lecturer, Western Sydney University
The shipping sector is finally on board in the fight against climate changeAustralia will have to regulate its considerable shipping industry.PomInAus/shutterstock.com

For the first time, the massive global shipping sector has agreed to a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, in what’s been called a “historic” moment.

Maritime shipping, which carries about 80% of global trade by volume,...

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The off-topic Conversation #159

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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As Wentworth slips quietly onto the ABC, the series still asks tough questions about gender politics

  • Written by: Sue Turnbull, Senior Professor of Communication and Media Studies, University of Wollongong
As Wentworth slips quietly onto the ABC, the series still asks tough questions about gender politicsJacqueline Brennan and Nicole da Silva in Wentworth (2013): this is tough TV.FremantleMedia Australia

In early March, the ABC issued a press release announcing that the “multi-award-winning Australian drama Wentworth” would make its free to air television debut on April 12. “This ground-breaking and much acclaimed Foxtel...

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