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University graduates to save $5,500, on average, in Albanese plan to wipe 20% of student debt

The Guardian Higher Education

Federal government overhaul to remove close to $20bn of student debt for 3 million Australians Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast All Australians will have their student debt cut by 20% next financial year, as part of a major federal government overhaul designed to boost access to education and address “intergenerational unfairness”.

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How College Destroyed the Labor Market (Damon Cassidy)

Higher Education Inquirer

Underemployment, low wage jobs, and bullsh*t jobs are an important part of the US economy. While this video may represent a distortion of US history and society, it should not be ignored. Skepticism about higher education is real , and for good reason, especially for the working class. There are also good points made in this video, including the federal and corporate de-funding of vocational education and crushing student loan debt.

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I didn’t mind my unusual first name – until I found out it could cost me dearly | Torsten Bell

The Guardian Higher Education

Research shows that those with easier to pronounce names are more successful in the workplace Names matter. I’ve written a whole book about our country being called Great Britain at a time when things haven’t been going great. And being called Torsten causes all kinds of trauma – there was the distant relative who just gave up and called me Tristram.

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