Home of HECS: The Brisbane suburbs with the heftiest student debt
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- ▪“I’m just glad it won’t be hanging over my head anymore.”Eloise Pearce at her husband’s university graduation.
- ▪She says she will celebrate paying off her own HECS debt with a bottle of champagne next week.New analysis of student debts nationwide by consultancy firm KPMG reveals Australia’s largest HECS balances are concentrated in affluent, inner-ci
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +1000 |
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