Fee increases still on the table after Senate committee reports on higher education changes – The Conversation AU

On Wednesday, a Senate committee reported on the governments proposed changes to higher education. Though more moderate than the 2014 version, the new higher education package represents groundhog day for the major political parties. The committee, chaired as it was by the Coalition, recommended passing the measures, stating that they will: balance the Commonwealths need…

Grim reading: Highest number of Rocky people crushed by debt in years – Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

PEOPLE are still doing it tough in Rockhampton, according to the latest personal insolvency statistics released by the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA). AFSA describes a personal insolvency arrangement as a strategy to help people manage their debts to avoid bankruptcy. During the second quarter of 2017 (March – June) for Rockhampton, the number of…