AGED in their early 20s, a group of Newcastle journalism students have explored the soul-crushing sums of HECS debts sitting on their shoulders and how it will affect their futures.
This year there was an indexation hike of 7.1 per cent on HECS-HELP debt, and while Peter Hyslop, Sophie Jaggers, Zali Winch and Holly Fishlock value tertiary education, they've raised the question - why are they paying so much?
