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Andrew Brown

BIZARRE: Opposition to wave through cut to student debt levels | Mind Blowing Facts

Laws to slash HECS debts and reduce the minimum repayment threshold are all but set to pass. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS)

A one-off HECS debt reduction for university students is all but set after the federal opposition confirmed it would back the proposal.

Laws to cut 20 per cent off the HECS bill for students passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday, which would slash $5500 from the average debt.

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