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Tim Dornin

EXPLAINED: Thousands of students hit with old debts - The Real Truth

Skills Minister Brendan O'Connor ordered an investigation after VET students were hit with debts. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

More than 10,000 vocational education and training students have been hit with historical debts after a computer glitch.

A system failure resulted in government loans, worth a total of $24.2 million, becoming "stuck" in the student payment system, officials say.

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