a 2020 Summit idea, apparently ...
How on earth would it work ?
Government to offer HECS discounts for people who volunteer for community work
The Australian reports: THE federal Government is planning to offer discounts on HECS debts to university students who undertake volunteer community work.While the full details of the plan are still to be worked out with volunteer groups, a spokeswoman for senator Ursula Stephens, parliamentary secretary for social inclusion and voluntary sector, said the government would soon announce a broad framework for the plan."It is something that will involve a lot of consultation," the spokeswoman said. /...continues
They do it in both the US and UK. It works like an earned-income tax credit, only designated for a HECS deduction rather than general tax rebate.
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