The Turnbull government is pushing ahead with plans to make university graduates repay their student debts sooner

The Turnbull government is pushing ahead with plans to make university graduates repay their student debts sooner. The legislation to cut the HECS-HELP repayment threshold from $55,000 to $45,000 has been introduced to parliament. The bill also includes a new lifetime limit on how much students can borrow from taxpayers. Assistant education minister Karen Andrews says Australia has to make sure its higher education system is more sustainable.