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Government's student loan relief bill passes, but it's a far cry from the free education of the past

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Student debt relief and childcare reforms have become the first of the Albanese government's election promises to pass the new parliament. The reduction on student repayments assures a 20 per cent cut to all outstanding debts for current and past university students.
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