The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish spending under the ‘education’ function, including under the ‘schools’ and ‘school education specific funding’ sub-functions, and associated spending under the ‘general administration’ sub function, with the exception of that portion of Department of Education and Training (DET), Education Services Australia and Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) funding required for national assessment, data collection and performance reporting (ie NAPLAN/MySchool).

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish spending under the ‘education’ function, including under the ‘schools’ and ‘school education specific funding’ sub-functions, and associated spending under the ‘general administration’ sub function, with the exception of that portion of Department of Education and Training (DET), Education Services Australia and Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) funding required for national assessment, data collection and performance reporting (ie NAPLAN/MySchool).

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish spending under the ‘education’ function, including under the ‘schools’ and ‘school education specific funding’ sub-functions, and associated spending under the ‘general administration’ sub function, with the exception of that portion of Department of Education and Training (DET), Education Services Australia and Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) funding required for national assessment, data collection and performance reporting (ie NAPLAN/MySchool).

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish spending under the ‘education’ function, including under the ‘schools’ and ‘school education specific funding’ sub-functions, and associated spending under the ‘general administration’ sub function, with the exception of that portion of Department of Education and Training (DET), Education Services Australia and Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) funding required for national assessment, data collection and performance reporting (ie NAPLAN/MySchool).

The proposal would amend the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) as follows:

The proposal would amend the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) as follows:

The proposal would amend the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) as follows:

The proposal would amend the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) as follows:

The proposal would amend the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) as follows:

The proposal would amend the income threshold for repayment of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt for students studying courses at a recognised regional campus. Students who attend a campus that receives the 'regional loading' would not be required to start repaying their HELP debt on the units completed at the regional campus until they reach the 3.5 per cent threshold under the proposed legislation ($56,205 - $59,576). Repayments would then continue as per the legislation.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2018.