The proposal would fund Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for an additional 20,000 undergraduates commencing enrolments, with 10,000 in 2022-23 and 10,000 in 2023-24.

Places, cross-band funding distributions and indexation arrangements would be consistent with those for the 2020-21 Budget measure JobMaker Plan — higher education — additional support for students and education providers, with additional Commonwealth Grants Scheme (CGS) funding for commencing enrolments being provided for four years after commencement.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2022.

This proposal would eliminate the costs of university and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institute qualifications for Australian citizens and permanent residents in public universities and TAFE institutions, and increase funding for public universities. The proposal comprises the following components.

Component 1: The Australian Government would pay the full student contribution amount for all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at public universities.

This proposal would eliminate the costs of university and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institute qualifications for Australian citizens and permanent residents in public universities and TAFE institutions, and increase funding for public universities. The proposal comprises the following components.

Component 1: The Australian Government would pay the full student contribution amount for all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at public universities.

This proposal would eliminate the costs of university and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institute qualifications for Australian citizens and permanent residents in public universities and TAFE institutions, and increase funding for public universities. The proposal comprises the following components.

Component 1: The Australian Government would pay the full student contribution amount for all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at public universities.

This proposal would eliminate the costs of university and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institute qualifications for Australian citizens and permanent residents in public universities and TAFE institutions, and increase funding for public universities. The proposal comprises the following components.

Component 1: The Australian Government would pay the full student contribution amount for all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at public universities.

The proposal would waive 20% of outstanding Higher Education Loan Program and Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) debt each year over 5 years, from 1 January 2023. This includes the following types of debt:

• HECS-HELP
• OS-HELP
• SA-HELP
• FEE-HELP
• VET FEE-HELP
• VET student loans.
• SFSS

Debt to be waived would be valued as at 1 January 2023, with any new HELP loans from 2023 onwards out of scope of this proposal and not factored into the estimates.

The proposal would waive 20% of outstanding Higher Education Loan Program and Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) debt each year over 5 years, from 1 January 2023. This includes the following types of debt:

• HECS-HELP
• OS-HELP
• SA-HELP
• FEE-HELP
• VET FEE-HELP
• VET student loans.
• SFSS

Debt to be waived would be valued as at 1 January 2023, with any new HELP loans from 2023 onwards out of scope of this proposal and not factored into the estimates.

The proposal would waive 20% of outstanding Higher Education Loan Program and Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) debt each year over 5 years, from 1 January 2023. This includes the following types of debt:

• HECS-HELP
• OS-HELP
• SA-HELP
• FEE-HELP
• VET FEE-HELP
• VET student loans.
• SFSS

Debt to be waived would be valued as at 1 January 2023, with any new HELP loans from 2023 onwards out of scope of this proposal and not factored into the estimates.

The proposal would waive 20% of outstanding Higher Education Loan Program and Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) debt each year over 5 years, from 1 January 2023. This includes the following types of debt:

• HECS-HELP
• OS-HELP
• SA-HELP
• FEE-HELP
• VET FEE-HELP
• VET student loans.
• SFSS

Debt to be waived would be valued as at 1 January 2023, with any new HELP loans from 2023 onwards out of scope of this proposal and not factored into the estimates.

The proposal contains 12 separate components.

Component 1 would establish a Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology as an independent body to provide scientific advice to Parliament, modelled off the United Kingdom’s office of the same name, and with peak workflow expected during Parliamentary periods.

Component 2 would establish an additional non-refundable tax offset of 20% for companies that hire science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) PhD students or equivalent graduates in their first three years of employment.