As of June 1, the indexation (cost of living) will be added to the student Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt, hitting 7.1 per cent, the highest rise in more than 30 years. During the 2020-2021 financial year, there were 2.9 million people with outstanding HELP...
Housing affordability and availability in Australia has continued to take a nose-dive but may see some relief in the Federal Government’s budget with a $14.6 million cost of living plan to create more sustainable housing. The ‘State of the Nation’s Housing’...
The blue-green algae ‘red alert’ continues at Harrington Park Lake. Previously extending out to Grand Prix Lake, Oran Park and Harrington Park Wetlands, the alert from Camden Council is currently isolated to Harrington Park Lakes, as of May 5. Council has...
The student HELP debt is set to increase by 7.1 per cent on June 1, making it the biggest rise in 40 years. Students will incur an increase of about $1760 to their HECS debt due to inflation. Practicing accountant, Jarrod Rogers said that early repayments are...
Illawarra Mercury sports journalist Josh Bartlett has talked to University of Wollongong journalism students about what it’s like to be a local sports reporter. Mr Bartlett provided tips and tricks of the trade to first year journalism students and anyone...
