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“降低了毕业生开始偿还HECS的收入门槛。”

经济教育青年

原始来源： Matthew Davis

分析时间： 31 Jan 2026

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Documentation of Coalition government policies and claims.

Matthew Davis

✅ 事实核查

** * ** * 属实shǔ shí shǔ shí ** * ** * -- - CoalitionCoalition Coalition 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 在zài zài 20132013 2013 -- - 20222022 2022 年nián nián 任期rèn qī rèn qī 内nèi nèi 确实què shí què shí 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 了le le HECSHECS HECS // / HELPHELP HELP 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 。。。

**TRUE** - The Coalition government did reduce the HECS/HELP repayment threshold during their 2013-2022 term.

20142014 2014 -- - 1515 15 年度预算nián dù yù suàn nián dù yù suàn 由yóu yóu 财政部长cái zhèng bù zhǎng cái zhèng bù zhǎng JoeJoe Joe HockeyHockey Hockey 和hé hé 教育部长jiào yù bù zhǎng jiào yù bù zhǎng ChristopherChristopher Christopher PynePyne Pyne 提出tí chū tí chū ，，，对duì duì 高等教育gāo děng jiào yù gāo děng jiào yù 经费jīng fèi jīng fèi 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng 了le le 重大zhòng dà zhòng dà 改革gǎi gé gǎi gé ，，，包括bāo kuò bāo kuò 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī HECSHECS HECS -- - HELPHELP HELP 债务zhài wù zhài wù 的de de 强制qiáng zhì qiáng zhì 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。。

The 2014-15 Budget, delivered by Treasurer Joe Hockey and Education Minister Christopher Pyne, proposed significant changes to higher education funding, including lowering the compulsory repayment threshold for HECS-HELP debts [1].

这些zhè xiē zhè xiē 变更biàn gēng biàn gēng 于yú yú 20162016 2016 年nián nián 立法lì fǎ lì fǎ 并bìng bìng 逐步zhú bù zhú bù 实施shí shī shí shī ：：：

These changes were legislated in 2016 and implemented progressively: - **2017-18**: The threshold was $55,874 [2] - **2018-19**: Reduced to **$51,956** (a new 2% repayment rate was introduced for this lower band) [2] - **2019-20**: Further reduced to **$45,880**, with new repayment rates ranging from 1% to 10% [2] The Parliamentary Library's chronology confirms: "The 2014-15 Budget proposed lowering the repayment threshold and introducing a new rate of two per cent for the initial repayment band, which was legislated in 2016" [1].

-- - ** * ** * 20172017 2017 -- - 1818 18 年度nián dù nián dù ** * ** * ：：：门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 为wèi wèi 5555 55 ,, , 874874 874 澳元ào yuán ào yuán [[ [ 22 2 ]] ]

Additionally, the Coalition proposed indexing HELP debt at the ten-year bond rate rather than CPI (though this was not legislated), and introduced requirements for overseas debtors to repay their loans [1].

-- - ** * ** * 20182018 2018 -- - 1919 19 年度nián dù nián dù ** * ** * ：：：降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 至zhì zhì ** * ** * 5151 51 ,, , 956956 956 澳元ào yuán ào yuán ** * ** * （（（为wèi wèi 该gāi gāi 较jiào jiào 低档dī dàng dī dàng 位wèi wèi 引入yǐn rù yǐn rù 了le le 新xīn xīn 的de de 2%2% 2% 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 率lǜ lǜ ））） [[ [ 22 2 ]] ]

-- - ** * ** * 20192019 2019 -- - 2020 20 年度nián dù nián dù ** * ** * ：：：进一步jìn yí bù jìn yí bù 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 至zhì zhì ** * ** * 4545 45 ,, , 880880 880 澳元ào yuán ào yuán ** * ** * ，，，新xīn xīn 的de de 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 率lǜ lǜ 范围fàn wéi fàn wéi 为wèi wèi 1%1% 1% 至zhì zhì 10%10% 10% [[ [ 22 2 ]] ]

议会yì huì yì huì 图书馆tú shū guǎn tú shū guǎn 的de de 年表nián biǎo nián biǎo 确认què rèn què rèn ：：： "" " 20142014 2014 -- - 1515 15 年度预算nián dù yù suàn nián dù yù suàn 提议tí yì tí yì 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn ，，，并bìng bìng 为wèi wèi 主要zhǔ yào zhǔ yào 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 档位dàng wèi dàng wèi 引入yǐn rù yǐn rù 2%2% 2% 的de de 新xīn xīn 利率lì lǜ lì lǜ ，，，该gāi gāi 提案tí àn tí àn 于yú yú 20162016 2016 年nián nián 立法lì fǎ lì fǎ "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。。

此外cǐ wài cǐ wài ，，， CoalitionCoalition Coalition 提议tí yì tí yì 将jiāng jiāng HELPHELP HELP 债务zhài wù zhài wù 的de de 指数化zhǐ shù huà zhǐ shù huà 从cóng cóng 消费者xiāo fèi zhě xiāo fèi zhě 物价指数wù jià zhǐ shù wù jià zhǐ shù (( ( CPICPI CPI )) ) 改为gǎi wéi gǎi wéi 十年shí nián shí nián 期qī qī 债券zhài quàn zhài quàn 利率lì lǜ lì lǜ （（（尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn 该gāi gāi 提案tí àn tí àn 未获wèi huò wèi huò 立法lì fǎ lì fǎ ））），，，并bìng bìng 引入yǐn rù yǐn rù 了le le 海外hǎi wài hǎi wài 债务人zhài wù rén zhài wù rén 偿还cháng huán cháng huán 贷款dài kuǎn dài kuǎn 的de de 要求yāo qiú yāo qiú [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。。

缺失背景

该gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 遗漏yí lòu yí lòu 了le le 几个jǐ gè jǐ gè 重要zhòng yào zhòng yào 的de de 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng 要素yào sù yào sù ：：：

The claim omits several important contextual elements: **1.

** * ** * 11 1 .. . 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 的de de 同时tóng shí tóng shí 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 了le le 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 利率lì lǜ lì lǜ ** * ** *

Lower repayment rates accompanied the reduced threshold** When the threshold was lowered, a new 2% repayment rate was introduced for the lowest income band - significantly lower than the previous minimum rate [1][2].

当dāng dāng 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 被bèi bèi 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 时shí shí ，，，为wèi wèi 最低zuì dī zuì dī 收入shōu rù shōu rù 档位dàng wèi dàng wèi 引入yǐn rù yǐn rù 了le le 新xīn xīn 的de de 2%2% 2% 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 率lǜ lǜ —— — —— — 明显míng xiǎn míng xiǎn 低于dī yú dī yú 此前cǐ qián cǐ qián 的de de 最低zuì dī zuì dī 利率lì lǜ lì lǜ [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] [[ [ 22 2 ]] ] 。。。

This was designed to ensure graduates weren't burdened with excessive repayments despite starting repayments earlier.

20192019 2019 -- - 2020 20 年度nián dù nián dù 的de de 改革gǎi gé gǎi gé 进一步jìn yí bù jìn yí bù 细化xì huà xì huà ，，，起始qǐ shǐ qǐ shǐ 利率lì lǜ lì lǜ 仅为jǐn wèi jǐn wèi 1%1% 1% [[ [ 22 2 ]] ] 。。。

The 2019-20 changes further refined this with rates starting at just 1% [2]. **2.

** * ** * 22 2 .. . 更gèng gèng 广泛guǎng fàn guǎng fàn 的de de 高等教育gāo děng jiào yù gāo děng jiào yù 改革gǎi gé gǎi gé 的de de 一部分yī bù fèn yī bù fèn ** * ** *

Part of broader higher education reforms** The threshold reduction was one component of the controversial 2014-15 higher education package that included fee deregulation (allowing universities to set their own fees), which ultimately failed to pass the Senate in its original form [3].

门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 是shì shì 20142014 2014 -- - 1515 15 年度nián dù nián dù 备受bèi shòu bèi shòu 争议zhēng yì zhēng yì 的de de 高等教育gāo děng jiào yù gāo děng jiào yù 一揽子yī lǎn zi yī lǎn zi 计划jì huà jì huà 的de de 组成部分zǔ chéng bù fèn zǔ chéng bù fèn ，，，该gāi gāi 计划jì huà jì huà 包括bāo kuò bāo kuò 学费xué fèi xué fèi 放松fàng sōng fàng sōng 管制guǎn zhì guǎn zhì （（（允许yǔn xǔ yǔn xǔ 大学dà xué dà xué 自主zì zhǔ zì zhǔ 定价dìng jià dìng jià ））），，，但dàn dàn 最终zuì zhōng zuì zhōng 未能wèi néng wèi néng 在zài zài 参议院cān yì yuàn cān yì yuàn 通过tōng guò tōng guò 原始yuán shǐ yuán shǐ 形式xíng shì xíng shì [[ [ 33 3 ]] ] 。。。

The repayment threshold changes were among the measures that did survive parliamentary scrutiny. **3.

还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 的de de 调整tiáo zhěng tiáo zhěng 是shì shì 获得huò dé huò dé 议会yì huì yì huì 通过tōng guò tōng guò 的de de 措施cuò shī cuò shī 之一zhī yī zhī yī 。。。

Justification: Loan sustainability** The government argued these changes were necessary to improve the sustainability of the HELP loan scheme.

** * ** * 33 3 .. . 理由lǐ yóu lǐ yóu ：：：贷款dài kuǎn dài kuǎn 可持续性kě chí xù xìng kě chí xù xìng ** * ** *

According to ATO data cited in parliamentary research, the average time to repay HELP debt had increased from 7.3 years to 9.3 years, and an estimated 14.7% of loans issued in 2020-21 would not be repaid [1]. **4.

政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 辩称biàn chēng biàn chēng ，，，这些zhè xiē zhè xiē 变更biàn gēng biàn gēng 是shì shì 必要bì yào bì yào 的de de ，，，以yǐ yǐ 提高tí gāo tí gāo HELPHELP HELP 贷款dài kuǎn dài kuǎn 计划jì huà jì huà 的de de 可持续性kě chí xù xìng kě chí xù xìng 。。。

Reversal under subsequent Labor government** In 2025, the Labor government announced changes that would increase the minimum repayment threshold from $54,435 (2024-25) to $67,000 (2025-26), effectively reversing the Coalition's threshold reductions [4][5].

根据gēn jù gēn jù 议会yì huì yì huì 研究yán jiū yán jiū 中zhōng zhōng 引用yǐn yòng yǐn yòng 的de de 澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 税务局shuì wù jú shuì wù jú (( ( ATOATO ATO )) ) 数据shù jù shù jù ，，， HELPHELP HELP 债务zhài wù zhài wù 的de de 平均píng jūn píng jūn 偿还cháng huán cháng huán 时间shí jiān shí jiān 从cóng cóng 7.37.3 7.3 年nián nián 增加zēng jiā zēng jiā 到dào dào 9.39.3 9.3 年nián nián ，，，估计gū jì gū jì 20202020 2020 -- - 2121 21 年度nián dù nián dù 发放fā fàng fā fàng 的de de 贷款dài kuǎn dài kuǎn 中有zhōng yǒu zhōng yǒu 14.7%14.7% 14.7% 将jiāng jiāng 无法wú fǎ wú fǎ 收回shōu huí shōu huí [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。。

** * ** * 44 4 .. . 后续hòu xù hòu xù LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 的de de 逆转nì zhuǎn nì zhuǎn ** * ** *

20252025 2025 年nián nián ，，， LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 宣布xuān bù xuān bù 将jiāng jiāng 最低zuì dī zuì dī 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 从cóng cóng 5454 54 ,, , 435435 435 澳元ào yuán ào yuán （（（ 20242024 2024 -- - 2525 25 年度nián dù nián dù ）））提高tí gāo tí gāo 到dào dào 6767 67 ,, , 000000 000 澳元ào yuán ào yuán （（（ 20252025 2025 -- - 2626 26 年度nián dù nián dù ））），，，有效yǒu xiào yǒu xiào 地dì dì 逆转nì zhuǎn nì zhuǎn 了le le CoalitionCoalition Coalition 的de de 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè [[ [ 44 4 ]] ] [[ [ 55 5 ]] ] 。。。

来源可信度评估

** * ** * TheThe The GuardianGuardian Guardian AustraliaAustralia Australia (( ( 20142014 2014 )) ) ** * ** *

**The Guardian Australia (2014)** - The Guardian is a mainstream international news organization with a center-left editorial stance - Generally factual in reporting, though story selection often favors progressive perspectives - The 2014 article cited relates to broader university fee concerns under the Pyne reforms - Credible for factual reporting, though headline framing may emphasize negative aspects **Junkee (2014)** - Rated by Media Bias/Fact Check as "Left Biased" (bias rating: -6.4) and "Mostly Factual" [6] - Youth-focused digital media outlet with explicit left-leaning editorial positions - Story selection and headlines often use emotionally loaded language - The article title ("Here's the bill you've never heard of that's probably going to screw you") demonstrates the sensationalist framing typical of the outlet - Factual content is generally accurate, but presentation is partisan and aimed at young, progressive audiences Both sources provided are from left-leaning outlets that would naturally frame Coalition education policies negatively.

-- - TheThe The GuardianGuardian Guardian 是shì shì 一家yī jiā yī jiā 主流zhǔ liú zhǔ liú 国际guó jì guó jì 新闻xīn wén xīn wén 机构jī gòu jī gòu ，，，持中chí zhōng chí zhōng 左翼zuǒ yì zuǒ yì 编辑biān jí biān jí 立场lì chǎng lì chǎng

This doesn't invalidate their factual accuracy, but readers should be aware of the editorial perspective.

-- - 报道bào dào bào dào 通常tōng cháng tōng cháng 事实shì shí shì shí 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què ，，，尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn 选题xuǎn tí xuǎn tí 往往wǎng wǎng wǎng wǎng 倾向qīng xiàng qīng xiàng 于yú yú 进步jìn bù jìn bù 视角shì jiǎo shì jiǎo

-- - 引用yǐn yòng yǐn yòng 的de de 20142014 2014 年nián nián 文章wén zhāng wén zhāng 涉及shè jí shè jí PynePyne Pyne 改革gǎi gé gǎi gé 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng 下xià xià 的de de 大学dà xué dà xué 学费xué fèi xué fèi 担忧dān yōu dān yōu

-- - 事实shì shí shì shí 报道bào dào bào dào 可信kě xìn kě xìn ，，，尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn 标题biāo tí biāo tí 表述biǎo shù biǎo shù 可能kě néng kě néng 强调qiáng diào qiáng diào 负面fù miàn fù miàn 方面fāng miàn fāng miàn

** * ** * JunkeeJunkee Junkee (( ( 20142014 2014 )) ) ** * ** *

-- - 被bèi bèi MediaMedia Media BiasBias Bias // / FactFact Fact CheckCheck Check 评为píng wèi píng wèi "" " 左翼zuǒ yì zuǒ yì 偏见piān jiàn piān jiàn "" " （（（偏见piān jiàn piān jiàn 评分píng fēn píng fēn ：：： -- - 6.46.4 6.4 ）））和hé hé "" " 基本jī běn jī běn 属实shǔ shí shǔ shí "" " [[ [ 66 6 ]] ]

-- - 面向miàn xiàng miàn xiàng 青年qīng nián qīng nián 的de de 数字shù zì shù zì 媒体méi tǐ méi tǐ ，，，持chí chí 明确míng què míng què 的de de 左翼zuǒ yì zuǒ yì 编辑biān jí biān jí 立场lì chǎng lì chǎng

-- - 选题xuǎn tí xuǎn tí 和hé hé 标题biāo tí biāo tí 常cháng cháng 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng 情绪化qíng xù huà qíng xù huà 语言yǔ yán yǔ yán

-- - 文章wén zhāng wén zhāng 标题biāo tí biāo tí （（（ "" " 这zhè zhè 是shì shì 你nǐ nǐ 从未cóng wèi cóng wèi 听说tīng shuō tīng shuō 过guò guò 的de de 可能kě néng kě néng 搞砸gǎo zá gǎo zá 你nǐ nǐ 的de de 法案fǎ àn fǎ àn "" " ）））体现tǐ xiàn tǐ xiàn 了le le 该gāi gāi 媒体méi tǐ méi tǐ 典型diǎn xíng diǎn xíng 的de de 煽情shān qíng shān qíng 框架kuāng jià kuāng jià

-- - 事实shì shí shì shí 内容nèi róng nèi róng 通常tōng cháng tōng cháng 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què ，，，但dàn dàn 呈现chéng xiàn chéng xiàn 方式fāng shì fāng shì 具有jù yǒu jù yǒu 党派dǎng pài dǎng pài 倾向qīng xiàng qīng xiàng ，，，面向miàn xiàng miàn xiàng 年轻nián qīng nián qīng 进步jìn bù jìn bù 受众shòu zhòng shòu zhòng

两个liǎng gè liǎng gè 来源lái yuán lái yuán 均jūn jūn 为wèi wèi 左翼zuǒ yì zuǒ yì 媒体méi tǐ méi tǐ ，，，自然zì rán zì rán 会huì huì 对duì duì CoalitionCoalition Coalition 的de de 教育jiào yù jiào yù 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng 负面fù miàn fù miàn 框架kuāng jià kuāng jià 报道bào dào bào dào 。。。

这zhè zhè 并bìng bìng 不bù bù 影响yǐng xiǎng yǐng xiǎng 其qí qí 事实shì shí shì shí 准确性zhǔn què xìng zhǔn què xìng ，，，但dàn dàn 读者dú zhě dú zhě 应yīng yīng 注意zhù yì zhù yì 其qí qí 编辑biān jí biān jí 视角shì jiǎo shì jiǎo 。。。

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工党对比

** * ** * LaborLabor Labor 是否shì fǒu shì fǒu 做过zuò guò zuò guò 类似lèi sì lèi sì 的de de 事情shì qíng shì qíng ？？？

**Did Labor do something similar?** Search conducted: "Labor government HECS HELP repayment threshold changes" **Finding: Yes, Labor governments have also adjusted HECS thresholds significantly.** - **1997**: The Howard government (Coalition) lowered the threshold, but this was preceded by Labor's original introduction of HECS in 1989 with a threshold of $22,000 (approximately $54,000 in today's dollars when adjusted for inflation) [1] - **Labor's 2025 reversal**: The current Labor government (elected 2022) has announced increasing the threshold to $67,000, which reverses the Coalition's reductions [4][5] **Historical context:** Both major parties have adjusted HECS/HELP repayment thresholds based on fiscal and policy priorities.

** * ** *

The threshold mechanism has been modified by every government since HECS began: - Hawke/Keating (Labor): $22,000 (1989) - Howard (Coalition): Multiple adjustments including 1997 reduction - Rudd/Gillard (Labor): Raised to $44,912 (2009) - Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison (Coalition): Progressive reductions from 2018-2019 - Albanese (Labor): Increasing to $67,000 (2025) The adjustments reflect changing views on the appropriate income level at which graduates should begin contributing to their education costs - not a uniquely Coalition policy position.

搜索sōu suǒ sōu suǒ 内容nèi róng nèi róng ：：： "" " LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ HECSHECS HECS HELPHELP HELP 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 变化biàn huà biàn huà "" "

** * ** * 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn ：：：是shì shì 的de de ，，， LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 也yě yě 显著xiǎn zhù xiǎn zhù 调整tiáo zhěng tiáo zhěng 过guò guò HECSHECS HECS 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 。。。

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-- - ** * ** * 19971997 1997 年nián nián ** * ** * ：：： HowardHoward Howard 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ （（（ CoalitionCoalition Coalition ）））降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 了le le 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn ，，，但dàn dàn 在此之前zài cǐ zhī qián zài cǐ zhī qián ，，， LaborLabor Labor 于yú yú 19891989 1989 年nián nián 首次shǒu cì shǒu cì 引入yǐn rù yǐn rù HECSHECS HECS 时shí shí 的de de 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 为wèi wèi 2222 22 ,, , 000000 000 澳元ào yuán ào yuán （（（按àn àn 通胀tōng zhàng tōng zhàng 调整tiáo zhěng tiáo zhěng 后hòu hòu 约合yuē hé yuē hé 现今xiàn jīn xiàn jīn 5454 54 ,, , 000000 000 澳元ào yuán ào yuán ））） [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]

-- - ** * ** * LaborLabor Labor 20252025 2025 年nián nián 的de de 逆转nì zhuǎn nì zhuǎn ** * ** * ：：：现任xiàn rèn xiàn rèn LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ （（（ 20222022 2022 年nián nián 当选dāng xuǎn dāng xuǎn ）））已yǐ yǐ 宣布xuān bù xuān bù 将jiāng jiāng 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 提高tí gāo tí gāo 至zhì zhì 6767 67 ,, , 000000 000 澳元ào yuán ào yuán ，，，从而cóng ér cóng ér 逆转nì zhuǎn nì zhuǎn 了le le CoalitionCoalition Coalition 的de de 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè [[ [ 44 4 ]] ] [[ [ 55 5 ]] ]

** * ** * 历史背景lì shǐ bèi jǐng lì shǐ bèi jǐng ** * ** * ：：：两党liǎng dǎng liǎng dǎng 都dōu dōu 根据gēn jù gēn jù 财政cái zhèng cái zhèng 和hé hé 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 优先yōu xiān yōu xiān 事项shì xiàng shì xiàng 调整tiáo zhěng tiáo zhěng 过guò guò HECSHECS HECS // / HELPHELP HELP 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 。。。

自zì zì HECSHECS HECS 开始kāi shǐ kāi shǐ 以来yǐ lái yǐ lái ，，，每届měi jiè měi jiè 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 都dōu dōu 修改xiū gǎi xiū gǎi 过该guò gāi guò gāi 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 机制jī zhì jī zhì ：：：

-- - HawkeHawke Hawke // / KeatingKeating Keating （（（ LaborLabor Labor ）））：：： 2222 22 ,, , 000000 000 澳元ào yuán ào yuán （（（ 19891989 1989 年nián nián ）））

-- - HowardHoward Howard （（（ CoalitionCoalition Coalition ）））：：：多次duō cì duō cì 调整tiáo zhěng tiáo zhěng ，，，包括bāo kuò bāo kuò 19971997 1997 年nián nián 的de de 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī

-- - RuddRudd Rudd // / GillardGillard Gillard （（（ LaborLabor Labor ）））：：：提高tí gāo tí gāo 至zhì zhì 4444 44 ,, , 912912 912 澳元ào yuán ào yuán （（（ 20092009 2009 年nián nián ）））

-- - AbbottAbbott Abbott // / TurnbullTurnbull Turnbull // / MorrisonMorrison Morrison （（（ CoalitionCoalition Coalition ）））：：： 20182018 2018 -- - 20192019 2019 年nián nián 逐步zhú bù zhú bù 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī

-- - AlbaneseAlbanese Albanese （（（ LaborLabor Labor ）））：：：提高tí gāo tí gāo 至zhì zhì 6767 67 ,, , 000000 000 澳元ào yuán ào yuán （（（ 20252025 2025 年nián nián ）））

这些zhè xiē zhè xiē 调整tiáo zhěng tiáo zhěng 反映fǎn yìng fǎn yìng 了le le 关于guān yú guān yú 毕业生bì yè shēng bì yè shēng 应yīng yīng 在zài zài 何种hé zhǒng hé zhǒng 收入水平shōu rù shuǐ píng shōu rù shuǐ píng 开始kāi shǐ kāi shǐ 为wèi wèi 教育jiào yù jiào yù 成本chéng běn chéng běn 做出zuò chū zuò chū 贡献gòng xiàn gòng xiàn 的de de 不断bù duàn bù duàn 变化biàn huà biàn huà 的de de 观点guān diǎn guān diǎn —— — —— — 并非bìng fēi bìng fēi CoalitionCoalition Coalition 独有dú yǒu dú yǒu 的de de 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 立场lì chǎng lì chǎng 。。。

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CoalitionCoalition Coalition 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī HECSHECS HECS 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 是shì shì 一项yī xiàng yī xiàng 真实zhēn shí zhēn shí 的de de 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 变化biàn huà biàn huà ，，，影响yǐng xiǎng yǐng xiǎng 了le le 约yuē yuē 1818 18 万至wàn zhì wàn zhì 2020 20 万名wàn míng wàn míng 额外é wài é wài 毕业生bì yè shēng bì yè shēng ，，，他们tā men tā men 开始kāi shǐ kāi shǐ 在zài zài 较jiào jiào 低收入dī shōu rù dī shōu rù 水平shuǐ píng shuǐ píng 上shàng shàng 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn [[ [ 77 7 ]] ] 。。。

The Coalition's reduction of the HECS repayment threshold was a genuine policy change that affected approximately 180,000-200,000 additional graduates who began making repayments at lower income levels [7].

这zhè zhè 代表dài biǎo dài biǎo 了le le 高等教育gāo děng jiào yù gāo děng jiào yù 资金zī jīn zī jīn 社会shè huì shè huì 契约qì yuē qì yuē 的de de 转变zhuǎn biàn zhuǎn biàn —— — —— — 要求yāo qiú yāo qiú 毕业生bì yè shēng bì yè shēng 在zài zài 职业生涯zhí yè shēng yá zhí yè shēng yá 早期zǎo qī zǎo qī 就jiù jiù 开始kāi shǐ kāi shǐ 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 。。。

This represents a shift in the social contract around higher education funding - requiring graduates to contribute earlier in their careers. **Criticisms of the policy change include:** - Lower-income graduates, including those in entry-level positions or part-time work, were required to begin repayments sooner - The change occurred alongside other higher education cost pressures, including increased student contribution amounts in some fields - Critics argued it represented a shift toward greater individual responsibility for education costs rather than public investment **Government justifications included:** - The HELP loan scheme had grown to $66.6 billion in outstanding debt by 2019-20, with increasing repayment times [1] - The new lower threshold was paired with lower initial repayment rates (1-2%) to minimize burden - Indexation was changed from Average Weekly Earnings to CPI, which generally grows more slowly - The policy aimed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the income-contingent loan system **Comparative analysis:** This was not unique Coalition policy.

** * ** * 对duì duì 该gāi gāi 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 变更biàn gēng biàn gēng 的de de 批评pī píng pī píng 包括bāo kuò bāo kuò ：：： ** * ** *

Both major parties have adjusted the threshold based on their fiscal priorities and views on education funding.

-- - 低收入dī shōu rù dī shōu rù 毕业生bì yè shēng bì yè shēng ，，，包括bāo kuò bāo kuò 初级chū jí chū jí 职位zhí wèi zhí wèi 或huò huò 兼职jiān zhí jiān zhí 工作者gōng zuò zhě gōng zuò zhě ，，，被bèi bèi 要求yāo qiú yāo qiú 更gèng gèng 早zǎo zǎo 开始kāi shǐ kāi shǐ 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn

The current Labor government's decision to raise the threshold to $67,000 demonstrates that these adjustments reflect governing priorities rather than partisan ideology.

-- - 这一zhè yī zhè yī 变化biàn huà biàn huà 与yǔ yǔ 其他qí tā qí tā 高等教育gāo děng jiào yù gāo děng jiào yù 成本chéng běn chéng běn 压力yā lì yā lì 同时tóng shí tóng shí 发生fā shēng fā shēng ，，，包括bāo kuò bāo kuò 某些mǒu xiē mǒu xiē 领域lǐng yù lǐng yù 的de de 学生xué shēng xué shēng 缴费jiǎo fèi jiǎo fèi 增加zēng jiā zēng jiā

-- - 批评者pī píng zhě pī píng zhě 认为rèn wéi rèn wéi 这zhè zhè 代表dài biǎo dài biǎo 了le le 向xiàng xiàng 个人gè rén gè rén 承担chéng dān chéng dān 更gèng gèng 多duō duō 教育jiào yù jiào yù 成本chéng běn chéng běn 责任zé rèn zé rèn 的de de 转变zhuǎn biàn zhuǎn biàn ，，，而ér ér 非fēi fēi 公共gōng gòng gōng gòng 投资tóu zī tóu zī

** * ** * 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 辩护biàn hù biàn hù 理由lǐ yóu lǐ yóu 包括bāo kuò bāo kuò ：：： ** * ** *

-- - 到dào dào 20192019 2019 -- - 2020 20 年度nián dù nián dù ，，， HELPHELP HELP 贷款dài kuǎn dài kuǎn 计划jì huà jì huà 的de de 未偿wèi cháng wèi cháng 债务zhài wù zhài wù 已yǐ yǐ 增长zēng zhǎng zēng zhǎng 至zhì zhì 666666 666 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán ，，，还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 时间shí jiān shí jiān 不断bù duàn bù duàn 延长yán cháng yán cháng [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]

-- - 新xīn xīn 的de de 较jiào jiào 低dī dī 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 与yǔ yǔ 较jiào jiào 低dī dī 的de de 初始chū shǐ chū shǐ 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 利率lì lǜ lì lǜ （（（ 11 1 -- - 2%2% 2% ）））配套pèi tào pèi tào ，，，以yǐ yǐ 减轻负担jiǎn qīng fù dān jiǎn qīng fù dān

-- - 指数化zhǐ shù huà zhǐ shù huà 从cóng cóng 平均工资píng jūn gōng zī píng jūn gōng zī 改为gǎi wéi gǎi wéi 消费者xiāo fèi zhě xiāo fèi zhě 物价指数wù jià zhǐ shù wù jià zhǐ shù (( ( CPICPI CPI )) ) ，，，后者hòu zhě hòu zhě 通常tōng cháng tōng cháng 增长zēng zhǎng zēng zhǎng 较慢jiào màn jiào màn

-- - 该gāi gāi 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 旨在zhǐ zài zhǐ zài 确保què bǎo què bǎo 收入shōu rù shōu rù 挂钩guà gōu guà gōu 贷款dài kuǎn dài kuǎn 系统xì tǒng xì tǒng 的de de 长期cháng qī cháng qī 可持续性kě chí xù xìng kě chí xù xìng

** * ** * 比较bǐ jiào bǐ jiào 分析fēn xī fēn xī ** * ** * ：：：这zhè zhè 不是bú shì bú shì CoalitionCoalition Coalition 独有dú yǒu dú yǒu 的de de 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 。。。

两党liǎng dǎng liǎng dǎng 都dōu dōu 根据gēn jù gēn jù 各自gè zì gè zì 的de de 财政cái zhèng cái zhèng 优先yōu xiān yōu xiān 事项shì xiàng shì xiàng 和hé hé 对duì duì 教育jiào yù jiào yù 资金zī jīn zī jīn 的de de 看法kàn fǎ kàn fǎ 调整tiáo zhěng tiáo zhěng 过guò guò 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 。。。

现任xiàn rèn xiàn rèn LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 决定jué dìng jué dìng 将jiāng jiāng 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 提高tí gāo tí gāo 至zhì zhì 6767 67 ,, , 000000 000 澳元ào yuán ào yuán ，，，表明biǎo míng biǎo míng 这些zhè xiē zhè xiē 调整tiáo zhěng tiáo zhěng 反映fǎn yìng fǎn yìng 的de de 是shì shì 执政zhí zhèng zhí zhèng 优先yōu xiān yōu xiān 事项shì xiàng shì xiàng ，，，而ér ér 非fēi fēi 党派dǎng pài dǎng pài 意识形态yì shí xíng tài yì shí xíng tài 。。。

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该gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 在zài zài 事实shì shí shì shí 层面céng miàn céng miàn 上shàng shàng 是shì shì 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què 的de de 。。。

The claim is factually accurate.

CoalitionCoalition Coalition 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ （（（ 20132013 2013 -- - 20222022 2022 年nián nián ）））确实què shí què shí 在zài zài 20182018 2018 -- - 20202020 2020 年nián nián 期间qī jiān qī jiān 逐步zhú bù zhú bù 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 了le le HECSHECS HECS // / HELPHELP HELP 收入shōu rù shōu rù 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn ，，，从cóng cóng 5555 55 ,, , 874874 874 澳元ào yuán ào yuán 降至jiàng zhì jiàng zhì 4545 45 ,, , 880880 880 澳元ào yuán ào yuán 。。。

The Coalition government (2013-2022) did reduce the HECS/HELP income repayment threshold progressively from 2018-2020, lowering it from $55,874 to $45,880.

然而rán ér rán ér ，，，该gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 缺乏quē fá quē fá 关于guān yú guān yú 伴随bàn suí bàn suí 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 降低jiàng dī jiàng dī 而ér ér 引入yǐn rù yǐn rù 的de de 较jiào jiào 低dī dī 还款hái kuǎn hái kuǎn 利率lì lǜ lì lǜ 、、、政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 提供tí gōng tí gōng 的de de 财政cái zhèng cái zhèng 可持续性kě chí xù xìng kě chí xù xìng 理由lǐ yóu lǐ yóu ，，，以及yǐ jí yǐ jí 两党liǎng dǎng liǎng dǎng 均jūn jūn 调整tiáo zhěng tiáo zhěng 过该guò gāi guò gāi 门槛mén kǎn mén kǎn 的de de 历史lì shǐ lì shǐ 模式mó shì mó shì 等děng děng 重要zhòng yào zhòng yào 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng 。。。

However, the claim as presented lacks important context about the lower repayment rates that accompanied the threshold reduction, the fiscal sustainability rationale provided by the government, and the historical pattern of both major parties adjusting this threshold.

提供tí gōng tí gōng 的de de 来源lái yuán lái yuán （（（ TheThe The GuardianGuardian Guardian 和hé hé JunkeeJunkee Junkee ）））均jūn jūn 为wèi wèi 左翼zuǒ yì zuǒ yì 媒体méi tǐ méi tǐ ，，，自然zì rán zì rán 会huì huì 对duì duì 此类cǐ lèi cǐ lèi 变更biàn gēng biàn gēng 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng 负面fù miàn fù miàn 框架kuāng jià kuāng jià 报道bào dào bào dào 。。。

The sources provided (Guardian and Junkee) are left-leaning outlets that would naturally frame such changes negatively.

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该gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 在zài zài 事实shì shí shì shí 层面céng miàn céng miàn 上shàng shàng 是shì shì 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què 的de de 。。。

The claim is factually accurate.

The Coalition government (2013-2022) did reduce the HECS/HELP income repayment threshold progressively from 2018-2020, lowering it from $55,874 to $45,880.