Key points:

* The National Union of Students says the federal government is profiting from student loans

* Annual indexation is causing loan amounts to rise sharply due to high inflation

* Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the system is fair

"Paying mine off was a case of two steps forward, one step back. It took me 27 years to get rid of the debt."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/student-debt-rising-hecs-help-indexing/102125582

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