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Editor’s Insight: Light starts shining at the end of the dark student loan tunnel

A new Ministry of Education report shows repayments have surged since the government started arresting overseas defaulters.

Tue, 20 Dec 2016

Less than two years ago, taxpayers had lent students nearly $15 billion, with nearly a third of that being written off as unlikely to be paid back.

The borrowing is continuing but government efforts to increase repayments are finally paying off.

The government’s latest report – an impressive

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