New VET loans program passes Senate

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published December 1, 2016

The Federal Government's new vocational student loans program to replace the troubled VET FEE-HELP scheme has passed the Senate.

CANBERRA, Nov 30 - The package passed the upper house following a string of amendments on Wednesday night, which will now ...

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