The Albanese government is proudly offering students a 20% discount on their HECS debt—as if this is a gift to the nation, instead of what it really is: a quiet admission that the higher education system is collapsing under the weight of its own uselessness. Let’s be honest: this isn’t bold reform. This isn’t justice. This is a panic move. A shallow political discount slapped on a broken product no one should be buying anymore. Imagine a car manufacturer offering 20% off a vehicle they know doesn’t start—would you call that generosity, or guilt? Universities in Australia have become debt factories. They...