Do student loan changes contravene human rights?

At 6o too young to get the super too old to get a job,so student loans helps to keep updated with our future generation. Re; Computers Tecnology.

It is odd that nobody has pointed out that middle income salary and wage earners children have to take out student loans to get through Uni, as their parents...'earn too much' and yet business owners/dairy farmers etc children, get an allowance which they do NOT have to pay back...no interest, no pay back!!! How is it that the very rich kids, whose parents can cleverly hide their income, get government support, and allowances...and finish their studies debt free, while salary/wage earners , who earn much less, have children who accumulate enormous debt. There are rich bludgers, who hide behind accountants, hide their wealth, who right now should be paying like the rest of us!!!!! What does the government do? Make those struggling pay more...protect the rich AGAIN

definitely PC gone mad,unless the government is allowed to raise the retirement age and it would have to be to at least 70. There is no real gain for the student or economy, in providing student loans to over 50's. At that age to be worthwhile. If they are studing anything worthwhile ie doctorate or phd, then a loan is not going to be required, as they will be employed with enough funds to complete it, anything else is a waste of the institutions time.

There is a valid reason for this as it does pose a risk. They still have access to cover for fees so they should be saving up to cover the rest. Are we discriminating young ones under 18 because they can't drink or go go clubbing thus a breach of human rights? I think not! The reasons are justified.

NO.....get a part-time job to pay your way through, and stop moaning how hard your life is, because its not !

Why there are 55+ year people participating in tertiary education when they are approaching the age of retirement I do not know nevertheless it's still age discrimination.

It's age discrimination, pure and simple.

I think I must agree with the Govt. on this one. Someone starting at university at 55 would probably not graduate until 60, leaving only a few years of working life, if they could get a job in their chosen field. By the time they had gained enough experience to be useful it would be time to retire.

I think they should be looking at the other end of the scale... Lots of students fail uni why cause they should of never gone their... And then some of the ones who do pass take off overseas... 55+ have paid taxes all their lives people under 25 have paid little or nothing up to you to see were the problems are....

I have never heard so much rubbish in my life .. well I have but that's another story. The Greens want people on 48k and over to pay an earthquake levy. That must be discrimination on those on 48k and above??