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Civic engagement, tolerance and trust
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Higher educational attainment is associated with greater civic engagement, tolerance and trust.
Employment and income support
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Higher educational attainment is associated with higher labour force participation, higher likelihood of employment and lower use of income support.
Business management practice
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Higher educational attainment is more likely to lead to management roles and greater strategic and environmental management by principal business managers.
Environmental conservation and advocacy
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Higher educational attainment is associated with greater environmental conservation effort.
Healthy behaviour
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Higher educational attainment leads to more healthy behaviour including never smoking, meeting exercise guidelines and responsible alcohol consumption.
Income
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Higher educational attainment leads to higher total incomes, more diverse sources of income and reduced reliance on the aged pension.
Voluntary work and donations
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Higher educational attainment is associated with a higher prevalence of charitable behaviour such as voluntary work and making charitable gifts or donations.
Higher Education Superannuation Program
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Under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) the Australian Government contributes towards the costs associated with superannuation expenses for current and former university employees through the Commonwealth
Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
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The Australian Government provides financial assistance to students through the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) which removes up-front cost barriers to tertiary education by providing income contingent loans.