Lisa, glad that your DH does realise!

Re the SLE, it is just a limit on how much commonwealth support you can get for studying in your lifetime. It is 7 years of full-time (or equivalent) study. Basically it is there to stop people being perpetual students on the government's tab. So you wouldn't have to worry about that until you start your third degree LOL. As to full fee, places that are full fee cost a HEAP more than CSP places, or that's my understanding. Even if you get HECS it will cost you more (but you need to check this, I could well be wrong).