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It's time we stopped exploiting interns and paid them for the hours worked

  • Written by: Anne Hewitt, Associate Professor, Law, University of Adelaide
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Many people, at some stage in their search for a career, have worked for free in return for some much valued experience. But it’s surprisingly hard to find exact numbers.

A 2016 national survey of 3,800 Australians found more than half (58%) of respondents aged 18 to 29 and more than a quarter (26%) aged 30 to 64 had done unpaid...

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