More than half of young Australians do unpaid work

By Anna Patty Workplace Editor
Updated January 21 2017 - 3:13pm, first published January 18 2017 - 12:25am
Frances Johns worked an 8½ hour shift in the hope of getting a permanent job. Photo: Janie Barrett
Frances Johns worked an 8½ hour shift in the hope of getting a permanent job. Photo: Janie Barrett

More than half of Australia's young adults have done unpaid work as part of an internship or a job trial, raising questions about the need for greater regulation of unpaid work to prevent exploitation, a landmark national study has found.

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