Businesses capitalising on oversupply of graduates by offering students dodgy unpaid internships - ABC

The growing practice of unpaid work for graduates is fostering concerns about a culture of dodgy student work placements in Australia.

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The intern experience - Desktop

Recent design school graduate Colin Fung immersed himself in as many internship and volunteer experiences as he could during his studies, and upon graduation. Here he shares the things he picked up while turning laps of the intern circuit.

Seminar conducted by Interns Australia,hosting Andrew Stewart, the author of the Fair Work Ombudsman's report into unpaid internships, and Miguel Wood, co-founder of a paid tech start-up internship program, Tin Alley Beta.

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Vague law creating trouble for architecture firms and interns - Sourceable

Vague laws relating to internships as well as misunderstanding of legal requirements are creating significant difficulties for architecture firms and interns alike, the head of a leading advocacy body for interns says.

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Unpaid work exploiting women - Artshub

Volunteering and unpaid internships are becoming standard career pathways but female-dominated industries such as the arts use more free labour.

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Sydney intern architect underpaid almost $7000 - The Sydney Morning Herald

A student was underpaid almost $7000 during an internship with a Sydney firm of architects, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found.

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The National Youth Award Finalists are... - Interns Australia

After many hours of excited discussion and deliberation, our 2015 National Youth Awards (NYA) finalists have been selected. This year’s NYA entries were absolutely superb, and shortlisting four exceptional young people for each of the diverse range of categories was incredibly tough.

The winners will be officially crowned at the NYA Awards Presentation Dinner on 16 April and announced on this website shortly afterwards.

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Internships: waiting rooms or launching pads? - The Asia and the Pacific Policy Society

Policymakers have a role to play in building a more constructive system for interns.

PHOTO: Andy Piper on Flickr.

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Absolute Internship: Claims students left without visas in Singapore spark national review - ABC News

A national review of paid overseas internships is underway after a group of university students alleged they had been left stranded without working visas in Singapore.

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Interns - ABC Radio National Life Matters

Unpaid interns. Are employers exploiting or training young people?

Interns Australia speaks to Natasha Mitchell and Professor Rosemary Owens this morning on ABC RN's Life Matters.

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