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Fair Work Ombudsman Nicolas Wilson introduces their first comprehensive report into unpaid internships.

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Professor Andrew Stewart, author of the Fair Work Ombudsman's report into unpaid internships, provides a summary of how the culture of internships puts young people at risk.

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REPORTS

• Stewart, A. & Owens, R. (2013) Experience or Exploitation? The Nature, Prevalence and Regulation of Unpaid Work Experience, Internships and Trial Periods in Australia, University of Adelaide, Report for the Fair Work Ombudsman
• Jordan-Baird, C. (2013) Experience Essential, Renumeration None: the Legal Status of Internships, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, The University of Melbourne
• Council of Australian Governments (2013) Education in Australia 2012: Five years of performance
• Stanwick, J., Lu, T., Karmel, T. and Wibrow, B. (2013) How Young People are Faring 2013: The national report on the learning and earning of young Australians, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Foundation of Young Australians
• Universities Australia (2008) A National Internship Scheme Enhancing the skills and work-readiness of Australian university graduates, Position Paper No. 3/08, May 2008

Wendy Harmer, editor at The Hoopla, talks about her concerns for the trend towards providing unpaid work in exchange for experience.