Unpaid internships putting extra pressure on struggling students in critical industries

Students and advocacy groups are arguing for social work and teaching students to be paid for their mandatory vocational internships, amid growing cost-of-living pressures. Unions New South Wales argues that unpaid full-time internships are denying struggling students the chance to earn any supplementary income.

Children at Stafford State School in Brisbane Source: AAP / DAN PELED/AAPIMAGE

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