How Compulsory Unpaid Internships Are Troubling Australian Students.

Australian students who are studying a range of vocational degrees such as nursing, social work, teaching, counselling and psychology are forced to undertake hours of unpaid placements as a part of their study. However, due to the rising cost of living, the amount of hours they are forced to spend at their placement is often unviable for students trying to support themselves. Many don’t have time to work enough to earn the money they need to support themselves, leading to pontentially dropout of specific courses. Ciara Duffy - Quinn Maya Duggan Tim MacDougall Series Producer: Macey Jayne Fogarty