It's time we stopped exploiting interns and paid them for the hours worked
- Written by Anne Hewitt, Associate Professor, Law, University of Adelaide

Many people, at some stage in their search for a career, have worked for free in return for some much valued experience. But it’s surprisingly hard to find exact numbers.
A 2016 national survey of 3,800 Australians found more than half (58%) of respondents aged 18 to 29 and more than a quarter (26%) aged 30 to 64 had done unpaid...