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The federal government's new Prepare, Trial and Hire Scheme, shortened erroneously to "PaTH", will have see jobseeking young people aged 15-24 offered internships for between four and 12 weeks in exchange for $200 a week on top of their usual jobseeker allowance. On paper it sounds great: young people doing it tough, getting a foot in the door with an employer. In reality it's the devaluing of young people, and the creation of a second class of workers, paid well below minimum wage and only valuable to business as long as the government keeps footing the bill.
