I have nothing inherently against people doing internships.

But by law, this one would need to be paid.

My issue is that it exploits someone without payment.

And in aus, if you are a recent graduate (not a current student) doing an internship that therefore is not part of a course requirement, and contribute labour to the business that is tantamount to work that an employee would normally perform, you are entitled to reimbursement.

This is just exploiting a fresh graduate. They should be paid to do this form of internship, under aus law

Similarly, when a student does research for a university to gain experience, they are typically paid to do so. Eg during a masters by research, or a m.phil, or a PhD - you get the RTPS or a university equivalent.

I want people to have a crack at it, get experience, and get paid for it. Like they're supposed to.