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Former students' fight for unpaid wages highlights loophole in Australia's legal system

Lawyers say lodging a small claims application for unpaid wages and entitlements can be complicated for vulnerable workers. (Unsplash: Pema Lama )

Kajal Limbachiya says she would sometimes sleep on the couch at the Indian restaurant where she worked when she had insufficient breaks between her shifts.

At the start of 2020, the then-24-year-old international student from India was unaware she was about to face the toughest time of her life.

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