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Short of cash? Can't get a credit card? Can't get a bank loan? If you believe the ads from a new breed of short-term lenders you simply head for your local pawnshop, or even the internet, borrow the cash and move on. Photo: ABC website.

Watch the story of Melissa Dunn and her treatment by the NSW Police Force on the ABC website. March 2015 - ABC 7:30 Report

The federal government will use an extra $230 million in homelessness funding to encourage the states to better target people who most need help. The federal government will use an extra $230 million in homelessness funding to encourage the states to better target people who most need help. - See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2015/03/23/more-fed-funds-to-tac... The federal government will use an extra $230 million in homelessness funding to encourage the states to better target people who most need help. - See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2015/03/23/more-fed-funds-to-tac... The federal government will use an extra $230 million in homelessness funding to encourage the states to better target people who most need help. - See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2015/03/23/more-fed-funds-to-tac...

Struggling single mum Rebecca Warfield saved money on cheap haircuts at a hairdressing college in Sydney.

The ocean views and high incomes of the eastern suburbs hide a shocking domestic violence epidemic with eight women falling victim every day.

DOOR-TO-DOOR selling, cold calling and other aggressive marketing tactics helped two private colleges sign up more than 10,000 students to expensive taxpayer-funded Business Diplomas in 2013, many of which will never be completed.

Recent media coverage has exposed international student exploitation in the workplace, particularly in casual jobs in the hospitality and cleaning industries.

Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers are targeting vulnerable and disadvantaged people with unscrupulous marketing practices by enrolling students into courses they cannot possibly complete or afford.

Figures released in January, regarding the number of people with a disability working for the Australian Public Service (APS), shone a spotlight on rates of inclusion of people with disability in employment.

Employees should be wary of potential recriminations for after-hours social media misconduct, warned Kathryn Dent, an employment and industrial law specialist, in a recent interview with Australasian Lawyer.