A British doctor moved to Australia to earn £1,000-a-month more than she did in the UK and says she has "absolutely no reason" to return home. Aoibhín Bradley, 27, decided to turn her back on the NHS and find a job in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, after hearing about the opportunities out there.
Aoibhín has been a doctor the three years - graduating in April 2020 from Queens University, Belfast, where she studied medicine - and worked on the frontline during the Covid pandemic. She struggled with the long shifts - claiming she often worked three hours past her end time - and took home £2.1k-a-month based on a 48.5-hour week.
After completing further foundation training, Aoibhín took the plunge to move to Australia in September 2022 with her boyfriend, Matthew McQuaid, 29, who is also a doctor. They both secured jobs in the emergency room of Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland, and are able to work the same shifts so they get days off together.
