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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin

International doctors unable to work in Australia due to ‘broken system’, experts say

Medical staff walk past the emergency entrance at the Royal Melbourne hospital
Medical experts want the registration process for international doctors in Australia to be improved to help address workforce shortages. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images

Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors living in Australia have been unable to work due to what critics say is a “broken system”, amid calls for the process to be improved to help address chronic workforce shortages in the health sector.

The health minister, Mark Butler, had flagged his concerns about the registration for international medical graduates (IMGs), saying he has sought advice about how to speed up registration for doctors already in the country.

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