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Stefan Posthuma-Grbic and Nick McLaren

These sea changers moved during the pandemic but have faced new and unexpected challenges

When solicitor Fiona Fagan and GP Richard Sykes decided to move their young family from Adelaide to the NSW south coast in 2020, they had no trouble finding work.

"Everywhere I interviewed basically said, 'You'll have a choice of where you can work. We're short of doctors here. We struggle to keep doctors, so if you're going to be around, you can have any job you want'," Mr Sykes said.

But the couple are now experiencing Australia's regional doctor shortage in a very different and personal way.

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