Learn how to work as a doctor in Australia
Discover what you need to do before you can get a job, where you can work and what services you can charge for.
Search the Health Workforce Locator
Find out what areas of Australia need more doctors by searching the Health Workforce Locator.
Get help with finding a job
Learn how to find, secure and start a job as a doctor in Australia.
Learn about Medicare and billing restrictions
Find out how Australia’s health system works, what Medicare is and what restrictions there are on billing patients.
Annual update of DPA and DWS classifications
The annual update to the Distribution Priority Area indicator for general practitioners and District of Workforce Shortage for specialists classification system is scheduled for 1 July 2021.
Health Workforce Locator
Use our workforce locator map to check the geographical classification of any location in Australia. The map can tell you if a location is classified as city, rural or remote. It identifies areas that need more doctors.
Distribution Priority Area (DPA) update
Changes to the Distribution Priority Area (DPA) classification apply from 1 January 2022.
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International medical graduates
Learn what you need to do to work in Australia, where you can work and what restrictions there are on billing patients.
Employers of international medical graduates
Discover how you can sponsor, hire and support an international medical graduate.
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What is the PBS Safety Net?
This PBS video outlines how you could qualify for the PBS Safety Net.
COVID-19 vaccine rollout update – 24 March 2023
This presentation, delivered on 24 March 2023, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Principles for consumer involvement in research funded by the Medical Research Future Fund
This document outlines the principles for consumer involvement in Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funded research. It also includes guidance on their implementation.
Appendix A – MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission projects funded as of March 2023
This is Appendix A to the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Cardiovascular Health Mission Implementation Plan. It identifies Cardiovascular Health Mission projects funded as at March 2023.
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