About the rural health workforce
Find out about the status of the rural health workforce in Australia.
What we do
How we support the rural health workforce with policies and programs.
Stronger Rural Health Strategy
Read about our 10-year strategy to improve the health of people in rural Australia.
Rural health workforce programs
See a list of our programs to help health professionals in remote and rural locations.
News
News
Keynote Speech at Pacific HIV Symposium
The CMO gave the speech in Fiji as part of an Australian delegation with DFAT and the CDC on Monday 17 August.
Did you know?
7 million
Australians live in remote and regional areas
3,000
extra doctors and nurses will be working in rural areas by 2028
240
is the number of rotations into rural primary care settings that we fund for junior doctors each year
Resources
Resources
BRoSS user guide – University users
A user guide to assist university staff of participating universities to navigate the Bonded Return of Service System (BRoSS).
BRoSS participant user guide – Accepting your Bonded Offer
A user guide to assist medical students accepting their place in the Bonded Medical Program.
Previous exceptional circumstances reviews and outcomes
The Distribution Working Group (DWG) reviews requests to change an area’s classification. The status recommendation and final decisions are provided to the Minister. All previous outcomes and reviews are published in this document.
Statement of Expectations for the National Rural Health Commissioner – 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
This statement sets out the Australian Government's expectations for the National Rural Health Commissioner for 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028.