This article examines the effects, if any, of the Asian financial crisis and the 'Hanson' factor on the number of international students wishing to study in Australia. The Asian financial crisis does seem to have impacted on foreign student numbers, with ELICOS (English language short courses)...

Chronic shortages of Australian trained doctors available for work in hospitals, regional general practices and some speciality areas such as emergency have prompted increased employment of overseas trained doctors (OTDs) on temporary visas. The numbers of permanent resident OTDs employed in...

In 2004, as part of its Medicare Plus program, the Coalition Government introduced initiatives to address the shortage of locally trained doctors, particularly those willing to service regional and rural communities. The initiatives, designed to increase recruitment of overseas trained doctors...

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Coalition Government are in dispute over General Practitioner (GP) fees. The AMA has a case that these should be increased. However, this article shows that there is still a serious maldistribution of GPs in Australia which favours metropolitan...