Aussies up the ante on competing for healthcare professionals

Aussies up the ante on competing for healthcare professionals
For NZ nurses the grass is looking greener on the other side of the Tasman Sea. (Image: Getty)
Jem Traylen
Australia’s Labor government has declared war on red tape, making faster, cheaper processes for migrants to join its healthcare workforce a top priority.Australia’s finance minister, Katy Gallagher, got the year’s political agenda off to an early start last week by announcing that boosting productivity by cutting red tape would be a key area of focus for the Albanese government in 2024.Gallagher announced four priority projects, including “making it quicker and easier for overseas health practitioners to come to Australi...

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