Centre for Population & Urban Research (CPUR)

Unhealthy Science?

A report commissioned by Australia's Chief Scientist, Professor Ian William Chubb, and authored by CPUR Adjunct Research Associate, Dr Ian Dobson, has just been released. The report, Unhealthy Science? University Natural and Physical Sciences 2002-2009/10, analyses Australia's recent track record in higher-education enrolmets in the Natural and Physical Sciences.

Follow this link to access the report: http://www.chiefscientist.gov.au/2012/02/the-state-of-science-enrolments/

Australia’s New Health Crisis - Too Many Doctors

It is taken as axiomatic within Australia’s health bureaucracy that there is a shortage of General Practitioners (GPs). This view is incorrect. As a result of measures to encourage the employment of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) and to expand the number of domestic medical graduates, Australia is now awash with doctors. This shows up in statistics indicating a sharp improvement in the ratio of doctors to population throughout Australia and record high levels of bulk billing for GP services. There are many consequences for General Practice in Australia and for the doctors seeking to enter the profession. Among these, there are thousands of IMGs in Australia who are finding it difficult to obtain permanent positions in the medical workforce. The report details how and why this situation has been allowed to develop and what needs to be done to correct it.

Download the Australia’s New Health Crisis – Too Many Doctors research report