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Guides for Australian Doctors

Plain-English guides to the parts of a medical career that aren't taught at medical school — getting an internship, the international-graduate pathway, how pay compares between states, and the tax and money decisions that shape your take-home.

Starting out

Intern applications

How internship offers work in every state and territory — timelines, priority groups and how to apply.

IMG internship

The internship route for international medical graduates — eligibility, the assessment pathways and where to apply.

Pay & money

Pay comparison

Junior doctor base salary and take-home pay compared side by side across the states and territories.

Salary packaging

How salary packaging works for hospital doctors — what you can package and how it changes your take-home.

HECS/HELP

Managing a HECS/HELP debt as a junior doctor — indexation, repayment thresholds and how packaging interacts.

Locum work

Where locum work fits alongside a salaried job — how rates compare and what to weigh up before taking it on.