Medics enjoy healthy dose of common sense down under

With double the money, better job satisfaction and a fraction of the pressure, many Irish doctors and nurses working in Australia are unlikely to return home soon

Irish nurses at a rally in Melbourne last week to show support for striking nurses in Ireland

With higher pay rates and better working conditions, Australia continues to offer lots of opportunities for Irish doctors and nurses.

Colin Mahoney, a 37-year-old from Dublin, works as a neurologist in Sydney. He trained as a doctor in Dublin and later moved to London where he worked in the NHS for nine years. He intended to spend one year in Australia and then return to Britain or Ireland to take up a consultant ...