September 11, 2026 — 4:47pm

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Dr Maha Selvanathan applied for 438 jobs in Australia before a rural NSW clinic offered her a role as a general practitioner.

It took another three years and $55,000 before she was allowed to start working there.

As the federal government struggles to find politically palatable ways to reduce the number of overseas arrivals, a parliamentary inquiry into skilled migration has exposed the growing challenges Australia faces in retaining foreign talent in crucial fields such as medicine.

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