2012

Working Paper No. 24/12: One Man's Blessing, Another Woman's Curse? Family Factors and the Gender-Earnings Gap of Doctors, had a media release on 4 December 2012.

Media Release: University of Melbourne

Media Coverage:

  • Flexibility urged to bridge doctors' gender pay gap. The Australian. Page 7, 4 December 2012.
  • Kids cost mum GPs $100k in pay. Australian Doctor. 4 December 2012.
  • Having kids leaves female GPs $100,000 worse off than men. Women's Agenda. 4 December 2012
  • Female GPs earn half as much as men. Medical Observer. 4 December 2012.
  • GP mothers miss out on $100,000. 6 minutes. 4 December 2012.

The journal article: International medical graduates mandated to practice in rural Australia are highly unsatisfied: results from a national survey of doctors published in the Health Policy Journal had some media attention on 7 November 2012.

Media Coverage:

  • IMGs 'highly unsatisfied' due to 10-year moratorium. Medical Observer. 13 November 2012.
  • IMGs unhappy in compulsory rural practice. 6 Minutes. 8 November 2012.
  • Overseas docs unhappy in rural areas. The Weekly Times. 9 November 2012.
  • IMGs in shortage areas very dissatisfied. Australian Rural Doctor. 7 November 2012.

The journal article: Junior doctors' preferences for specialty choice was published in the Journal of Health Economics in September 2012.

Media Coverage:

  • Income figures expose flaws in incentives. Australian Rural Doctor. 11 September 2012.
  • Junior doctors seek $50k more to be GPs. Australian Doctor. 10 September 2012.
  • Junior doctors have high salary expectations. 6 Minutes. 7 September 2012.

The journal article: A national study of workplace aggression in Australian clinical medical practice published in the Medical Journal of Australia had a media release on 17 September 2012.

Media Release: Medical Journal of Australia
Media Release: Monash University

Media Coverage:

Working Paper 13/12: Getting Doctors into the Bush: General Practitioners' Preferences for Rural Location had a media release on 8 August 2012.

Media Release: The Melbourne Newsroom, University of Melbourne

Media Coverage: 353 media mentions, including:

  • GP Study Underlines Current Incentive Scheme Problems. The Nationals for Regional Victoria.17 August 2012.
  • Health holes woe; Attraction issues. Shepparton News. Page 1, 14 August 2012
  • Rural medicine offers benefits; Money not top concern: doctor. Ballarat Courier. Page 3, 13 August 2012
  • 6:30am & 7:30am News. Shepparton Radio 3SR FM. 13 August 2012
  • 6:30am & 7:30am News. Albury Radio STAR FM 104.9. 13 August 2012
  • Doctors shun bush medicine. Barrier Daily Truth. Page 7, 11 August 2012
  • Checkup. Western Advocate. Page 15, 11 August 2012
  • Costly to entice GP. Illawarra Mercury. Page 15, 11 August 2012
  • Big Bucks to Lure GPs. AAP Newswire CheckUp Medical Column.10 August 2012
  • Doctors cash cure. Northern Daily Leader. Page 1, 10 August 2012
  • GPs want bush cash jab. Adelaide Advertiser. Page 15, 10 August 2012
  • 8:30am News. Wagga Wagga Radio 2WG. 10 August 2012
  • Interview with Guyonne Kalb. ABC Radio Ballarat. Mornings with Pru Bently. 10 August 2012
  • Mornings with Celine Foenander. ABC Radio Gippsland (Sale).10 August 2012
  • Show us the extra $200,000 say docs. Gladstone Observer. Page 12, 9 August 2012
  • Show us the extra $200,000 say docs. Fraser Coast Chronicle. Page 14, 9 August 2012
  • Money Lures City Docs. Daily Telegraph. Page 22, 9 August 2012
  • Interview with Catherine Joyce. Drive Program with Craig Zonca. ABC Radio Tropical North Qld. 9 August 2012
  • Dollars needed to attract doctors. Western Advocate. Page 3, 8 August 2012
  • Interview with Guyonne Kalb. ABC News 24. News Breakfast: Michael Rowland & Karina Carvalho. 8 August 2012
  • Interview with Guyonne Kalb. ABC Radio 774 Melbourne. Mornings with John Faine. 8 August 2012
  • Interview with Guyonne Kalb.  ABC Radio 720 Perth. Afternoons with Gillian O'Shaughnessy. 8 August 2012
  • Interview with Guyonne Kalb. ABC News 24. Afternoon Live with Kim Landers. 8 August 2012
  • Interview with Guyonne Kalb. 3AW Radio Melbourne. Drive with Derryn Hinch. 8 August 2012
  • Interview with Guyonne Kalb. Radio National. Bush Telegraph with Cameron Wilson. 8 August 2012
  • 11:00am News. ABC 666 Radio Canberra. 8 August 2012
  • 12:30pm News. ABC Western Queensland. 8 August 2012
  • 12:30pm News. ABC Southern Queensland. 8 August 2012
  • 12:30pm News. ABC Wide Bay. 8 August 2012
  • 12:30pm News. ABC Central Victoria. 8 August 2012
  • 12:30pm News. ABC South East NSW. 8 August 2012
  • 1:00pm News.  ABC Radio 774 Melbourne. 8 August 2012

Other Media Coverage in 2012

  • Non-principals: We are the 72%. Australian Doctor. 4 July 2012.