I looked through one of my answers in this very same thread, and I'm surprised how relevant it still sounds, even after the passage of 4 or 5 years...

True bro, house prices are back on an upward trend again. I’m lucky we got in decades ago…

Heh. As I mentioned earlier, there are 2 groups of migrants. Increasingly, Australia and other countries like Singapore are looking for migrants who are able to contribute financially.

Perhaps, but that's not stopped dreamers from dreaming about migrating there.

Meanwhile, the doers have done it.

For migrants like me, who come here to enjoy life post retirement and not fight with the locals or other migrants for the economic pie, it doesn’t really matter so much.

However, for someone hoping to earn a decent wage and uplift his standard of living, then to be honest, Singapore is a better place to do it than Australia.

No, I mean I treat Australia as a second home for me to enjoy and relax. Others may obviously feel differently.

They are still super keen on doctors and nurses…

Actually any country with an ageing population will want the same. Malaysia on the other hand has too many doctors….

Maybe some of these doctors can come to Australia. But they’ll have to retake their AMC exams because medical schools from Indonesia, Ukraine or Russia and Egypt or India are not mutually recognised.

I’m not surprised. As I have said it before and I’ll say it again: it takes a certain mentality to be successful - regardless of where a person finds himself.

If that particular person has the correct mentality, the appropriate skills and qualifications and ambition, and to be honest, with a sprinkle of good fortune (eg a sympathetic superior or an understanding boss), he will succeed regardless of whether he’s stuck in Malaysia, moved to Singapore or is now residing in Australia. The degree of success may differ, ie the amount of money will be different for sure, but it will still be classified as success.

Those dropouts will be dropouts when they return to Malaysia and end up likely selling MCs and cough syrups.

Yes. 10 year moratorium. Cannot practice in city for 10 years after registration.

Your doctor friend, sorry to say, is damn pandan. If night shift at casualty in Australia also cannot take, how the hell will he survive 96 hour shifts in Malaysia?

Ah, that makes sense. It also means that her training in Malaysia may not be recognized as equivalent so she’s slotted to do the shit shift again in Australia

work long hours, no maid, junior salary, expensive housing...

better off be T5 in Malaysia

Hmmm. That’s strange. Usually, most Malaysian GPs will take a conjoint exam with the RACGP and if they pass, they should be fully registrable as a GP in Australia.

I don’t know the specifics of your friend’s case so I can’t comment further.

lol...

thanks for the fake story....
earlier says she and her husband married but no children

But but… you also said:
Apa macam?

Aiyo. You confused me mah bro. One minute talking about GP friend next second you refer to your business friend hahaha. Ok. Misunderstanding resolved.

Dunno answer to the GP T5 question bro, since I’m not a GP and I’m not practicing in Malaysia. But I can’t imagine that she’d be “poor” in Malaysia. Maybe not Tan Sri corrupt rich but confirm comfortable ba

Actually not true. I have a classmate who went back to Penang and now owns rows and rows of shophouses and at least 3 plots of land on Pearl Hill.

He’s a GP.

Married female doctor + husband cannot achieve get household income of RM20k?

most family nowadays get above RM10k house hold income. Thus consider T20 already....