JCU Cairns betrayed by Albanese Government’s short-sighted decision on medical training places

The recent announcement by the Labor Government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Health Minister Mark Butler, to exclude James Cook University (JCU) Cairns from receiving any Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for medicine students is a slap in the face to Far North Queensland. This decision blatantly ignores the chronic doctor shortage in our…