Going into the federal election, you expect to see declarations on tax, climate change and maybe Anthony Albanese’s low-carb diet — but certainly not the Modified Monash Model.  

But that’s what we’ve got.

The workings of the classification system and the way it determines everything from bulk-billing incentives to whether you can recruit an IMG doctor is being blamed for fuelling what seems to be a new escalation in the rural workforce crisis.

It is of such importance that both the Labor and Liberal parties are drawing up policies to fix its effects.