The heath sector's welcoming more money in the pockets of new graduates.
The Government's expanded the existing scheme giving graduates bond payments to stay in the country.
Payments are up to $50 thousand over a period of three to five years.
Nurses' Society National Director David Willis told Mike Hosking it's needed.
Willis says it's designed to get workforce into hard-to-reach areas.
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