Georgie Crozier
‘Scorched earth’: What the state’s health funding squeeze means for rural health
Health outcomes for people in regional areas are already poorer than the city. Here’s why they may get much worse.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Latest
‘No one wants to be sharing this message’: Major hospitals confirm budget squeeze
Two of Victoria’s largest health services have imposed hiring freezes in response to government demands for huge savings, causing stress for health workers.
- by Jewel Topsfield and Henrietta Cook
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Healthcare
‘Hands off our hospital’: Victorian towns fighting to keep health services
Victoria’s auditor-general has been asked to investigate the true financial state of the health system as the government prepares for amalgamations.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Healthcare
Ambitious surgery goal ‘unlikely’ as Victoria considers reform
Victoria is facing a massive challenge to deliver its COVID catch-up plan as documents show the state is yet to hit the 20,000 monthly elective surgeries needed.
- by Kieran Rooney
‘Crumbling system’: More sick Victorians endure 24-hour waits in emergency
The latest health performance data shows a rise in the number of people languishing in emergency departments as they wait for a bed.
- by Henrietta Cook
Commonwealth Games inquiry bid sparks argy-bargy over government scrutiny
The Greens are making a bid to reduce Labor’s control of parliamentary committees amid negotiations over a possible inquiry into the scrapping of the Games.
- by Rachel Eddie and Broede Carmody
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Victorian budget
‘Have we learned nothing?’ Fears for pandemic preparedness as public health funding slashed
Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas announced a $103 million “boost” to Victoria’s local public health units. Instead, they’ve been hit with a 40 per cent budget cut and face job losses.
- by Chip Le Grand
‘We insult people’s intelligence’: The Liberal Party recriminations begin
Old, elite, out of touch, poorly organised, unpopular and devoid of fresh ideas. The criticisms of the Liberal Party after its election loss have just begun, and the harshest come from within the party itself.
- by Chip Le Grand and Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Victorian election
Victoria is missing a golden opportunity to rethink the health system
Experts say there are two glaring omissions among the billion-dollar election promises - a failure of much-needed reform and lack of crucial investment in preventive health.
- by Aisha Dow and Melissa Cunningham
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