Patients at some Melbourne hospitals to be sent home sooner due to cost-cutting
Monash Health has warned that patients will have to be discharged quicker due to funding challenges, despite receiving a cash boost from the Allan government.
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A coalition of powerful unions is pushing for workers to be allowed to post what they like on social media without fear of reprisals from their bosses — but businesses are outraged by the plan.
Fiona Patten reveals bold Senate bid
She fought cancer three times in two years but she never lost her determination, and Fiona Patten has revealed she’s back to finish unfinished business by running for a Senate seat in the federal election.
Call for more powers for IBAC, Ombudsman to probe Big Build corruption
The hotly anticipated report into Victoria’s construction sector has called for beefed-up powers for the state’s integrity agencies to go after corruption on the state’s Big Build sites.
Push for massive overhaul of state tobacco and vaping industry
A statewide licensing scheme, school nicotine treatment programs and the power for local councils to police smoke-free zones are among the recommendations of a long-awaited tobacco industry review.
Bikie logo, building-site ban labelled ‘too little, too late’
Outlaw motorcycle gang members will be banned from wearing club logos and booted off government construction sites under a long-awaited crackdown, but the opposition says it is fundamentally flawed.
‘Biggest union crowd in 30 years’: Thousands walk off construction sites
Thousands of union members have downed tools on Melbourne’s construction sites to join a protest against the Albanese government’s move to put the CFMEU into administration.
Horror over CFMEU protesters’ depiction of Albanese as Hitler
A cartoon depicting Anthony Albanese as Hitler with the tagline “Albanazi” has been shared by CFMEU protest supporters online, sparking outrage and prompting calls for a police investigation.
The five key projects regional Victoria needs
Victoria’s regions will face ongoing growing pains with ageing infrastructure and a booming population. And there are five key projects that are needed to be made a priority.
‘Reckless race’: Push to protect prime agricultural land at Bush Summit
Investing in roads to make them durable and protecting prime agricultural land from transmission lines were key issues discussed at the Herald Sun’s Bush Summit, headlined by Jacinta Allan.
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