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Matt JohnstonMajor Projects Editor

Matt Johnston is major projects editor at the Herald Sun. He is a former state political editor who has covered local, state and federal politics since 2008. He is a three-time Quill award winner and a Walkley Awards finalist.

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General photograph of Metro South Health Logan Hospital, Thursday, March 28, 2019 (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

Confusion as elective surgery set to resume

The state government’s landmark deal to combine public and private hospital resources to combat coronavirus has caused confusion ahead of elective surgery waitlists reopening next week, with the potential for public patients to gain priority access to the private system.

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Images from Casey councillor Sam Aziz Facebook page. Picture: Facebook

$100m Cranbourne land deal quashed after probe

Plans to rezone industrial land into a residential area in Melbourne’s southeast have been quashed — denying developers a $100 million payday — just months after the project was linked to Casey Council’s infamous IBAC investigation.

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