Georgie Crozier
Pesutto says he’s staying as rebels squabble over a replacement
Many in the Victorian Liberal Party want John Pesutto to go. If only they could decide who they want to replace him.
- by Kieran Rooney, Chip Le Grand and Rachel Eddie
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Industrial relations
Frown force: Schoolchildren the secret weapon in dental workers’ better pay push
Dental therapists say they’ve been left with no choice but to get their small patients to ‘dob the government in’ to mum and dad as part of an industrial campaign.
- by Broede Carmody
Deeming v Pesutto: Here’s what we now know about key state Liberals
There were covert recordings, private emails, text messages and colour-coded spreadsheets, but we learned plenty more in court about the key figures in the defamation case that ousted Liberal Moira Deeming brought against Opposition Leader John Pesutto.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Liberal Party
‘My biggest fans are gay people and trans people’: New secret recording aired in Deeming case
In audio played to the Federal Court, Opposition Leader John Pesutto is heard opening a meeting by saying: “We’ve got a huge problem.”
- by Rachel Eddie
‘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
‘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
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