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Health
Callum Godde

Andrews pins hospital woes on visa backlog

Daniel Andrews told the Rural Press Club visa delays contributed to Victoria's ailing health system. (AAP)

Clearing the "massive" backlog of skilled migrants waiting to enter Australia will be key to solving the crisis in regional health staffing, Victoria's premier says.

Daniel Andrews raised Australia's sluggish skilled migration as one of the factors ailing Victoria's health system after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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