‘It nearly crushed me’: Brett Sutton resigns as Victoria’s chief health officer

Victorian chief health officer, Brett Sutton, will step down from his position after four years to take up a new role with the CSIRO. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Victoria’s chief health officer, Brett Sutton, says there were moments during his time as the face of the state’s Covid-19 response that would have “crushed” him were it not for the support of his family, as he announced his resignation on Friday.

Sutton said he would be leaving the Department of Health after 12 years to take up a position as director of health and biosecurity at the CSIRO from September.