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Health
Neve Brissenden

Poor time to slash COVID funding: nurses

The health sector warns patient wellbeing is on the line as the federal government tosses up slashing hospital pandemic funding at the end of the year.

In June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed off on $760 million in funding to help states and territories deal with the virus.

The hospital pandemic support was set to expire in September, but Mr Albanese extended it to December 31.

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