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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos and Adeshola Ore

‘Recolonisation’: Greens in bid to stop Victoria renaming Maroondah hospital after late Queen

Samantha Ratnam
Victorian Greens leader, Samantha Ratnam wants to stop the Andrews government renaming Maroondah hospital after Queen Elizabeth II. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The Greens have introduced a motion to Victorian parliament calling on the state government to immediately reverse its decision to rename Maroondah hospital after Queen Elizabeth II, describing the move as a form of “recolonisation”.

Victoria’s premier, Daniel Andrews, on Sunday pledged to rebuild the hospital, in Melbourne’s east, at a cost of $1bn and rename it after the late monarch if re-elected in November.

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