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It’s common to hear there’s ‘no money’ in healthcare. But sometimes it’s management that’s lacking

A report into Melbourne’s Cohealth showed systemic problems were left unaddressed for a decade, while ideas from clinicians went ignored

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15

Sobering-up centre to close after drunkenness shift

The plug will be pulled on a sobering-up centre within four years of a state decriminalising public intoxication following an Aboriginal woman's death.

AAP · May 18

Closure of GP clinics will leave thousands of vulnerable Victorians without ‘lifesaving healthcare’

GP services will end at the Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington sites in December

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2025

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Fix gap in drunkenness laws for safety: police union

More lives are at risk if the Victorian government doesn't reform its public drunkenness laws, the police union says, after the death of a man hit by a car.

AAP · Jun 28, 2024

‘People are dying waiting for a house’: how Australia’s healthcare system leaves rough sleepers with nowhere to turn

Frontline workers warn that the underfunding of specialised care for homeless people and the lack of emergency housing are leading to preventable deaths

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2024

Fentanyl lies in wait as 'the wolf at Australia's door'

Australia's lack of a fentanyl market is keeping illicit use down, federal police say as health experts warn the drug poses a major threat.

AAP · Jan 20, 2024

Melbourne 'drunk tank' opens after construction delays

A dedicated drunk tank will begin accepting intoxicated Victorians after its opening was hampered by construction delays.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

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Public drunkenness law passes test on first night out

Victoria's health minister says the state's public drunkenness law has gone according to plan as more than 80 people received support on the law's first night.

AAP · Nov 8, 2023

Victoria Has Decriminalised Public Drunkenness — Here’s How Its New Response Works Instead

Public drunkenness has been outlawed in three states already — here's why Victoria's reform is not only different, but better.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 7, 2023

Public drunkenness is no longer a crime in Victoria. Why did this change on Melbourne Cup Day and how will it work?

Unlike other states, Victoria is not replacing the offence with new powers for police, instead it is rolling out a ‘health-based response’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2023

'Big reforms': Vic braces for drunkenness law change

Hours before public drunkenness is decriminalised in Victoria, the state government has revealed operational details on how health workers will manage cases.

AAP · Nov 6, 2023

Victorian government scrambling to prepare for long-planned end of public drunkenness laws

Sobering-up facility not completed, emergency workers unclear about their role in new scheme – and it begins on Melbourne Cup Day

The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2023

Sobering up centre won't open before drunkenness change

Construction delays will prevent Victoria's only dedicated sobering-up centre from being up and running when the state decriminalises public drunkenness.

AAP · Oct 29, 2023

Medical groups push for promised CBD injecting room

The Victorian government has been called on to honour a longstanding promise to establish a supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD.

AAP · Sep 26, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2023

Melbourne has had Australia’s worst heroin addiction for years. Why can’t the city kick its habit?

There’s heated debate about a second safe injecting room for Victoria’s capital – yet few are asking why use of the drug is so much higher than other cities

ABC News · May 10, 2023

In Melbourne's CBD, drug outreach workers say need for a supervised injecting room is rising

Public health workers say the Victorian government can't ignore the evidence supporting a supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD, in submissions to a state review into the controversial proposal.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023

Revealed: the areas where Australians are struggling to access free GP care

Exclusive: Data shows low bulk-billing rates in affluent Sydney suburbs as well as several regional electorates and Tasmania

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2023

Melbourne’s injecting room delay puts lives at risk as heroin overdoses spike in CBD

Stalled progress on the city’s second safe-injecting facility is heaping pressure on community health professionals

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022

From bail reform to Covid: the five issues missing from the Victoria state election campaign

Amid the pledges for new hospitals, power bill relief and $2 public transport fares, other important matters have been noticeably absent

ABC News · Nov 18, 2022

Why the inner-Melbourne seat of Richmond could be 'critical' on Victorian election night

From public housing towers to trendy cafe strips, the seat of Richmond covers a diverse set of communities. Winning their support could prove critical for those vying to win government or the balance of power after next week's election.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

Melbourne man uses painting to forge path back from addiction

At the peak of his addiction Chris Ellis was smoking ice and then topping the high with anything he could get his hands on cocaine, ecstasy, GHB or even smoking heroin.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2022

Vulnerable Australians missing out on healthcare as insufficient Medicare rebate drives GP shortage

Fee-for-service funding model cannot keep up with cost of complex primary care needs, community organisations say

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