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Melbourne cancer patient went to Adelaide for urgent scan due to ‘miscommunication’, minister says

Victoria’s health minister defends colleague who suggested Kylie Hennessy, who has a brain tumour, ‘roll with the punches’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2022

Victorian Coalition commits $75 million to overhaul 'outdated' Daylesford Hospital

Liberal leader Matt Guy says the funding will come from the Opposition's plan to shelve the government's $35 billion rail loop.

ABC News · Sep 8, 2022

Will work from home changes bring more workers back to the CBD?

Ballarat CBD businesses will be watching GovHub keenly in the weeks to come to see what impact the change of COVID work from home rules will have on the underutilised building. On Thursday Victorians were encouraged to return to the office, with the government lifting its work from home recommendation.…

The Canberra Times · Sep 2, 2022

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Victoria scraps work from home recommendations as spring arrives

The government has rolled back its recommendations that Victorians work from home, now encouraging workers to return to the office.

ABC News · Sep 1, 2022

Victoria lifts work from home recommendation but public transport mask mandate to stay

State government cites falling Covid case numbers and the end of winter as it announces decision

The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2022

Vic lifts work from home recommendation

Mandatory face masks on Victorian public transport are here to stay, but the state's work from home recommendation has been lifted.

AAP · Sep 1, 2022

Beware Victorian politicians pledging to cure the health system

A rash of major health announcements is sure to spread further before the state election – but the devil is in the detail

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022

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Ballarat to get urgent care clinic to ease pressure on hospital emergency department

General practitioners will run the Priority Primary Care Centres to treat conditions like infections, fractures and burns in a bid to ease hospital workloads.

ABC News · Aug 21, 2022

Concern over Vic health system pressure

A new $14 million healthcare project is expected to ease the pressure on Victoria's health system as it continues to buckle under demand.

AAP · Aug 21, 2022

A Bill To Expand Abortion Access In Victorian Public Hospitals Has Been Officially Voted Down

The bill was introduced by Reason Party leader Fiona Patten.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 17, 2022

Victoria to lift IVF counselling restrictions and loosen donor conception rules

Reforms to the state’s assisted reproductive treatment laws are set to come into effect on Monday

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2022

Fears regional Victorians being left behind in monkeypox vaccine rollout

Regional Victorians eligible for vaccination are being forced to wait because country public health units have not yet received the shots.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

Monkeypox vaccines have arrived in Victoria. Here's how the rollout will work

The first 3,500 doses will be available to Victorians most at risk of contracting the virus, which has spread to more than 70 countries and infected about 26,000 people around the world.

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

Demand on Victoria's hospitals and ambulances increases as elective surgery waitlist stabilises

New figures released by the Victorian government show the health system is under more pressure than ever before, but elective surgery wait times are beginning to stabilise.

ABC News · Aug 6, 2022

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AAP · Aug 6, 2022

Victoria weathering storm: health minister

The latest quarterly performance data confirms Victoria's health system is under unprecedented pressure from the flu season and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Victorian crossbench MP launches bid to compel religious hospitals to provide abortions

Reason Party leader Fiona Patten will introduce a bill into state parliament this week that would remove the right of hospitals that receive any taxpayer funding to refuse to offer reproductive health services and voluntary assisted dying due to "corporate conscientious objection".

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2022

‘Voters don’t want a culture war’: Victorian Liberals raise concerns over preselections

Candidates include Evan Mulholland from the Institute of Public Affairs and Moira Deeming, who called for abortion laws to be repealed

AAP · Jul 24, 2022

Andrews slams 'hateful' Vic Liberal pick

The Victorian Labor Party has expressed outrage over the opposition's endorsement of controversial councillor Moira Deeming.

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The New Daily · Jul 20, 2022

COVID-19 has never been more infectious: Why mask mandates are being resisted

COVID-19 is likely to be the leading cause of death in Australia by the end of the year. So why are mask mandates not being reintroduced?

The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2022

AMA chief says mask mandates becoming more likely amid ‘pretty scary’ Covid hospital numbers

‘I don’t know how far [politicians] can let the numbers go while still saying we don’t need mask mandates,’ Omar Khorshid says

The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2022

Letter urges Victorian parents to send children to school in masks as Covid surges

While masks remain optional in schools nationwide, authorities in several Australian states have strengthened requests for action

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

Victoria doubles virtual emergency department capacity to cope with COVID and flu surge

Premier Daniel Andrews announces a virtual program running at Victoria's busiest ED will be doubled to treat at least 600 patients a day in response to the challenging flu season and the Omicron BA.5 variant.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13, 2022

Experts and vulnerable Australians urge politicians to follow medical advice on Covid measures including masks

Victorian health minister asked to ‘please, please, please do more to support our healthcare system and limit the next wave of Covid’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2022

Struggling health systems brace for 5,000 COVID-linked daily hospital admissions amid early flu peak

Some 6,500 health staff are off work in Queensland, NSW and Victoria as Covid and flu place pressure on hospitals

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

Victoria's mask rules won't change despite the Chief's Health Officer's recommendation

Victoria's mask rules will not change despite a recommendation from the Chief Health Officer to reintroduce mask mandates for early education and retail settings.

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