More than 100,000 Victorians have downloaded the new licences,but they can’t be used everywhere.
Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has flagged the state is considering amalgamating Victoria’s 76 health services because they are spending money competing against each other.
The Allan government’s tough talk has again stoked fears that Victoria’s hospital funding shake-up will lead to amalgamations and erode patient care.
Influential construction unions have joined more than 30 Labor branches in contesting the Allan government’s plans to redevelop Melbourne’s 44 public housing towers.
The Allan government has walked away from a vow to permanently deliver an extra 40,000 elective surgeries annually by 2024,lowering its targets back to pre-pandemic levels.
Authorities knew in 2021 that electromagnetic waves from Metro Tunnel trains were a risk to Arden’s recently scrapped hospital towers.
Search to find the more than 100 big builds,programs and services being pushed back in your area to help the Victorian government’s bottom line.
Victoria’s 76 health services could be slashed to 12 in an efficiency-driven overhaul revealed as the government dropped a budget notable for soaring debt,higher taxes,stalled projects and abandoned promises.
Delays will affect signature projects in education,health and housing as the government shields the budget from rising costs.
Treasurer Tim Pallas’ 10th budget is full of bad news and a $25 million-a-day interest bill.
Treasurer Tim Pallas’ 10th budget includes payments of $400 per child for the families of children in Victorian public schools. But it’s the only bit of good news in a budget that leaves Victoria with a $25 million-a-day interest bill.