The former Victorian premier’s private office was extensively involved in responding to health-related media inquiries,prompting warnings about the centralisation of power.
Former chief health officer Brett Sutton who even had his visage on mugs and cushion covers,has been recognised for his service to Victorians.
He’s worked in war zones,nearly died climbing mountains and escaped a charging rhino. In a rare interview,Brett Sutton speaks about his wild-haired youth and life on the front line of medicine.
Documents detail a mounting legal bill in the fight against a caterer who accused former chief health officer Brett Sutton of unlawfully ordering the closure of his business.
We can’t predict when the next pandemic will come,but there are things we can learn from the last one.
The former chief health officer is accused of unlawfully ordering the closure of a Melbourne catering company when a woman died after eating a sandwich it prepared.
Dr Clare Looker,who served as deputy to Brett Sutton during the pandemic,took the reins for a 12-month tenure on Saturday.
Day after day,he talked to the media. Then,10 months ago,he faded from public view. The state government insists there was no gag order.
Shigellosis is a highly contagious bowel infection that can cause diarrhoea,fever,nausea,vomiting and abdominal cramps.
No,not that Victorian of the Year. The small Victoria Day Council awarded Sutton the prize to mark Victoria’s founding on July 1.
On a packed tram to the Albert Park,rumours that an emerging virus could derail the Grand Prix were the hot topic of conversation,but few seemed genuinely concerned.