Tag: VIC Budget
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Public Health invisible in the Victorian Budget
Terry Slevin and Anna Nicholson As Victorians return to restrictions tonight to manage another COVID19 outbreak, now is the very best time to, as a matter of urgency, take a longer term view on the state’s capacity to respond to public health emergencies into the future. The public health workforce…
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Victorian state budget a mixed affair for public health
Anna Nicholson The 2020-21 Victorian state budget is a mixed affair for public health. There is much to congratulate the government on, with what seems to be record investments in the social determinants of health. VCOSS CEO Emma King described the budget as ‘inequality crushing’ , thanks to the bumper…