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'No plans' for F1 GP long weekend in Vic

The prospect of an annual long weekend to further lift crowds at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix has been shot down by the Victorian government.

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Victorian government vows to catch up on surgery backlog with $1.5 billion investment package

The government claims from 2023, the health sector will be running at 125 per cent of pre-pandemic capacity, delivering 40,000 additional public surgeries each year.

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Vics launch $1.5bn elective surgery plan

The Victorian government has unveiled a $1.5 billion plan to address growing elective surgery waitlists, boosting non-urgent surgery capacity by a quarter.

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Victoria daily news update: premier catches Covid, smoke in the city and money for freight terminals

Monday: Daniel Andrews in isolation for seven days, with James Merlino acting Victorian premier

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More than 8000 COVID reinfections in Vic

More than 8000 COVID-19 reinfections have been recorded in Victoria since the start of the pandemic, the state government says.

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Matthew Guy drops plan to scrap Victorian mental health levy on big businesses

Opposition now says levy will remain in place under a Guy government as James Merlino claims Coalition ‘spooked’ by SA election

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Vic mulls school testing scheme extension

Victorian authorities are weighing up if the state's rapid antigen testing scheme for students and staff will be extended beyond four weeks.

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Victorian COVID hospitalisations at 873 as state records eight further deaths and 10,053 new cases

Victoria records another 10,053 cases of COVID-19, a number which is expected to rise as schools return. But Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says he believes the state has reached its peak of hospitalisations.

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CMO says Omicron subvariant ‘not cause for concern’ – as it happened

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NSW and Victoria schools reopening plans focus on Covid surveillance testing but scrap contact tracing

Twice-weekly rapid tests, mandatory masks and booster shots for teachers are crucial to both states’ near-identical plans

The Guardian - AU

Victoria's four-week back-to-school COVID plan includes free RATs, masks and replacement teachers. Here's what it will look like

Students and staff will be given free RATs to self-test as part of the government's four-week back-to-school strategy.

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NSW and Victoria reveal back-to-school plans – as it happened

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Australia records 77 deaths on deadliest day of pandemic; national medical stockpile activated – as it happened

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