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Victoria left without 24-hour pharmacies after state government cuts funding (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 years ago by LineNoise@kbin.social to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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Since January 1, Victorians have no longer had access to any 24-hour pharmacies as cuts to government funding shrink the opening hours at local chemists.

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[–] cuavas@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

The budget has been getting deeper into the red for years, while they continue to gut health services and fail to deliver on much-needed infrastructure (e.g. see all the transport improvements they’ve cancelled).