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Health and hospitals

What Victoria actually runs

What Victoria controlsShared, but Victoria has strong control

Victoria runs public hospitals and ambulance services. The federal government runs Medicare and shares responsibility for much GP funding.

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Where should extra health effort go first?

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6 sourced positions

Labor

Increase hospital capacity, fund public services and employ more health workers.

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Build and upgrade hospitals and employ more health workers.
Make common treatments easier to get through local services.

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Victorian Labor: hospitals and healthcare ↗Last checked 2026-08-26

Liberal

Improve access, staffing and how well health services work.

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Improve access to healthcare and how well services work.
Focus on staff, capacity and practical changes.

The linked health policy is the direct source for this summary.

Liberal Victoria: strengthen our health system ↗Last checked 2026-08-26

Greens

Keep healthcare public and invest in prevention and frontline services.

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Keep healthcare public and improve access to care.
Focus on prevention, staff support and healthcare for everyone.

The linked Victorian health policy is the direct source for this summary.

Victorian Greens: fixing our health system ↗Last checked 2026-08-26

Victorian Socialists

Fix the health crisis through public investment, staffing and accessible care.

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Fix the health crisis through public investment and staffing.
Keep care accessible and publicly delivered.

2026 policy platform

Victorian Socialists: fix the health crisis ↗Last checked 2026-08-26

The Nationals

Remove the GP surcharge and deliver free meningococcal B vaccines.

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Remove the proposed GP surcharge.
Deliver free meningococcal B vaccines.

2026 Victorian policy platform

The Nationals Victoria: official website ↗Last checked 2026-08-25

One Nation

Increase the number of GPs, regional doctors, nurses and paramedics, and keep more health workers in regional areas.

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Increase the number of GPs, regional doctors, nurses and paramedics.
Keep more health workers and improve access in regional areas.

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One Nation Victoria: Policy issues ↗Last checked 2026-08-25

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