Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has dumped a key policy pledge from the Andrews government-era in a move which has been slammed as a 'spineless captain's call'.
A war of words has broken out between Jacinta Allan and the Greens after the Victorian Premier was accused of making a"gutless" and"spineless" decision. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has dumped a key policy pledge from the Andrews government-era in a move which has been slammed as a"spineless captain's call".
The health hub is part of a broader $95.11 million statewide action plan the government claims will"save lives, reduce harms and give more people the care they need". "This issue of the location has been a key sticking point. We have been unable to find a location to strike that balance. However, his report was only handed over at the end of May last year, first to Gabrielle Williams who was the then mental health minister and then her successor Ingrid Stitt.
"The new Premier's refusal to open a Melbourne injecting room is gutless and will leave countless Victorians vulnerable," Victorian Greens drug harm reduction spokesperson Aiv Puglielli said.
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