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The Latest Breaking News from Ambulance Victoria

Kangaroo on road could have caused triple-fatal crash

A car crash potentially caused by a kangaroo has claimed three lives and left another person critically injured, capping a horror weekend on one state's roads.

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'Unacceptable' wait in caffeine overdose death

A woman was found dead seven hours after calling triple zero, in what a coroner describes as an "acceptable" wait for an ambulance.

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Woman's caffeine death blamed on ambulance ramping

The death of a woman who overdosed on caffeine tablets, seven hours after she called triple zero, has been blamed on system failures and ambulance ramping.

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Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

While residents were forced to remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, ambulance staff were hosting a secret funeral, which breached rules.

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One state won't leave cardiac arrest survival to chance

People who suffer cardiac arrest are more likely to survive the medical condition in one Australian state than almost anywhere else in the world.

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'Witness protection': clarity coming on police boss

Officers are expected to learn who will lead a state police force moving forward as the government claims a decision is yet to be made on its chief.

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Marathon ambo pay dispute hit the community, says union

Victoria's paramedics have secured a landmark pay deal but the ambulance service still faces sub-par response times, ramping issues and a parliamentary inquiry.

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Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage

The boss of Victoria's Ambulance Union has concerns about a man who died after waiting four hours for help while the state was down 50 paramedic crews.

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Paramedics treat patient in hospital amid pay dispute

Victoria's ambulance boss is meeting daily with workers to address their pay dispute, as the state probes why a patient was treated in a hospital corridor.

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Thousands of ambulance workers caught in super stuff-up

Ambulance Victoria has apologised to about 3000 staff after a payroll system stuff-up led to the underpayment and overpayment of superannuation contributions.

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Pledge to resuscitate pay row talks as ambo chief quits

Weeks after Victoria's paramedics union condemned the state's ambulance board with a vote of no confidence, the chief executive has resigned.

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Ambulance 'ship is sinking' as response times worsen

New data reveals a third of Victorian ambulance response times to urgent cases are longer than the required 15 minutes but paramedics aren't surprised.

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'Untenable situation': pressure mounts on ambo boss

Ambulance Services Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has piled pressure on the Victorian agency to resolve pay talks while refusing to publicly back CEO Jane Miller.

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Paramedic dispute unsustainable, Victorian premier says

Ambulance Victoria's board should end its lengthy pay dispute with paramedics following a union vote of no confidence, the state's premier says.

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Union rages over 'leaked' ambulance staff scam claims

A union representing ambulance workers stood down over serious misconduct claims has blamed a leak on "desperate" leaders within the Victorian agency.

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Paramedic caught high on drugs while working on shift

A Victorian paramedic who tested positive to a cocktail of drugs while working and admitted to a long history of drug abuse has been suspended for 12 months.

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Ambos have 99 pay meetings, but the deal ain't won

Paramedics will escalate industrial action as they implement dozens of new work bans, but patients have been told their safety will be paramount.

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Paramedics' mobile numbers 'exposed' in data breach

The mobile phone numbers of Ambulance Victoria personnel are suspected to have been exposed in a third privacy breach linked to the service's intranet page.

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Regional ambulance mechanics go on 'historic' strike

Regional Victorian ambulance stations will be without their mechanics as workers go on strike for better pay conditions.

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'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

After more than a year at the negotiating table, Victorian paramedics have launched industrial action in a bid to bring their pay dispute to a head.

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No 'special exception' for ambos on wages: treasurer

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says he can't make an exception to the state's public sector wages cap for paramedics, with the union mulling industrial action.

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Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Victorian paramedics have rejected Ambulance Victoria's latest enterprise bargaining agreement offer, with strike action now on the cards.

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Baby in critical condition in Victoria after being delivered in ‘freebirth’

Ambulance Victoria says woman and baby taken to hospital after incident in town of Ocean Grove

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Scores injured, traffic chaos in 20-car freeway crash

A person is fighting for life in hospital after more than 20 vehicles were involved in a collision on the Western Freeway near Bacchus Marsh.

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Ambulance code one response times still below target

More than a third of code one call outs to Ambulance Victoria did not arrive on time, as executives committed to improving ambulance availability.

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