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Ben Silvester
Victorian state correspondent
Correspondent covering key issues across regional Victoria, based in Melbourne.
Regional Victoria gets bare minimum from 'sensible' state budget
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Regional Victoria gets bare minimum from 'sensible' state budget
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State budget for regional Victoria: Five key areas to focus on
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State budget for regional Victoria: Five key areas to focus on
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Analysis
Health budget on life support: will Victoria spend billions more?
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Health budget on life support: will Victoria spend billions more?
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'Data transparency for road funding': Minister offers ultimatum to states
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'Data transparency for road funding': Minister offers ultimatum to states
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Government reverses plan on medical device fees
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Government reverses plan on medical device fees
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Train cancellations hit Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong lines
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Train cancellations hit Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong lines
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'The whole thing is just magnified': regional Victoria's shameful statistics
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'The whole thing is just magnified': regional Victoria's shameful statistics
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Out-of-pocket price hike: why C-sections and pacemakers will cost you more
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Out-of-pocket price hike: why C-sections and pacemakers will cost you more
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In Depth
'Grave concern': regional hospitals brace for amalgamation mandate
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'Grave concern': regional hospitals brace for amalgamation mandate
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'Grave concern': Regional hospitals brace for amalgamation mandate
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'Grave concern': Regional hospitals brace for amalgamation mandate
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