Indebted Victoria faces nurse, paramedic strikes over wages
Patrick DurkinBOSS Deputy editor
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Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has vowed to stick to his 3 per cent wages policy as he seeks to head off industrial action by nurses and paramedics, and negotiate new pay deals with firefighters and police.
The wage dispute comes as Liberal shadow treasurer Brad Rowswell delivered his state budget reply on Tuesday, warning that “Labor’s legacy will be debt”.
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