维多利亚州政府未能废除VicHealth, 反对党以对公共卫生影响的担忧为由封锁VicHealth。 Victoria’s government failed to abolish VicHealth, blocked by opposition parties citing concerns over public health impacts.

维多利亚州公共卫生机构VicHealth在反对党联盟阻挠政府解散并吸收4 500万美元预算的计划后,避免了立即废除。 Victoria’s public health agency VicHealth has avoided immediate abolition after a coalition of opposition parties blocked the government’s plan to dissolve it and absorb its $45 million budget. 由于40个立法会议席位中有21个席位反对这一举动,政府缺乏通过立法所需的多数。 With 21 of 40 Legislative Council seats opposing the move, the government lacks the majority needed to pass legislation. 批评者,包括公共卫生专家和前部长,警告这一变化会削弱防止癌症、糖尿病和药物滥用率上升的预防努力,称其为短视的削减成本措施。 Critics, including public health experts and former ministers, warn the change would weaken prevention efforts against rising cancer, diabetes, and substance abuse rates, calling it a short-sighted cost-cutting measure. 虽然总理雅辛塔·艾伦和卫生部长玛丽-安娜·托马斯认为这一举动减少了重复和现代化公共卫生,但反对者强调维克健康自1987年以来的独立作用和已证明的影响. While Premier Jacinta Allan and Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas argue the move reduces duplication and modernizes public health, opponents stress VicHealth’s independent role and proven impact since 1987. 随着辩论在国家选举之前继续进行,该机构的未来仍然不确定。 The agency’s future remains uncertain as the debate continues ahead of the state election.