Covid funding to states should be extended, Daniel Andrews says

Victorian government wants extension of commonwealth funding arrangement to combat pandemic

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Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has reignited calls for the commonwealth to extend its increased health funding for Covid, warning the effects of the pandemic will not end after winter.

But the state opposition has lashed the Andrews government, saying the pressure has been caused by years of Labor mismanagement" prior to the pandemic.

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