Jul 6, 2026 – 5.00amThe Victorian government has threatened to take legal action to shut down allied health professionals’ indefinite work bans over claims they risk urgent care, prompting a former Labor MP turned union leader to call on Premier Jacinta Allan to personally intervene in the 16-month-long dispute.Dustin Halse, a Victorian MP from 2018 to 2022, used his first week as Health Services Union national secretary to write to Allan and urge her to take over from Health Minister Harriet Shing to reach a deal for 13,000 psychologists, medical scientists, pharmacists, dieticians and other allied health workers.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Allan urged to intervene amid threat to stop health worker bans
An ex-Labor MP turned union leader has called on the premier to take over bargaining for allied health workers, whose action risks stretching into the next election.
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