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Doctors to go on strike at some of Victoria's biggest public hospitals

Doctors at some of Melbourne's biggest public hospitals will walk off the job next week as part of a pay and conditions dispute with the state government.

ABC Australia News Aug 3, 2026, 10:03 PM Captured Aug 3, 2026, 10:45 PM

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The work ban will affect the Royal Melbourne Hospital and several other major public hospitals in Melbourne. (ABC News: Natalie Whiting)

Doctors will walk off the job at several major public hospitals in Melbourne next week as a pay dispute with the government continues.

The industrial action will see doctors stop work on August 13 from 12:30pm until 4pm, forcing hospitals to reschedule appointments.

Doctors working in emergency medicine will not take part in the strike.

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The Australian Medical Association Victoria (AMAV) said public hospital doctors will stop work at hospitals in Parkville and Melbourne's CBD for several hours on August 13.
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"Up to 50 per cent of, particularly our doctors in training, report incredibly high levels of fatigue and stress, and they're incredibly worried in those conditions about whether they might be prone to making errors," he said.

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