The Age
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Victoria overhauls Triple Zero standards requiring faster ambulance response times
Victoria overhauled Triple Zero emergency standards Tuesday, requiring ambulances to reach "no sign of life" calls within 145 seconds. The new benchmarks respond to a pandemic-era system collapse linked to 33 deaths. The budget allocates $1.6 billion in additional hospital funding and $50 million for faster paramedic response, addressing call volumes exceeding capacity.
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