No deal – doctors vote for industrial action

Doctors step up industrial action as pay deal rejected  Systemic understaffing combined with unsustainable working hours are pushing doctors across Victoria to take action, the state branch of the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation (ASMOF) says.   Announcing plans for a 12-hour strike on Wednesday (21 October 2026) ASMOF Victoria president, Dr Roderick McRae said doctors were