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Rachael Ward

INSANE: No second safe injecting room in melbourne | Rare Historical Photos

Melbourne's first injecting room opened in North Richmond and was made permanent in 2023. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Health professionals have slammed the Victorian government's decision not to push ahead with a supervised drug injecting room in Melbourne's CBD, saying people will die as a result.

But the business community and police union say it's in the interest of the majority of people.

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