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Rachael Ward

SHOCKING: No silver bullet to fix ailing workcover scheme - What They Never Told You

Victorian Trades Hall Council secretary Luke Hilakari says WorkCover reforms are a "nightmare". (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

The fight over a shake-up to Victoria's broken workers' insurance system has intensified as the scheme's own boss admits there's no silver bullet to fix it.

Some 98,000 Victorians received support through WorkCover in 2022/23 and over the last three years taxpayers have topped up the scheme with an extra $1.2 billion to offset rising costs.

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