Victorian nurses promised sign-on bonus

The bonus would be paid to nurses and midwives who graduate between 2022 and 2024 when they enter the public health system.

"They will each receive a $5000 sign-on bonus if they commit to the public hospital system for two years," Mr Andrews told reporters.

Labor has also committed to hiring an extra 457 nurses and strengthening nurse- and midwife-to-patient ratios under legislative changes.

It follows a re-elected Labor government pledging to pay off university degrees for more than 10,000 nurses and midwives students who enrol in 2023 and 2024 and work two years in the public system.