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Doctors say the Queensland Government was warned of a regional maternity crisis for years.

‘Disaster after disaster’: Fresh calls for D’Ath to resign after maternity crisis

Queensland’s Health Minister is facing pressure to resign over the collapse of maternity services in regional Queensland, after a top obstetrician says her department had received plenty of warning of a dire situation that left doctors were left with “no choice” but to leave. POLL

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Queensland teen charged with 80 offences

‘No signs of stopping’: Qld teen free despite 80 charges

A dangerous teenage car thief and burglar engaged in a Brisbane crime spree has never had a single conviction recorded. SPECIAL REPORT

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The Queensland government will review school swimming lessons.

Plugging the leaks: Urgent review of school swim program ordered

The state government has ordered a full review of Queensland’s school swimming program following revelations the program is plagued with inconsistencies.

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Mykaela Vicary before her swimming lessons at the Biggenden pool. Photo Erica Murree / Central & North Burnett Times

$16m school swim lesson funding dwarfed by other state’s cash pool

Queensland’s school swimming program is allocated less than a quarter of the funds the Victorian government’s flagship water safety program costs.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 15, 2022: Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath pictured addressing the media at One William St regarding the DNA Inquiry Report. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Josh Woning

George St Beat: Huge $250k wage for bureaucrat willing to take on Qld Health

A hefty pay packet is on offer for this government job – but whoever gets the gig has their work cut out for them dealing with the challenges of the state’s under pressure health system.

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No pools have been built at new Queensland schools over the last five years.

21 new Qld schools have been built in the last 5 years – none have pools

More than 80 per cent of Queensland schools don’t have their own pools, and the state government has not allocated a pool as part of any of the 20 new schools built since 2017.

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Minister’s frank admission as parents raise major concerns

Exasperated parents have attacked the cost of Queensland’s “compulsory” school swimming program, as the Education Minister admits a “one size fits all approach” will not work.

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square swimming lessons art for web

‘If you can’t afford it, they miss out’: Parents, teachers hit back as minister defends swimming program

Queensland schools are not adequately funded to offer swim lessons, according to parents, while teachers agree lessons are not compulsory as the Education Minister has insisted.

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Gladstone near double fatal birth Mum: Coco-Cherie Boyd, 26 , Partner: Shannon Sutherland, 31, Baby: Willow Marie Sutherland. Born 12 December 2022.

Health minister praised as state confirms probe into regional hospital’s maternity crisis

Midwives in Gladstone who have defied the local hospital’s maternity bypass rules have been praised as ‘heroes’, as the state government confirms an investigation into ‘serious allegations.

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People riding e-scooters at the Goodwill bridge. Saturday January 7, 2023. Picture, John Gass

700+ fines in two months: Riders forking out after e-scooter ticket blitz

Hundreds of e-scooter riders have been slapped with hefty fines in two months, after new laws came in targeting helmets, speeding and carrying passengers.

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