Queensland Health
‘Culture of cover-up and cowardice’ in Queensland hospitals: AMA
The health lobby group has scheduled talks with new Health Minister Tim Nicholls in a bid to secure a better deal for doctors in the public sector.
- by William Davis
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Schoolies are ditching the week-long binge, but some still have regrets
Data shows nine in 10 attendees engaging in alcohol-free activities and more using zero and low-strength alcohol to avoid excessive binge-drinking.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Crime
Illegal tobacco trade quietly exploding across Brisbane
Brisbane Times visited ten retailers across multiple suburbs. All of them sold illegal cigarettes.
- by William Davis
‘It’s OK to poo at work’: Is this Queensland’s most-loved social media page?
Forget the dry, boring posts you might expect from a government unit. This social media team has taken “light-hearted” to a new level with their eyebrow-raising content.
- by Kristen Camp
Qld teacher’s vaccine claims pilloried as case thrown out
The state’s Industrial Relations Commission refused to entertain the teacher’s more outlandish claims, leaving his legal case in tatters.
- by Sean Parnell
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Queensland votes
Miles apologises for hospital’s deadly failings as Crisafulli cries cover-up
A day after the release of a report into cancer screening faults at Redland Hospital, Premier Steven Miles and David Crisafulli were still fighting over underdog status.
- by Cameron Atfield and Catherine Strohfeldt
Doctors travelling, posting scripts to avoid ‘suicide’ investigations
While LNP leader David Crisafulli has promised “no change” to assisted dying laws, moral and legal sensitivities are already evident in how the scheme is being run.
- by Sean Parnell, Matt Dennien and William Davis
‘Hold us accountable’: Crisafulli’s suggestion amid health policy debate
LNP leader David Crisafulli has promised greater accountability, but will not say whether he would sack a health minister for failing to meet new targets.
- by Matt Dennien and William Davis
LNP vows to permanently exempt Queensland GPs from payroll tax
David Crisafulli has promised to keep patient fees down by abolishing the tax for GPs if it is elected to government next month.
- by Cameron Atfield
Concerns were raised before hospital deaths report, says expert
Three people died by suicide and two survived attempts at Prince Charles Hospital’s mental health unit in Brisbane between December 2022 and April 2024, triggering the independent review.
- by Savannah Meacham and Fraser Barton
STI screening call after spike in unborn baby deaths
An outbreak of a treatable sexually transmitted disease in Queensland has led to a dramatic rise in the deaths of unborn babies.
- by Savannah Meacham
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