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Review slams plans, budgets for flawed Queensland hospital projects

At one construction site, an impasse over a tree is costing $54,000 a day. At another, no-one realised the entire power system would have to be upgraded.

  • Tim Arvier

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Glenn Phillips said his parents were in and out of hospital across three-week period as they battled severe flu symptoms in 2023.

Flu season? Experts say we’re already in it

Glenn Phillips never expected to infect his family with the flu when they met for a belated Christmas gathering. “I don’t think my father ever fully recovered from it.”

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
A COVID-19 breach at Brisbane Airport was blamed on human error.

Measles case confirmed at multiple crowded sites in Brisbane

Anyone who attended the following locations should monitor for symptoms.

  • William Davis
Queensland Health has warned the public of an active measles case in the state’s south-east from Wednesday to Saturday.

Measles alert issued across popular south-east attractions

People who visited popular tourist locations in the south-east from Wednesday to Friday have been urged to monitor symptoms of measles following a confirmed case.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The state’s first permanent pill-testing sites will close from April 4.

Pill testers say people will die as Qld service forced to close

The group behind two south-east pill-testing sites said they picked up extremely potent synthetic opioids three times since November – including last Friday.

  • Courtney Kruk
A review into workplace sexual violence within Queensland Health has found the sector’s response and prevention framework is “extensive”, but doesn’t cater well to individual victims’ needs.

One in five reports of sexual harassment at Qld Health took 200 days to resolve

A review of workplace sexual violence in the health system found victims’ needs were routinely overlooked, with some reports taking more than a year to resolve. 

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls, centre, in parliament.

Three-page document behind LNP government’s gender therapy crackdown

Two months after he used allegations about services in Cairns to justify statewide restrictions, Health Minister Tim Nicholls has yet to initiate a promised review.

  • Sean Parnell
A resident walks through floodwaters on a street in Newmarket.

Just when you thought it was safe to go in the floodwaters: gastro

Floodwaters hold many dangers, and among the worst are the ones you can’t see.

  • Nick Dent
Brisbane mother Amelia and her young family. Two of her children were hospitalised with influenza, while she herself was also battling an infection.

‘2025 could easily be another bad year’: Infections already spiking in Qld

Last winter, one Brisbane mother saw two of her children admitted to different hospitals as beds ran out. This year, infection rates are already high.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Render of the planned Queensland Ambulance Service clinical hub.

Queensland expands COVID-era emergency call centre

A health initiative introduced at the height of the COVID pandemic will receive an $8.3 million boost.

  • Cameron Atfield

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