Qld parliament: MP booted for 25th time as parliament erupts over urine claims
The Opposition's health spokeswoman has been kicked out of parliament for the 25th time since 2020, and the seventh time this year, after the final sitting of 2023 became heated over the subject of urine in bottles.
Allegations patients at one of Queensland’s biggest emergency departments were forced to pass urine in bottles has been debunked after a thorough investigation and review of CCTV.
Health Minister Shannon Fentiman, in a statement filled with urine-related wordplay, revealed there was “no evidence” of anyone passing urine in the hallways of the Gold Coast University Hospital.
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