Upgrades to Queensland’s Triple Zero phone system delayed until next year due to Iran war
A project to upgrade Queensland’s Triple Zero (000) phone system has been delayed until next year, with the…
Queensland minister Tim Nicholls ‘acknowledges trauma’ of Wolston Park survivors but does not apologise
Victims of alleged abuse at a Queensland mental health facility say they are disappointed after the state’s health…
Health minister orders probe into health treatment of man accused of violent spree in Childers
Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls has ordered an internal probe into the treatment of a man accused of…
Internal review finds almost half of all Queensland Health doctors at risk of burnout
Almost half the doctors working in Queensland’s public health system are at risk of experiencing burnout, according to…
Qld government to make mental health clinicians flag ‘high-risk’ patients in gun licence crackdown
The Queensland government will introduce mandatory mental health reporting for patients deemed a high risk of committing violent…
Queensland’s free influenza vaccine program to return this year with nasal spray for children aged two to five
Needle-free, nasal spray influenza vaccines will be rolled out for young Queensland children during this year’s flu season.…
Queensland health services report financial black hole of almost $1 billion as population booms and ages
Queensland’s public health services have reported a combined financial black hole of almost one billion dollars, massively up…
A $7m unpaid tobacco fine and online sales emerge amid government crack down on illegal trade
Illicit tobacco operators are chalking up unpaid fines so large that one player alone owes more than $7…
Former patients ‘left waiting for justice’ after damning report into Brisbane’s Wolston Park Mental Hospital
Randall Carrington sits on a park bench at Manly Beach. It’s 1977, and he’s got a sun-kissed Australian…
Queensland Health workers lock in 8% pay rise
More than 38,000 Queensland public sector health workers have secured a certified agreement with the government. A majority…
Hopes remain for return of eagles to relocated nest at Bundaberg Hospital site
Wedge-tailed eagles have so far failed to return to a nest relocated from a Queensland hospital site facing…
Nangs to be seized under new Queensland laws cracking down on sale of illegal tobacco and nicotine
Authorities will have the power to seize nangs found alongside illicit tobacco or nicotine products in Queensland, under…