UNBELIEVABLE: Mackay base hospital - The Untold Story

Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital

The death of a baby five days after an emergency caesarean is being probed by a coroner to determine if the boy could have been saved.

AAP · Sep 23, 2025

Inquest to examine 2019 death of premature baby Daniel Thomas Wright in Queensland

Eight-month-old Daniel Thomas Wright spent most of his life in hospitals before his death in early 2019.

ABC News · May 18, 2023

Desperate search for man missing in Coral Sea

Emergency crews are scouring the sea off Mackay for a fisherman who has been missing in the ocean since late Thursday.

The New Daily · Apr 14, 2023

Mackay Base Hospital newborn baby deaths to be investigated by coroner

The deaths of three babies at Mackay Base Hospital will be investigated as devastated parents detail their struggles since the heartbreaking tragedies.

ABC News · Dec 14, 2022

Call for medical complaints process to be overhauled after patients of George Campbell du Toit in WA and Queensland come forward

A prominent Queensland patient advocate is demanding an overhaul of how doctors are regulated Australia-wide amid an escalating controversy in two states over embattled obstetrician gynaecologist George Campbell du Toit.

ABC News · Nov 6, 2022

Complaints over obstetrician gynaecologist George Campbell du Toit at Albany hospital following Mackay hospital scandal

A group of West Australian women come forward with complaints about obstetrician gynaecologist George Campbell du Toit, who is at the centre of a storm in two states about his competency as a surgeon.

ABC News · Oct 21, 2022

Mackay Base Hospital obstetrics unit victims meet Yvette D'Ath

A dozen women who fell victim to lifelong injuries and trauma at the Mackay Base Hospital have been left with more questions after a visit from the health minister.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Mackay Base Hospital midwives furious after senior staff who ignored complaints about patient safety remain employed

Mackay Base Hospital midwives are incensed senior staff members — who ignored for months their complaints about an obstetrician being a serious patient safety risk — are still working at the facility and have not been reprimanded.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

Provision of maternity services to be hit across Australia after damning Mackay Base Hospital report findings

A damning report into the Mackay Base Hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology unit is expected to create shock waves for maternity services across Australia.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Mackay Base Hospital obstetrics and gynaecology services report finds 'inadequate care' contributed to death of babies, women harmed

An independent review into Mackay Base Hospital's obstetric and gynaecological services has found "many examples of care" that fell below an acceptable standard, including cases of women who had "sustained lifelong physical and mental harm".

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022