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Minister 'surprised' by premier revealing resignation

Queensland's health minister has named her department's new boss, admitting she was surprised when the premier announced the director-general had quit.

AAP · Jun 29, 2023

Afternoon Update: inflation drops more than expected; William Tyrrell’s foster mother speaks; and a cleaner destroys 25 years of research

A closer look at the monthly data reveals lower fuel costs, but higher prices for food and insurance

The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2023

Queensland health boss resigns amid criticism of proposed whistleblower law change

Shaun Drummond had distanced himself from suggestions people who provide journalists with ‘inappropriate’ information should be penalised

The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2023

Queensland forensics lab boss didn't tell health minister when she first became aware of DNA testing problems, inquiry hears

The inquiry hears Lara Keller met with the health minister about problems with DNA testing in June but did mention police had been briefing her about the issues for almost six months.

ABC News · Oct 25, 2022

Quality manager at Queensland forensic labs not consulted over change in DNA testing protocols, inquiry hears

Helen Gregg, the quality manager at Queensland Health's Forensic and Scientific Services since 2006, says she only became aware of the change this year – more than four years after it was implemented.

ABC News · Oct 4, 2022

Qld lab halted DNA tests on wrong advice

A decision by Queensland's forensics lab not to test certain DNA samples as thoroughly as possible saved less than $1 million a year, a hearing has been told.

AAP · Oct 4, 2022

Queensland Health to review medical costs for sexual assault victims by end of year

Organisation says fees for treatment of injuries, MRIs and STI testing for people without medicare would be reassessed

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2022

Patients left waiting outside emergency departments for longer in Queensland as satellite hospitals delayed

Ambulance ramping is worsening in Queensland amid the latest COVID wave, as it's revealed satellite hospitals designed to lessen the load on emergency departments won't be ready until the end of next year.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Patient safety, medication management at Bundaberg Hospital under investigation

The Queensland hospital that was at the centre of two royal commissions investigating the deaths of patients is again under scrutiny, this time for claims that mishandled medications put people at risk.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

Queensland parliamentary inquiry highlights dramatic rise in ambulance call-outs for mental health emergencies

Harrowing evidence — from health services, advocates and people with lived experience of mental health issues — is heard by a parliamentary committee tasked with scrutinising Queensland's mental health system.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2022