The Latest Breaking News from Royal Flying Doctor Service

Queensland can expect a budget deficit under $1.7 billion in 2022/23, but there will be two more years in the red before the books are back in black.

First responders to a boat crash say they were not prepared for the scale or severity of injuries they encountered when they touched down at a remote tourist attraction.

With a population of just 648, the remote north-west Queensland town of Richmond doesn't offer maternity services, so it was a shock when a mum-to-be on an outback station called in the RFDS for birthing support.

After the former disability discrimination commissioner spoke out about his recent experience in Adelaide, more accounts have emerged of rough handling at Australian airports — including from model Akii Ngo, who said they were told they "should have held on tighter" after falling from a chair.

Plans to upgrade the Royal Flying Doctor Service's visitor centre in Broken Hill have been propelled forward, with the NSW government dedicating $5.5 million in funding.

More than $80 million will be spent on genetic testing for those planning pregnancy, while $58 million will be spent on endometriosis treatment.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service will get $1 billion over 10 years in the federal budget, which its executive director says will help to minimise fuel price shocks.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service will start a second aeromedical service at its Broken Hill Base in the second week of March.