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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

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Qld to tackle limited abortion access

Queensland's government is looking to expand access to abortion, with many in the state's regions having to travel to Brisbane…

Flu spike, COVID 'double whammy' puts added strain on health system in Queensland regions

Some Queensland regions have recorded flu cases more than 12 times above the average year, putting huge pressure on the…

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Doctors call for masks and vaccines in Queensland schools as COVID-19 cases and deaths rise

Fewer than 32 per cent of five to 11-year-olds in Queensland have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, meanwhile,…

Gladstone Hospital maternity unit on bypass with women forced to go to Rockhampton to give birth

A representative body for obstetricians says it predicted the situation several years ago when the former Mater Hospital was bought…

Queensland COVID-19 hospitalisation numbers increase putting pressure on health care

The number of Queenslanders in hospital with COVID-19 has risen, continuing to put pressure on health services, Health Minister Yvette…

What's the latest news on COVID-19? Here's a recap of the updates on vaccine booster shots, RATs and mask rules

The free RAT scheme is coming to an end, most jurisdictions have tweaked their rules around reinfection, and more people…

COVID-19 cases in Queensland hospitals likely to pass 1,000, CHO says, as isolation rules change

Triage tents are being used outside some hospitals in south-east Queensland, with the number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 across…

COVID-19 outbreak on Coral Princess among crew and passengers as cruise ship docks in Brisbane

Authorities are managing an outbreak of COVID-19 on the Coral Princess as cases around the state near 41,000.

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Qld virus outbreak spreads to cruise ship

Queensland authorities say a COVID-19 outbreak on a cruise ship “was always going to happen”, but the proper protocols to…

How to get your fourth-dose COVID-19 vaccine booster in Queensland

Queensland Pharmacy Guild branch president Chris Owen says there is "no shortage" of vaccines across the community pharmacy network.

Qld hospitals may halt elective surgeries

Elective surgeries may be suspended again in Queensland as the number of active COVID-19 cases in the state nears 40,000.

Queensland's COVID wave 'going to get worse' with more than 2,000 health workers off sick

The Queensland government is warning of an escalation in the number of health and hospital staff unable to work due…

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Australia travel rules: Australia to lift all Covid-19 restrictions for international arrivals

Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neill confirmed on Sunday that the Digital Passenger Declaration would be scrapped

Hell and high water

Good morning, early birds. Greater Sydney braces for intense flooding in what has been described as a “life-threatening situation”, and…

COVID-19 vaccination rules for international travel to end this week

Australia's pandemic death toll has tipped past the grim milestone of 10,000 fatalities, as the country prepares to lift all…

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Third wave of COVID-19 could peak higher than second wave, Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says

Yvette D'Ath says it is important for people to remember that COVID-19 is still having an impact on communities, with…

Australian virus border restrictions end

Australia's pandemic death toll has tipped past the grim milestone of 10,000 fatalities, as the country prepares to lift all…

Australia surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths

Victoria has recorded another 22 COVID-19 deaths, as Australia’s toll in the pandemic tipped past the grim milestone of 10,000…

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Coomera Hospital funding does little to ease immediate health problems, says GP

A Gold Coast general practitioner says pressure on clinics and hospital emergency departments doesn't look set to ease soon despite…

Qld wants more medical student funding

The Queensland government says the Commonwealth should fund more medical student placements so states can grow the nation's health workforce.

Qld govt earmarks $750m for cancer centre

The Queensland government has announced a $750 million investment in a new cancer centre in Brisbane to help take the…

Thousands of Queenslanders in the dark over COVID-19 hotel quarantine fee waivers

As of this month, 16,762 Queenslanders are either still having their hotel quarantine waiver applications processed or considered — or…

Queensland to hold inquiry into DNA testing at forensics lab amid accusations it failed victims

Minister acknowledges family of Shandee Blackburn, who was fatally stabbed in 2013 in a case that sparked calls for reform

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Calls for independent inquiry into Queensland forensic lab as DNA testing failures prompt criminal cases to be reviewed

A government review into DNA testing at a state-run forensics laboratory is labelled "manifestly inadequate" by a former employee after…