A new audit has revealed that Queensland’s ambulance ramping—the time it takes to transfer patients from an ambulance to the emergency department—has continued climbing “significantly” over the past five years. The audit is the latest report to highlight ongoing problems with the state’s health system, including delays for patients, and mismanagement. “In 2020–21, ambulance lost…
‘You Won’t Be Able to Book Any Billboards in Australia’: Agency Tells Beijing Critic and Human Rights Advocate
December 15, 2021
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Advertising critical of China or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could be barred from running on any billboards in Australia, according to a recording by Senate candidate and student-activist Drew Pavlou. In a recording posted on Pavlou’s Twitter account, an advertising representative explained why his billboard company was turning down an AU$3,000 (US$2,152) campaign—featuring the…
Queensland Remains Highest Australian State for Vaccine Hesitancy
The Melbourne Institute’s vaccine hesitancy tracker has revealed that Queensland remains the most hesitant state in Australia towards the COVID-19 vaccines. The data was released as the national fully vaccinated rate nears 90 percent, with the Melbourne Institute concluding that the rate might not go higher because the fall in hesitancy is slowing across all age…
Queensland Reverses Christmas Isolation Direction for Flight Passengers
The majority of passengers on two flights into Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland will no longer need to spend Christmas isolating after being reduced to casual contact status on Wednesday, after a man onboard was deemed a close contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case. Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath revealed that after lengthy…
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Identified as Casual COVID-19 Contact
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has travelled to Queensland for his re-election campaign after being identified as a casual COVID-19 contact. Morrison was deemed a casual contact after attending the Kincoppal-Rose Bay graduation gala at Darling Harbour in Sydney last Friday. He has returned two negative PCR tests, according to New South Wales (NSW) Health…
Business in Queensland Want Clarity Around Future COVID-19 Rules
Queensland’s peak body for business has called for more clarity from the state government about how the next vaccine milestone could impact trade with concern for regional small businesses that have been hardest hit by COVID-19 public health orders. Businesses have only four more days to prepare for new government rules that mandate how they…
Queensland Shifts Pandemic Focus with CHO Expecting ‘Mild’ Illness for Vaccinated
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer, John Gerrard, said that going forward in the pandemic health authorities in the Australian state would be looking for any “exponential increases” in case numbers in the community, and or, in hospitals, with vaccinated cases expected to have “mild” symptoms. This marks a shift away from monitoring daily case numbers and…
Federal Leaders Begin Doing the Rounds After Domestic Border Reopens
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Anthony Albanese will take advantage of Queensland’s domestic border reopening and begin doing the rounds to visit key seats in preparation for the expected-election next year. The Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) Anthony Albanese began his unofficial campaign in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, on Dec. 13. According to The…
Australian State to Relax Quarantine for Vaccinated Virus Contacts
The Queensland government has announced that it will slash quarantine requirements for vaccinated people identified as close contacts of active COVID-19 cases. Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said that from Jan. 1, fully vaccinated household contacts won’t have to quarantine but will need to get tested on day one and five, wear a protective mask outdoors, and…
Senior Australian Health Official in North Queensland Suspended
A senior health official has been stood down in northern Queensland following an independent review in a move labelled by the opposition as “deeply concerning.” The Mackay Hospital and Health Service has confirmed its executive director of medical services Prof. Phillip Reasbeck has been “suspended from duty.” An independent review into Mackay Base Hospital’s obstetrics…
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