Queensland at risk of vaccine shortage after structural collapse at major health facility

Queensland is facing a possible vaccine shortage after a structural collapse at the site of the state’s only vaccine ...

Floor collapse at Toll warehouse causes statewide vaccine shortages

A section of floor has caved-in at Queensland's only vaccine warehouse, causing statewide delays to childhood vaccination ...

Qld’s plummeting vaccination rates leave children unprotected from deadly diseases

Queensland’s youngest children are now less protected against deadly illnesses like polio and whopping cough than they were ...

Queensland health services report financial black hole of almost $1 billion as population booms and ages

The combined deficit of Queensland's health department and 16 hospital and health services in 2024-25 was the worst ever ...
The Cairns Post

Qld health worker shortage worsening, with 46k new workers needed

Health Minister Tim Nicholls has revealed a 21 per cent shortfall in the medical workforce in regional and remote Queensland. The analysis also shows that 72 per cent of workforce growth over the past ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Queensland Health imposes three month closures on illegal tobacco stores after statewide raids

A sweep of tobacconist stores suspected of selling illicit "chop chop" tobacco and nicotine vapes have been shut down for three months across Queensland. Health officials and police swooped on ...
ZDNet

Qld Health staff finger payroll problems

Payroll staff at Queensland Health have said they have identified 70 key problems with the department's SAP-based payroll system. Tens of thousands of staff were underpaid, overpaid, or not paid at ...