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Queensland government to ban pill testing in move criticised by health advocates

Liberal National party expected to legislate ban this week, putting an end to testing of illicit drugs at festivals

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Pill-testing scrapped as deadly opioid emerges

A state government has been criticised for closing its pill-testing clinics after a deadly synthetic drug has been detected for the first time.

AAP

Clean-up signals new threats for flood-ravaged region

A flood-hit region looks set to battle more heavy rainfall but experts warn residents will confront another threat when their massive clean-up finally starts.

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Queensland must listen to doctors on puberty blockers ahead of its own ‘ideological views’, AMA says

Comments come after health minister announced on Tuesday a temporary ban on new child patients accessing transgender hormone therapies

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Pill testing to go ahead at Schoolies after backflip

The Queensland government remains staunchly against pill testing, but the free and confidential service will go ahead at Schoolies in a matter of weeks.

AAP

Labor pitches $365m for 50 new GP clinics to woo voters

Two weeks out from election day, Queensland Labor has made a bold pitch to open 50 bulk-billing GP clinics as the opposition eyes a new dam in the southeast.

AAP

Voluntary euthanasia advocates wish Qld laws had come sooner as state prepares for January rollout

Weeks out from Queensland's new voluntary assisted dying laws taking effect, advocates say too many people have suffered "ugly" deaths because change took so long.

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Queensland needs doctors, chefs from overseas according to Home Affairs data showing visa applications, approvals

Chefs and doctors have topped Queensland's list for skilled migration visa applications and approvals in almost every part of the state over the past 12 months.

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Australia reaches grim COVID-19 milestone

Australia has recorded more than 14,000 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic started, while cases continue to fall.

AAP

Gladstone Hospital maternity unit remains on bypass with women in labour turned away

Gladstone Hospital's maternity unit has been on bypass for several weeks, causing stress for expectant women who are not sure where they will be able to give birth.

ABC News

COVID-19 patients fill regional Queensland hospital beds as surgery warning issued

Doctors across regional Queensland say their communities can do more to ease the burden on a health system stretched by a surge in COVID-19 patients.

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New Bundaberg Hospital among big winners of the Queensland budget

Funding for a new Bundaberg Hospital has been welcomed but medical professionals say there is an immediate health crisis that needs attention.

ABC News

Jack Dempsey runs as independent as Hinkler voters rate federal election issues

A "safe" federal LNP seat has become an unexpected battleground where a former state government minister hopes to steal victory from his old party. Here are the issues voters say will matter most.

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