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Exclusive: state government was aware of problems at forensic lab, which included bullying complaints and ‘vendettas’ against managers

Questions are raised over whether staff shortages and budget pressures at Queensland's government-run forensic science laboratories drove a controversial ruling that has cast a cloud over thousands of major crime investigations.

In a snap sitting of Queensland parliament last week, the state government passed laws on what would and wouldn't be open for the one-off holiday.

As the coronial inquest into the deaths of three Indigenous women from the Gulf community of Doomadgee concludes its latest sittings in Cairns this week, relatives of the deceased say they are exhausted with frustration and grief.

Queensland Health said the Palaszczuk Government was still "working through any impacts" the public holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth would have on health services.

Heather Jacobs has heart failure and angina and was told in December that she'd be seen at a specialist cardiology clinic within three months. She's still waiting.

Queensland is poised to surpass 2,000 COVID deaths as the state’s Chief Health Officer John Gerrard foreshadows a "traffic light system" to warn the public of virus waves moving forward.

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath announces daily reporting of COVID statistics will be wound back and a blanket COVID-19 vaccine mandate direction for private health care workers will be lifted.

New research finds the majority of Queenslanders think e-cigarettes are highly addictive, vaping should be banned in many public places and vape advertising should not be allowed on social media.

Health professionals from Doomadgee have described the communication breakdowns and lack of resources in the remote Queensland Gulf town that lead to the death of three young women from a disease that was eradicated in non-Indigenous Australian communities in the 1950s and 60s.

The family of a critically ill man are grappling with where to live after being told there is no timeline for their dad and husband's recovery.