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Japanese encephalitis virus warning ahead of wet summer

After a few quiet months, Queensland health authorities are warning against complacency when it comes to fatal mosquito-borne disease.

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Women share experiences with perinatal anxiety and depression to help others reach out

Queensland mothers are sharing their experiences with perinatal anxiety and depression in the hopes of helping other parents reach out for support.

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Lab boss Cathie Allen asked 'in what universe' she thought it was OK to amend document bound for DNA inquiry

Cathie Allen has finished giving evidence after four days. She said she gave Queensland Health's legal team both the original document and an amended version.

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Qld denies hindering UN prison inspectors

The Queensland government has denied hindering UN prison inspectors, saying they were only stopped from visiting some detainees with severe mental illness.

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Qld lab boss 'feels dreadful' for mistake

Queensland Health's director-general was given incorrect information about crime scene DNA sample tests by the director of the state forensics labs.

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NSW using prisoners as political pawns, critics say, after state refuses to let UN inspectors into detention facility

Queensland also revealed to be restricting access to mental health wards, despite Australia’s ratification of UN torture protocol

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Quality manager at Queensland forensic labs not consulted over change in DNA testing protocols, inquiry hears

Helen Gregg, the quality manager at Queensland Health's Forensic and Scientific Services since 2006, says she only became aware of the change this year – more than four years after it was implemented.

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Qld lab halted DNA tests on wrong advice

A decision by Queensland's forensics lab not to test certain DNA samples as thoroughly as possible saved less than $1 million a year, a hearing has been told.

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Provision of maternity services to be hit across Australia after damning Mackay Base Hospital report findings

A damning report into the Mackay Base Hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology unit is expected to create shock waves for maternity services across Australia.

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DNA retesting paused in Queensland after police fears process could exhaust evidence, inquiry hears

The inquiry heard Queensland police had concerns a blanket approach to concentrating the samples could make a profile unusable.

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FBI expert critical of Qld forensic lab

An internationally renowned forensic expert has criticised Queensland's government-run forensic lab at an inquiry into DNA testing failures.

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Qld Police trusted advice on DNA testing

Queensland Police didn't understand changes to testing proposed by a government-run forensics lab, an inquiry into the state's DNA scandal has heard.

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Vapes and illegal tobacco seized from southern Queensland stores in police raids after tip-offs

Members of the public reported the suspected illegal sale of the nicotine products to police and Queensland Health amid a state-wide crackdown.

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Police inspector tells DNA inquiry into Queensland's forensic lab murder was allegedly solved after sample retested

A police inspector tells the inquiry samples taken from an unnamed murder victim returned a usable DNA profile after being retested by Queensland's troubled forensic lab.

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Fatigued junior doctors paint 'dire' picture for Australian Medical Association Qld survey

Almost 60 per cent of junior doctors are concerned about making fatigue-related mistakes, an Australian Medical Association survey reveals, with an increasing number believing there will be negative consequences if they report incidents.

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Queensland lab at the centre of DNA testing failures allegedly beset by workplace conflicts

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

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Staff shortages and underfunding behind Queensland's DNA testing scandal, union says

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.

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What's open and what's closed in Queensland on the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II?

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.

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Doomadgee inquest hears of more systemic issues, prejudice and a need for solutions

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.

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Scheduling for elective surgeries in Queensland in disarray after public holiday to mark Queen Elizabeth's death

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

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Queensland Health has hundreds of thousands of people waiting for specialist outpatient care

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.

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Queensland approaches 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, new 'traffic light' COVID warning system announced

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.

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Queensland in 'new stage' of COVID-19 pandemic, changes to vaccine mandate, reliance on health directives and reporting flagged

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.

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Queensland government gets 'Dirty Ashtray Award' over e-cigarettes as survey shows widespread community concern about vaping

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.

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Doomadgee hospital staff say communication breakdowns contributed to deaths

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.

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