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Queensland health authorities hint at possible easing of COVID-19 quarantine rules for close contacts

Queensland's Health Minister Yvette D'Ath flags quarantine requirements for close contacts of COVID-19 cases could be scrapped after the state passes the peak of its Omicron wave.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2022

Qld close contact rules could be relaxed

Queensland is considering relaxing COVID-19 close contact isolation rules to bring the state into line with NSW and Victoria.

AAP · Apr 20, 2022

Regional Queensland's 'troubling' healthcare situation a result of bureaucracy, leaders say

Disillusioned residents say they feel the government has "lost the care factor" when it comes to regional Queensland's healthcare crisis. As further cut-backs hit desperate rural communities, government leaders say they plan to improve communication and fill vacant jobs.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

Qld extends CHO pandemic powers until Oct

Queensland's Labor government has extended the chief health officer's pandemic powers for six months, without Liberal National Party or crossbench support.

AAP · Mar 31, 2022

Greens and LNP in rare agreement over Queensland government’s pandemic powers

Annastacia Palaszczuk government’s push to extend Covid pandemic powers meets opposition in parliament

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022

Queensland Health's acting director-general Shaun Drummond appointed while under internal investigation into 'suspected corrupt conduct' over defamation lawsuit

Shaun Drummond, who was appointed as Queensland Health's acting director-general this month, remains under internal investigation over a taxpayer-funded defamation lawsuit against a former mental health patient.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2022

Qld seeks more health funding in budget

Queensland is calling for more public health funding in the upcoming federal budget as the system faces increasing public pressure.

AAP · Mar 27, 2022

Queensland calls for more public health funding in the upcoming federal budget

Queensland's Health Minister wants Tuesday's federal budget to include a 50:50 split for public health funding, equating to an extra $1.5 billion a year — saying she's not the only state minister making the call.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2022

Queensland COVID-19 wave fuelled by BA.2 sub-variant expected to peak in April, health officials say

Queensland is dealing with its second Omicron wave of COVID-19 which is expected to peak in April. About 2,400 workers are currently not at work because they have had to quarantine or have tested positive.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2022

Queenslanders hit by COVID-19 and flooding are struggling to get their lives back on track

As health authorities warn another wave of COVID-19 has hit Queensland, some families, like the Brodies, have been unlucky enough to have caught COVID twice in just two months while also dealing with the disruption of the floods.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022