This week details emerged of a young woman's treatment at Ipswich Hospital, west of Brisbane, after a miscarriage 12 weeks into her pregnancy, sparking immediate political reaction.
Children and staff at the schools are being offered bottled water and free blood tests after lead contamination was detected in drinking water supplies.
Ever bought a cake from a home business or ordered food online from a "dark" kitchen? Queensland is proposing stricter food safety laws for businesses operating from home.
The new laws mean police will issue a warning for first-time minor drug possession and offer a place in a diversionary program. It's hoped thousands of people will be kept out of jail as a result.
Amy Russell says all regional Queensland hospitals should have 24-hour access to ultrasound machines, after her daughter's potentially life-threatening illness was missed.
A decade after he spent time there recovering from a car crash, Dr Dinesh Palipana says he's hearing complaints related to patient care and the dignity of patients while they are in the spinal unit at the Princess Alexandra hospital in Brisbane's inner south.
Stuart Reece says he had to close his Highgate Hill practice late last year after the Medical Board of Australia imposed supervision conditions on his registration.