'Smacks of blame-shifting': 'Rigged' Qld health crisis inquiry released
A state-ordered inquiry into Queensland's struggling health system has pointed the finger at the federal government.
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A state-ordered inquiry into Queensland's struggling health system has pointed the finger at the federal government.
On Monday, company chair John Wagner confirmed the facility would be for-profit and said the Wagner Corporation would have just as much expertise in running a quarantine facility as the Queensland Department of Health. He told the Guardian the idea was still in its early stages and had only been the subject of negotiations with the state government for two weeks. But the Australian Medical Association has raised some concerns about the proposal, which it wants addressed before any decision is made. AMA Queensland deputy president Dr Bav Manoharan said the local health system will struggle to ...
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