Ex Premier Anna Bligh announced the plans while launching the Queensland Infrastructure Plan.

It was written by Gillian Abel ( a senior public health researcher and lecturer at the University of Otago, New Zealand ), Lisa Fitzgerald ( a public health sociologist and social science lecturer in the School of Population Health, University of Queensland ), and Catherine Healy ( a founding member of the New Zealand Prostitutes ' Collective ).

In the latter part of 2005, Beattie faced potentially his most serious political crisis: the revelations and inquiries into Queensland Health and the Bundaberg public hospital after Jayant Patel, an Indian-born surgeon who was struck off the register in the United States for malpractice, performed several botched operations in the hospital, some of which resulted in death, and then fled the country to the US.

In 2008 a Queensland Health report found that more than 10 % of children in Mount Isa had blood lead levels above World Health Organization recommendations.

In Australia, a psychologist was found guilty of malpractice for using Theophostic methods in 2006 by the Queensland Health Practitioners Tribunal.

Opposition parties and community groups protested that the terms of reference were narrow, avoiding investigation into broader allegations of maladministration of Queensland Health and bullying of departmental employees.

Lawrence James Springborg ( born 17 February 1968 ) is an Australian politician who was sworn in as Queensland's Minister for Health on 3 April 2012 and is a former Leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland.

From 2004 to 2006 she was a Judge on the Queensland Mental Health Court.

" Queensland Health Minister Geoff Wilson advised attendees " not to take nonsense too seriously ".

* In the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the Electoral district of Sandgate is represented by Vicky Darling ( Labor ), who succeeded Gordon Nuttall, the former Health Minister and member since 1992.

The Robina Hospital was originally a private hospital and was purchased by Queensland Health in 2002.

The first official evaluation of Sister Kenny's work took place in Townsville in 1934, under the auspices of the Queensland Health Department.

In 2003, Patel moved to the position of Director of Surgery at the Bundaberg Base Hospital where he was employed by Queensland Health ( the state government department of health in Queensland ) under an " area of need " program where overseas trained doctors are employed in predominantly regional understaffed areas.

On 22 March 2005 Stuart Copeland, the Queensland Shadow Minister for Health, raised the issue of Patel's clinical practice during " Question Time " in the Queensland Parliament.

* 2nd Health Support Battalion, ( Enoggera, Queensland )

Queensland Health is the department of the Government of Queensland responsible for operating and administering the public health system of the Australian State of Queensland.

In 2010, Queensland Health had approximately 78, 000 employees across the state.

Queensland Health and the Bundaberg Base Hospital were involved in a scandal surrounding the employment of surgeon Jayant Patel.

A second inquiry known as the Davies Inquiry found that the Queensland Health district manager and the hospital's Director of Medical Services had mostly ignored more than 20 complaints regarding Patel.

Queensland Health was restructured toward the end of 2005 from 38 " health districts " to 20.

In 1975, Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam recommended to the Queen that Sir Colin Hannah, then Governor of Queensland, have his dormant commission revoked for having made public political statements.

* 1901 – Sir James Dickson, Premier of Queensland, Australian Minister for Defence ( b. 1832 )

* January 10 – Sir James Dickson, Premier of Queensland, Australian Minister for Defence ( born 1832

The Queensland Sports Minister, Judy Spence, said that using nigger would be unacceptable, for the stand or on any commemorative plaque.

It was opened on 2 October 1998 by the Queensland Minister for Transport, Steve Bredhauer, and the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Jim Soorley.

The CAAB recommended that Laurie Thomas, a former Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia and of the Queensland Art Gallery be appointed Director, but the Prime Minister John Gorton took no action on this recommendation, as he apparently favoured the appointment of James Johnson Sweeney, although he was already 70.

He developed close friendships with two judges of the High Court of Australia, Sir Samuel Griffith ( the Chief Justice, and former Premier of Queensland ) and Sir Edmund Barton ( former Prime Minister of Australia ).

The USNO Chief Minister, Mustapha Harun, was also known for favouring political patronage as a means of allocating valuable timber contracts, and living an extravagant lifestyle, being ferried to his A $ 1 million Queensland home by jets provided with Sabahan public funds.

In 1953 the Carnival of Flowers was the subject of a sponsored film produced by the Queensland Minister for Lands and Irrigation.

Notable politicians have declared support for independence, including Bob Katter and former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, who in August 2011 wrote to Prime Minister Julia Gillard in support of Torres Strait Islands independence from Australia ; Prime Minister Gillard said in October 2011 " her government will respectfully consider the Torres Strait's request for self-government ".

The Joh for Canberra or Joh for PM campaign was an attempt by the Queensland branch of the National Party of Australia to install Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen as Prime Minister of Australia.

Bjelke-Petersen had no party base outside the Queensland National Party, and since Australia's Westminster system requires the Prime Minister to be capable of commanding a majority in the House of Representatives, in practice Bjelke-Petersen would have required the support of the Liberal Party and other state branches of the National Party, who were in any case in no position to do so without first winning the 1987 election.

On 8 February 2007 the Johnstone Shire Council was sacked by the Queensland State Government by Queensland's Local Government Minister, Andrew Fraser because of internal conflict, inappropriate behaviour and financial problems, despite an issued show cause presented on 2 August 2006.

Other Australian public figures that have been called " teflon coated " include Queensland Premier, Sir Johannes " Joh " Bjelke-Petersen and Prime Minister, Paul Keating.

It also saw the entrenched status of the Queensland Labor Party with its untouchable majority, despite allegations of bullying by senior Ministers, improper private use of public vehicles, the " Wingate " affair involving first-time Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Liddy Clark, and the Government's repeated use of Freedom of Information laws to prevent the publication of potentially damaging information.

The Borbidge government was almost immediately beset by scandal when it was revealed that during the Mundingburra by-election campaign, Borbidge and Cooper ( now Minister for Police ) had signed a secret Memorandum of Understanding with the Queensland Police Union guaranteeing the QPU the repeal of unpopular Goss government measures, the power of veto over senior police appointments, and increased police funding in return for a donation of $ 20, 000 to the by-election campaign.

The old Willows Paceway was offered by Queensland Sports Minister Bob Gibbs to the fledgling club, with local developers such as Joe Goicoechea and Laurence Lancini taking on the redevelopment of this site.

During June 2009, the Federal Minister for Education announced the removal of UAI and the introduction of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank, or ATAR, for Year 12 students of 2009 within the ACT and New South Wales, and for the rest of the country excluding Queensland in 2010.

The division was formed in 1992 and is named after Sir James Dickson, a leading advocate in Australian Federation, Queensland Premier and Minister for Defence in first Australian Ministry.

These are the Universities of Melbourne, Adelaide and Western Australia, the Minister for Education and Training, New South Wales, the Minister of Education and Industrial Relations, Queensland and the Minister for Education and Skills, Tasmania through the University of Tasmania.

Of the ten Australians appointed since 1965, Lord Casey, Sir Paul Hasluck and Bill Hayden were former federal parliamentarians ; Sir John Kerr was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales ; Sir Ninian Stephen and Sir William Deane were appointed from the bench of the High Court ; Sir Zelman Cowen was a vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland and constitutional lawyer ; Peter Hollingworth was the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane ; and Major-General Michael Jeffery was a retired military officer and former Governor of Western Australia.

* November 16 – Queensland and Northern Territory Aviation Services ( Qantas ) is founded by Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinniss.

But he was unsuccessful in persuading the majority of rural voters, particularly in Queensland, that the proposed changes, particularly the goods and services tax ( GST ) was in their interests, and Labor under Paul Keating won the 1993 election.

Queensland Chief Justice Paul de Jersey grew up in Maryborough, where his father was the headmaster of Albert State School.

A bye in round 14 gifted them with the chance to train hard for a week without a match, and skipper Paul Gallen lead the NSW Blues Origin team to a memorable 18-8 victory over Queensland, with an inspirational performance.

Paul Christopher Neville ( born 20 March 1940 ), Australian politician, has been a Liberal National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Hinkler, Queensland.

Hervey Bay is represented in the Parliament of Queensland by LNP member Ted Sorensen, who defeated Labor's Andrew McNamara in the 2009 Queensland state elections, and in the Commonwealth Parliament by the Nationals member for Hinkler, Paul Neville.

* October 29, 1995: Handyman and mechanic and convicted sex offender Paul Stephen Osborne raped and bashed to death 10-year-old Leanne Oliver and nine-year-old Patricia Leedie with a tree branch and wheel jack at Warana Beach, Queensland, Australia.

Cameron Paul Thompson ( born 1 October 1960 ) was an Australian politician in Queensland.

The Chief Justice of Queensland, Paul de Jersey AC, said the laws have " brought about marked erosion of a fundamental right to adequate compensation " for injury and that the critical issue now is " the need for active reconsideration of whether the so-called reforms have proven justified, or should be wound back " ( February 2006 address to the Australian Lawyers Alliance ).

In round four, Matthew Bowen set a new club record for most games played when he made his 204th appearance, surpassing Paul Bowman ’ s 203 games, while Johnathan Thurston took over Josh Hannay ’ s record for most NRL points for North Queensland when he converted his own try against St George Illawarra in round nine.

However, the Chief Justice of Queensland, Paul de Jersey defended the appointment, arguing that it was appropriate because of the apparent absence of any suggestion of political or institutional corruption.

Saša Ognenovski joined the club from Queensland Roar to help shore up the defence, midfielder Paul Reid joined from Brighton & Hove Albion F. C., while promising youngsters Scott Jamieson, Daniel Mullen, Mark Birighitti and Robert Younis also signed.

Paul Marek, ( born 25 July 1964 in Mount Isa ), Australian politician, was the National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2 March 1996 until 3 October 1998, representing the Division of Capricornia, Queensland.

The Court is headed by the Chief Justice of Queensland ( currently Chief Justice Paul de Jersey ) who sits in both the Trial Division and the Court of Appeal.

* 10 October 1996-Tjandamurra O ' Shane was set alight in a school playground in Cairns, Queensland by unemployed drifter Paul Wade Streeton.

* 23 June 2000-Childers Palace Fire-Robert Paul Long set fire to a backpacker's hostel in Childers, Queensland ; 15 people were killed.

* Salzman, Paul ( 1993 ) Hopelessly Tangled in Female Arms and Legs: Elizabeth Jolley's Fictions U of Queensland P: St Lucia, Queensland

Paul Morris and Cameron McConville joined the team for the Queensland 500 and Bathurst 1000, with Lowndes and McConville finishing third at the Queensland 500 and second at the Bathurst 1000.

Dew Process is an Australian independent record label, based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, founded and owned by prominent Australian music industry figure, Paul Piticco.