Health

Money to assist blood cancer already exists – just allocate it Minister: Katter

Wednesday, 8 Feb, 2023

THOUSANDS of lives could potentially be saved each year if the Federal Health Minister agrees to allocate revenue already collected by the Commonwealth, to a recruitment campaign encouraging Australians to join the bone marrow donor pool, which could help cure illnesses such as blood cancers.

Poor mobile service in Mission Beach renders 000 useless

Friday, 3 Feb, 2023

RESIDENTS in populated areas of North Queensland have shared worrying stories of calls to emergency services dropping out due to poor mobile service which Kennedy MP Bob Katter has long pleaded with governments to improve.

Regional patients at a loss from inadequate travel subsidy

Wednesday, 1 Feb, 2023

Thousands of regional Queenslanders who travel vast distances to receive medical treatment unavailable to them in their hometowns are being let down by Queensland Health which has not increased the Patient Transport Subsidy Scheme (“PTSS”) for the past 10 years, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have said.

KATTER PLEADS FOR GOVTS TO GREEN-LIGHT “GIFT OF LIFE”

Monday, 23 Jan, 2023

A North Queensland MP desperate to save his cousin and other critically-unwell Australians wants every man, woman and child to be able to receive a free cheek swab kit in the post to see if they can give the gift of life.

Seven wasted months: Visa delays costing NQ and Australia critical doctors

Friday, 25 Nov, 2022

A FRUSTRATING lack of resources and an underwhelming effort to process visa applications is costing North Queensland and the nation critical healthcare professionals during a severe shortage.

Stumpy a real life victim of our health system

Friday, 11 Nov, 2022

As an elected politician, a very big portion of my trade is dealing with issues, problems and, sometimes, very difficult stories of human hardship, suffering and loss.