Noosa News
Push to strip ‘unfettered power’ from CHO Dr Jeannette Young
A push to strip the Queensland’s chief health officer of “unfettered power” in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been knocked back in state parliament.
The Greens-led challenge called for greater transparency over health response decisions such as border closures and other restrictions.
Greens MP Michael Berkman proposed an amendment to allow the creation of an oversight committee to be chaired by a crossbencher or a member of the opposition.
But this was voted down in parliament on Wednesday afternoon.
The committee was…
-
General19 hours agoFour charged over alleged six-hour gang rape of girl in south-west Sydney
-
Noosa News21 hours agoLogan City Council to pull out of federal government Climate Active program due to financial pressure, transparency concerns
-
Noosa News15 hours agoPolice officer found not guilty of using restricted database to track former partner
-
Business23 hours agoAiming for rock-solid retirement income? I’d buy these two ASX shares