Cape York Weekly FREE – #140 | Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Editor Matt Nicholls: 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
INSIDE TODAY
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Cape York cowboy Luke Quartermaine held on for dear life to win the Bushman’s Saddle Bronc at Laura as thousands turned out for the annual races and rodeo weekend. Four-page liftout – Inside
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Health boss walks after girl’s death
Review needed By MATT NICHOLLS
QUEENSLAND’S Leader of the Opposition has called on Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and the Health Minister to urgently visit Cape York and the Torres Strait to discuss “serious health service failures” in the region. Speaking from Thursday Island yesterday, David Crisafulli backed
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the calls from local leaders for an independent review of local health services, held at arms-length from Queensland Health. “There has to be an independent inquiry,” the LNP leader said. “Queenslanders deserve a worldclass health service, no matter where they live. “This is not the fault of the frontline doctors and nurses.
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“I’m calling on the Premier and the Minister (Shannon Fentiman) to get here immediately. “This is situation critical.” Mr Crisafulli’s statement came on the back of the resignation of Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service CEO Beverley Hamerton, who stood down last Thursday for “personal reasons”. Her resignation was a week
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after the death of girl at Bamaga Hospital, which was said to be a preventable death by NPA mayor Patricia Yusia. Mr Crisafulli said the community deserved answers. “A review must be conducted independently. This cannot be another inside job that is never publicly released,” he said. Continued – Page 2
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