BRISBANE, Queensland, March 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services

The Honourable Tim Nicholls

A Fresh Start for Queensland: New Bill to put clinicians in charge and destroy illegal vapes

* The Crisafulli Government delivers on promise to give local clinicians a stronger voice in managing public hospitals. * TheCrisafulli Government's Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 will require that all Hospital and Health Boards include at least one clinician who works for the local Hospital and Health Service. * Bill also allows the seizure and destruction of illegal vapes sooner.

The Crisafulli Government is delivering on its election promise and introduced a new bill...