Shar Christoff Harris with her son.

‘It’s getting worse and worse’:Dying Perth mother stuck in ED for 36 hours

She posted a video after hospital staff were forced to park her at the end of a hallway and put up a makeshift curtain while they waited for a bed in a ward.

  • Sarah Brookes

Latest

Bec Mueller Sewell,Gitta Mueller and Doug Sewell

‘This should never have happened’:Why almost 100 admissions only made Bec sicker

Bec was admitted to hospital almost 100 times from age 19. There was nowhere safe for her to get better.

  • Kate Aubusson
Victoria is planning to legislate nurse-to-patient ratios in intensive care wards for the first time. But three peak bodies have warned of unintended consequences in the way the bill is worded.

Fears wording of new bill could result in fewer nurses in ICU

Three peak healthcare bodies say that the Victorian government’s draft laws would not stop hospitals from cutting up to three senior nurses per day in the state’s largest ICUs compared to current industry standards.

  • Broede Carmody andKieran Rooney
Elouise and Danny Massa,and their son Joe (left).

‘It hasn’t worked for Joe’:The law change that will end the Northern Beaches Hospital model

The parents of Joe,who died at the controversial hospital,have welcomed a major shake-up that will reset “our moral compass”.

  • Michael McGowan,Angus Thomson andFrances Howe
Hume City Council councillor Jim Overend in front of the Craigieburn Community Hospital which was built months ago but still isn’t open for use.

Two new Melbourne hospitals were built months ago – but locals still can’t use them

Two of the 10 community hospitals promised by the state government in 2018 have been built but remain largely non-operational,frustrating locals who want to start using them.

  • Broede Carmody andAdam Carey
Rebecca Aliberti with daughters Shekinah,Makaysha and Kasharna and husband Francis.

Hospital patients lose free family accommodation for new apartments

The Victorian government stripped free housing from breast cancer patients and parents of ICU babies months ago,with no alternative system in place.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Advertisement
Bankstown nurses

Sydney nurse to fight charges over antisemitic video

An entourage of supporters accompanied the two nurses as they appeared at the Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday morning.

  • Sally Rawsthorne andDaniel Lo Surdo
Index composite image for story on elective surgery waiting lists in NSW Wednesday March 19,2025.

Revealed:The NSW patients waiting the longest for surgery

The number of patients overdue for elective surgery in the state’s public hospitals has tripled as waiting lists reach levels not seen since the COVID pandemic.

  • Angus Thomson
The two Victorian men who died from coronavirus were cancer patients in the oncology department at The Alfred hospital.

‘Bloody hot’:Hospital wards swelter in high temperatures

The heat inside The Alfred has climbed over the past week,leaving patients and their families worried about stifling conditions and prompting an apology from the hospital.

  • Brittany Busch andBroede Carmody
The cost of a one-way trip between Central and the airport will drop from $21.90 to $10.95 during the six-month trial.

What you need to know:Transport,power outages,supermarkets

Brisbane Times has collated the latest information on everything you need to know to get you through this extreme weather event.

  • Marissa Calligeros,Felicity Caldwell andNick Dent