THE embattled Health Minister must be held accountable for the failings at Mackay Hospital.
The timing of the announcement regarding Mackay Hospital adds more fuel to the Integrity Crisis and proves the Palaszczuk Government has not learned from the Coaldrake Review.
The timing of the announcement is dripping in arrogance.
Despite having show cause notices for weeks, yesterday Yvette D’Ath rushed through an extraordinary meeting with the Governor, on the very same day the failings of the Palaszczuk government were exposed in another damning report.
In a feeble attempt to break a media cycle, the Health Minister puts out a media release at 6:30am the very next day.
This announcement could have been made at any other time but the Palaszczuk Government chose that very moment.
It’s calculated and underhanded.
Victims of domestic and family violence and the mothers of Mackay are the ones who lose when the government has no interest in letting the sun shine in on critical issues we must repair.
Let the sun shine in.
The Health Minister cannot escape responsibility for what happened at Mackay Hospital and her atrocious handling of the situation which she refused to acknowledge for so long.
How many mothers were maimed while the Health Minister refused to listen?
The Opposition was sounding the alarm about Mackay Hospital for more than a year before the Health Minister showed any interest.
The Health Minister must be sacked.
If the Premier values transparency and believes in accountability then there is no way the Health Minister can keep her job.
Why won’t the Premier listen to the mothers of Mackay who have called for the Minister to go?
Why don’t their voices matter?
You can now add the calculated, underhanded and arrogant timing of today’s announcement to the list of reasons why Yvette D’Ath should be sacked.