State LNP leader David Crisafulli has demanded an apology from the state government after Education Minister Grace Grace claimed they were exaggerating stories of failures in the healthcare system for ‘political points’.
Patricia Clayton is one of two Queenslanders who appeared alongside Crisafulli to describe her experiences of failure in the public health system, citing the extreme pain she has been in while waiting 150 days for a double hip replacement.
In response to the demand for apology, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk pointed to the Labor government’s plan to inject $100 million into public hospital funding.