Patients demand fix to 'unacceptable' travel subsidy scheme
By James C Taylor

Kevin O’Neill says Queensland's patient travel subsidy scheme left him stranded with a dangerous medical condition 300 kilometres from home. Patient advocates say it is one of a litany of failures they hope will be fixed in a review of the scheme.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/queensland-patient-travel-subsidy-scheme-review/106733366

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Patients demand fix to 'unacceptable' travel subsidy scheme

Kevin O’Neill says Queensland's patient travel subsidy scheme left him stranded with a dangerous medical condition 300 kilometres from home. Patient advocates say it is one of a litany of failures they hope will be fixed in a review of the scheme.