Cut the cost of cancer · Queensland

Queensland can cut the cost of cancer.

Cancer care shouldn’t depend on where you live or what you can afford. Join Queenslanders calling for action to cut the cost of cancer.

What we are asking the Queensland Government to do

Fair regional travel support

Regional Queenslanders are paying an average of $118 a night out of their own pocket to cover accommodation above the current subsidy. This is more than $3,000 over a month of treatment. Call on the Queensland Government to strengthen and modernise the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme:

  • Increase the accommodation subsidy to $130 per night, covering at least 70% of typical accommodation costs.
  • Introduce annual indexation for travel and accommodation subsidies.

Deliver the Queensland Comprehensive Cancer Centre

  • Commit to a clear rollout of regional cancer services, bringing treatment and support closer to home for rural and regional Queenslanders.

Make hospital parking genuinely affordable

  • Make hospital parking affordable and consistent for cancer patients, regardless of where they receive treatment.

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