# Australia daily digest — 24 Oct 2026

Two state government announcements made up the Australian day on 24 October. In Queensland, Premier David Crisafulli appointed Amanda Stoker as Minister for Child Safety and for Families, Seniors and Disability Services after Amanda Camm stepped down due to illness. In New South Wales, the government committed $17 million to clear overdue endoscopy procedures, with NSW Health preliminary estimates putting the backlog at about 20,000.

Source-local date: Saturday 24 October 2026 (Australia/Sydney). 2 release(s). Canonical: https://mediarelease.co/digests/au/2026-10-24/

## Releases

### [Premier appoints Child Safety Minister to continue reform agenda](https://mediarelease.co/au/mr02278-premier-appoints-child-safety-minister-to-continue-reform-agenda-24102026.html)

Issued by: David Crisafulli, Premier and Minister for Veterans · Original source: https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/106297

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has appointed Amanda Stoker as Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, after Amanda Camm stepped down due to illness. Natalie Marr joins the assistant ministry as Assistant Minister of Finance, Trade, Employment and Training. Stoker's priorities include implementing the Government's response to the Commission of Inquiry and rolling out a perpetrator electronic monitoring pilot.

### [NSW Government to expedite overdue endoscopies](https://mediarelease.co/au/mr02277-nsw-government-to-expedite-overdue-endoscopies-24102026.html)

Issued by: NSW Health · Original source: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20261024_00.aspx

The NSW Government has announced a $17 million funding boost to expedite overdue endoscopy procedures after NSW Health data collection produced preliminary estimates of about 20,000 overdue procedures, with final figures still to be validated. Capacity will be increased starting with the most urgent cases, and work is underway to centrally monitor endoscopy wait times, which are not currently tracked centrally. About 350,000 endoscopies are performed in NSW each year, including 160,000 through NSW Health.

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