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Rose Innes is the Education Reporter for The Courier Mail. Her passion for the industry stems from her core belief that everyone has a story to tell and deserves to be heard. She has experience reporting across a range of areas including health, crime, politics, court and breaking and general news.

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Queensland teachers are quitting in droves.

One Qld school, 12 jobs vacant as teachers quit in droves

One school near Brisbane is advertising jobs for 12 teachers -including for maths, English and PE – and it’s not the only one caught up in a growing Qld teacher crisis. WHERE THE JOBS ARE

Education

Damion Douglass is a teacher who sent a letter to the government calling for better workplace conditions for teachers. Also with his dog Womble. Pics Adam Head

‘16-hour days and I can’t pay my bills’: Teacher’s brutal letter to Premier

Teacher shortages across Queensland are only going to worsen because of poor pay and overwhelming workloads, the state government has been warned.

ExclusiveEducation

De-identified pic of a son and his dad. They have asked that it be a silhouette photo. The son was allegedly abused by teachers at Somerset College.

Teachers at elite Qld school assaulted my son … twice

A Brisbane father has pulled his two children out of an elite Gold Coast school after he claims his son was physically assaulted by teachers on two separate occasions.

Education

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 11, 2025:John-Paul LangbroekGeneral coverage from inside parliamentary sitting day and Question Time.Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

Qld schools set for funding overhaul – but you’re not allowed to see

A major overhaul to Queensland schools is on the cards, if only we were allowed to see how it works.

Education

Aboriginal Elementary school teacher giving a presentation to the class. The students have their hands raised to ask questions in the classroom Picture: istock

‘True disdain’: Qld teachers reject state government pay offer

The Queensland Teachers’ Union has rejected a new pay offer it says is an “affront to teachers and school leaders across the state”, as the deadline for a deal to be struck approaches.

QLD News

Capture of feet and shoes of students in school uniform and leaving shopping mall and walking over pedestrian bridge.

Elite school’s OSHC cops hefty fine after 6yo kids wander off

An elite Brisbane school Outside School Hours Care service has been fined after students were left unsupervised and two young children left the site, found kilometres away on a busy main road.

Lifestyle

Mapped: Best places to raise a family in Qld ranked

The best place to raise a family in Queensland has been revealed, according to new data which has ranked the state’s 80 most liveable suburbs. SEE THE MAP

ExclusiveEducation

Sharon Wilson with her granddaughter Amateil Speers 8yrs in Raceview . Pic Annette Dew

‘Robbed of dignity’: Schoolgirl forced to sit in own urine, faeces after crash

A young girl who suffered life-changing injuries after a car crash that killed her mum is being forced to sit in her own waste at school, her grandmother claims.

Education

These are some of the powerful people who call the shots at Queensland's prestigious private schools.

Who’s really calling the shots at Qld’s most expensive private schools

Lawyers, hospital executives, former politicians and Olympians – these are the power players behind the scenes are some of Queensland’s most prestigious private schools.

Police & Courts

A 62-year-old Bethania man allegedly shot the 35-year-old man twice.

Attempted murder charge after neighbour allegedly shot twice

A man has allegedly been shot twice and his neighbour has been charged with attempted murder after an alleged argument on a suburban street south of Brisbane.

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