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Rose InnesEducation Reporter

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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Education

Happy young school boy in a classroom counting on his fingers

Vital school item many Qld parents can no longer afford

Queensland parents are drowning in back to school requirements, meaning many kids are missing out.

Emergency Services

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls at media conference in Brisbane. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Qld health boost as ambulance centre gets $8m upgrade

Queenslanders will get greater access to paramedics, specialist doctors and registered nurses following the announcement of a $8.31m health centre upgrade.

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Schools. Ormiston College. Pic Jono Searle.

VIP dinner, gifts: Sexism scandal engulfs elite private school

A SEQ private school has been rocked by gender discrimination accusations with parents claiming boys’ sporting teams are repeatedly given more opportunities than girls.

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Lachlan Quarmby, 27, Mischa Powell, 18, and Lily McConnell, 17, at Australian Catholic University. 5 February, 2025. Picture: Tara Croser.

‘Vital profession’: The uni course that’s suddenly back in vogue

Enrolments in this university course are soaring across the nation, with a major campus in Brisbane up 41 per cent on last year.

Tertiary

Footage from a QUT event showed Sarah Schwartz, who leads the controversial left-wing Jewish Council of Australia, speaking about “Dutton’s Jew”, accusing the Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of politicising the Jewish community.

Uni’s update on review into controversial ‘anti-racist’ event

The Queensland University of Technology has announced new details about a review into a of a controversial ‘anti-racism’ event last month that sparked national outrage.

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Rear view of middle school students studying in classroom Picture: istock

Burnout, pressure: Shock figures show Qld school attendance sliding

Attendance rates in Queensland’s public schools are falling, with principals calling for major changes to the curriculum, as they reveal what they say are the three biggest issues needing to be addressed. HAVE YOUR SAY

Tertiary

University of Queensland campus at St Lucia. Picture Lachie Millard

Qld HECS debts to be slashed by $5k under Labor election promise

Queensland university students will have an average of $5350 wiped from their HECS debts under a proposal from the federal Labor government if it is re-elected this year.

Early Education

STAYING HOME: South Burnett schools are using technology to help kids learn from home. Photo: file

The best educational apps for your child

Educational apps are leading the change for learning both in and outside classrooms across the country with parents, experts and principals revealing their tips and tricks ahead of the start of school.

Education

Taryn Kidd with daughter Rosie Kidd 7yrs, a back to school bullying story (ways to avoid bullying and make friends), Fig Tree Pocket, on Friday 24th January 2025 - Photo Steve Pohlner

Back to school: How to avoid bullying

Parents and experts have shared their advice on how to avoid bullying as back to school kicks off including everything from warning signs to how to make friends.

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Richard Gray of the Grange with daughter Phoebe Gray, 15, with school supplies, Wilson. Picture: Liam Kidston

The shock cost of getting our kids back to school

Preparing for the start of the school year is always a financial stretch, but now the true cost for Queensland families has been revealed.

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