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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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Education

7/5/2024: FEDERAL BUDGET Students (L-R) Olivia Martini 19, studying communications at QUT and Olivia Marcoionni 19, studying pharmacy at UQ , together here at QUT Kelvin Grove, Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail

Queensland the worst for HECS-debt stress

A new report has revealed Queensland has the highest number of university students owing HECS-HELP debts, with a whopping one in 10 unsure if they will ever be able to pay it off.

Police & Courts

Jack’s law expanded: Police to target high-risk venues for weapons

New powers will allow police to use handheld scanners to detect unlawfully possessed knives in high-risk venues, as part of the legacy of a teenager stabbed and killed in Surfers Paradise.

Education

Revealed: Queensland’s top 80 teachers

There have been 84 finalists selected for the Queensland College of Teacher’s TEACHX awards, from almost 350 nominated teachers. SEE THE FULL LIST

QLD Politics

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - AUGUST 22, 2024.Queensland Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace during Question Time at Parliament House in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NewsWire

Grace Grace tears into Greens over ‘ridiculous’ Anna Bligh question

State Development Minister Grace Grace has unloaded on the Greens over what she labelled a “ridiculous and irrelevant” question regarding former premier Anna Bligh. QUESTION TIME

QLD Politics

QWEEKEND - AMY MACMAHON - Greens MP Amy MacMahon who was seriously injured in a car crash in February this year. She is recovering from head and other physical injuries sustained in the crash, but has been back at Parliament recently. Photograph David Kelly

‘Dark hole’: True toll of Greens MP’s horror car crash revealed

South Brisbane MP Amy MacMahon has opened up on her mental health and the struggles following the car crash which “rattled her body and her brain”.

Education

Fears ‘pedophilia’ book has infiltrated Qld schools

Education Minister Di Farmer has vowed to find out whether a controversial book with pedophilic inferences is available to Queensland kids at schools and libraries.

Education

Australian Army soldiers from Battle Group Heeler conduct a clearance of the Urban Operational Training Facility at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Diamond Run 2024. *** Local Caption *** Australian Army personnel from Brisbaneâs 7th Brigade and other supporting elements from throughout Army, the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy and New Zealand Defence Force, conducted Exercise Diamond Run from 10-20 August, 2024 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. The exercise tested the Brigadeâs ability to rapidly deploy, defeat a well-equipped enemy and survive and fight through simulated attacks from chemical weapons. The New Zealand Army sent infantry, logistics and catering personnel. The collaboration was an important step for Plan Anzac that is about ensuring better integration between the Australian and New Zealand armies.

WATCH: Behind the scenes of Qld’s biggest annual war fighting exercise

Simulated chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological and missile attacks are just part of the 7th Brigade’s massive war fighting exercise that takes a whole year to plan.

UpdatedQLD Politics

Childers survivor Richard Tempest and Bundaberg deputy mayor Bill Trevor hand over letters to the parole board president Michael Byrne (pictured). Pic Peter Wallis

Whistleblower bombshell: Claims Parole Board boss romantically linked with Labor staffer

Parliament has been rocked by claims that a long-term Labor staffer was romantically involved with the former president of the Parole Board. QUESTION TIME BLOG

Opinion

Why Qld schools must ‘get rid of the woke deadwood’

Queensland’s schools have been urged to address their own issues in a bid to ultimately tackle bullying affecting so many students. HAVE YOUR SAY

PollEducation

Male Teacher Asking Students Questions During Seminar. Teacher in classroom. Thinkstock

‘Wokeism’ has infiltrated Qld schools. This number proves parents have had a gutful

Parents are so fed up with woke teachers and curriculum that they’re abandoning Queensland schools to protect their kids. VOTE IN OUR POLL

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