Kindy kids who play outside in the bush or at the beach are more likely to perform better in maths, science and technology when they start school.

A labor stalwart says the Palaszczuk government should use the looming Coaldrake review as a “reset”, as another warns it will make for a “challenging time” for politicians and bureaucrats.

Queensland parents already feeling the pinch amid the cost-of-living crisis have been slugged with extra day­care fees, with some centres hiking prices by as much as 8 per cent.

And a deal to secure supply of Moderna’s Covid jab for Aussie kids aged 5 and under has been left to the health department, despite Labor previously criticising the former government for not taking leadership on vaccines.

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