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Why students at these Brisbane schools rarely get suspended
Some of the city’s biggest schools are bursting at the seams, but they’re also managing student behaviour in a way that means suspensions and expulsions are rare.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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For all the publicity, here’s what you don’t know about Bluey’s World
With Bluey’s World finally open in Brisbane, here’s a guide to everything you might not know about the real-life experience.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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The Brisbane streets where parking meters are busy and spots are rare
Brisbane Times reveals the streets where it’s hardest to find a parking spot – and what that says about the city.
- by Felicity Caldwell
How this small school is producing some of Brisbane’s happiest kids
Nestled among trees next to a creek, this small inner-city school is one of Brisbane’s best secrets, where children as young as four are taught philosophy and how to think.
- by Felicity Caldwell
There’s an extra week of school this year, but some kids have been told to take holidays
Queensland students have been given the green light to take holidays during the final week of term at some state schools, with parents told their children will be supervised but won’t have normal classes.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Queensland election 2024 as it happened: David Crisafulli declares victory, saying Queensland has voted for a majority LNP government
David Crisafulli says the LNP must prove itself worthy of governing long-term, reminding the party faithful “we haven’t won back-to-back elections in this state since 1986”. Look back on our live coverage of the night’s events.
- by Sean Parnell, Felicity Caldwell and Rosanna Ryan
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Most Qld kids don’t learn languages any more, but these schools are bucking the trend
Kitty did most of her high school classes in Spanish, but she’s part of a shrinking cohort of Queensland students learning a language.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Everything you need to know about the Brisbane Metro
Here’s how, where and when to catch Brisbane’s newest public transport service – and a surprising remark about whether it will keep its controversial name.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Want to get cycles and scooters off CBD footpaths? A solution was around in 1995
Share the footpath or set out on an epic adventure? This city journey is more complicated than it looks.
- by Felicity Caldwell
First survey reveals what Brisbane honestly thinks about 50¢ fares
Did cheaper fares make public transport trips run on time? The numbers are in on what people really think about their bus, train and CityCat services.
- by Felicity Caldwell
‘Serious warning signs’: UQ clocks worst global ranking in eight years
The university has fallen seven places on a global index, “most alarmingly in areas of great traditional strength”, it found.
- by Felicity Caldwell and Noel Towell
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/by/felicity-caldwell-grof16