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Sharp increase in Queensland teacher vacancies as non-teaching staff front classes to stay open

New figures reveal the extent of the teacher workforce shortage gripping Queensland state schools.

ABC News · Jun 24, 2022

Qld couriers to have set pay, conditions

A Queensland parliamentary committee is assessing proposed laws to regulate the pay and conditions of transport workers including gig couriers and truckies.

AAP · Jun 23, 2022

Charleville racetrack unusable despite state government Country Racing Program grant

A trainer's move back to his hometown has been soured by failed track upgrades that have left him no choice but to cart his horses hundreds of kilometres for race meets.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2022

Queensland school suspension figures show Indigenous over-representation

The latest figures show First Nations students account for more than a quarter of all school suspensions, exclusions and enrolment cancellations, despite Indigenous people making up a much smaller share of the overall population.

ABC News · May 3, 2022

Qld schools could be moved after floods

Six Queensland schools severely damaged in floods last month may need to be relocated to higher ground, while the government is reassessing a planned school.

AAP · Apr 18, 2022

What is the future for Queensland's flood-prone schools?

Seven weeks on from the rain bomb that flooded south-east Queensland, the state's worst-hit schools reopen for the start of term 2, but the focus has now turned to their long-term future.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2022

Queensland teacher shortage reaching 'crisis point' with 270 vacant teaching posts

Teacher shortages across parts of regional Queensland are reaching "crisis point", turning classrooms into little more than child minding centres, parent advocates say.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022

One in 50 Queensland students contract COVID as government slammed over ventilation audits

Queensland schools are being encouraged to reinstate mask-wearing protocols after a week in which more than 15,000 students tested positive.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2022

COVID-19 cases have spiked by 55 per cent in Queensland state schools

Queensland state schools are experiencing a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, which has seen some institutions reintroducing mask mandates.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2022

Here are the Queensland schools closed on Wednesday as flood clean-up continues

Education Minister Grace Grace gives the go-ahead for most flood-affected state schools to reopen, but around 150 will remain shut.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022