The Aporia · Catherine Strohfeldt

2026-09-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Senior schooling hard for parents, students to understand, review finds

🔮 A committee hearing held in March proposed parents and students could keep track of the curriculum units being taught at schools by reading it through the QCAA’s online portal. assertive

2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Woman charged after taking 1266 fines in ‘cash for demerit points’ scheme

🔮 She was remanded in custody and was expected to appear before the Brisbane Magistrates Court on September 28. mixed

2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Inner-Brisbane suburb tops Australian picks for coolest suburbs

🔮 I [had] always said if I moved here I would definitely live in New Farm,” she said. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Artist’s uniquely Queensland ode to her 101-year-old dad wins top portrait prize

🔮 Among the finalists displayed in the State Library of Queensland exhibition, two members of the same family sit on the one wall – Conor Knight and his father William. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

What makes one Queensland school’s language class a three-time award winner

🔮 The newest accolade comes with a $20,000 grant Pashen hopes will help the program grow both up and out. assertive

2026-09-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald

World rowing hoses down premier’s ‘signed, sealed and delivered’ Rocky claim

🔮 These “technical details” included confirmation that athletes would have access to services and facilities, the rowing bodies said. assertive

2026-09-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald

How students are picking vocational and trade subjects to boost their ATAR

🔮 Less than a year later, as the 16-year-old began showing an interest in university courses, Bolt said picking vocational subjects was the best decision he could have made. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Hot pink 3D-printed gun seized south of Brisbane

🔮 “This seizure highlights the increasing accessibility of these devices and the ability for offenders to conceal firearms in forms that may not resemble traditionally manufactured weapons,” he said. mixed

2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Bus crashes into power poles, parked cars in Woolloongabba

🔮 Five police crews remained at the scene, although a Queensland police spokeswoman said no forensic crash units would be called to the scene. Get alerts on significant breaking news as happens. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Fire investigators to probe inner-city car park blaze

🔮 A blaze in The Greek Club car park in South Brisbane shortly after 5pm will be investigated by the Fire Department on Wednesday morning. assertive

2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Fragmented’ care contributed to Brisbane woman’s death: coroner

🔮 The death of a 69-year-old Brisbane woman during medical testing might prompt a rethink of southern Brisbane’s health and hospital system, a coronial report has suggested. assertive

2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Falcon named Sparrow missing from Brisbane wildlife sanctuary

🔮 “She would only be probably about, 20 centimetres tall standing … quite a small bird compared to other raptors,” he said. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

We looked at staff salaries at Brisbane’s private schools. These pay the most

🔮 It would pay senior teaching staff as much as $140,000 by January next year, which Independent Education Union Queensland branch secretary Terry Burke said would match Brisbane Girls Grammar School salaries. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Why Queensland hasn’t followed interstate crackdown on screens in classes

🔮 From term 1 next year, schools in NSW and Victoria will introduce dedicated time away from devices – including computers, tablets, and interactive whiteboards – and limits on their use as restrictive as 15 minutes each day. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Catholic schools knock back IVF leave in new workplace offer

🔮 Queensland’s Catholic schools are ignoring union demands for a generous reproductive leave policy that would put private school teachers on equal footing with their state sector colleagues. assertive

2026-10-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Brisbane school stalls iPad program as cloud hangs over classroom tech

🔮 Although the Queensland government favours a “balance” between traditional and digital teaching, other eastern states plan to pare back screen use in classrooms next year. Corinda State School, in south-west Brisbane, has announced it will delay a plan to overhaul its one-for-one iPad program – running from years 4 to 6 – after a vote by parents and school leaders last year. Instead, it will offer school-owned devices shared between two students for a year, until families buy their own laptops for years 5 and 6. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Man sought over inner-city supermarket sexual assault

🔮 On Wednesday, officers released the image of a man they believed could help piece together the events of the assault at the Fish Lane Woolworths on Melbourne Street, in South Brisbane. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Contraband discovery shuts down inner-city high school formal

🔮 It could not provide details of the punishment in the interests of the students’ privacy. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Man in critical condition after being mauled by two dogs in Brisbane park

🔮 The Chermside parkrun, which tracks a course through 7th Brigade Park, warned runners on Friday night that Saturday morning’s event could be cancelled due to two pit bulls on the loose. assertive

2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Minister rules out public deadlines, timetables to boost Games budget faith

🔮 Sports Minister Tim Mander has doubled down on verbal assurances that big builds for the 2032 Olympic Games will remain within budget, despite polling showing waning public confidence. mixed

2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Brisbane the coldest capital as week of rain to soak south-east

🔮 Brisbane was forecast to remain colder than other Australian capital cities on Monday, with a band of rain sitting over the state’s south-east expected to remain until early next week. assertive

2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Riders scramble to ‘lock’ e-scooters to speed limits

🔮 E-scooter owners have until the end of February to “lock” their device to a limit of 25km/h, while riders of already legal e-bikes will have to fork out up to $70 for a special check and sticker. mixed

2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Family raises support for dog mauling victim as park death probe continues

🔮 Family friend Aryan Sirohi launched a fundraising campaign for Malik and his wife, writing that Malik will be unable to work for a long time. “What should have been an ordinary evening became a frightening, life-changing experience. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Flood warning as first severe thunderstorm of the season closes in on Brisbane

🔮 A severe thunderstorm is forecast for Brisbane on Thursday morning, with the weather bureau warning residents in the city’s west to secure vehicles and prepare for power outages. assertive

2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Embattled Queensland minister resigns from cabinet

🔮 Shortly after 8am on Friday, the ABC reported Camm would no longer hold those roles. assertive

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