There’s an extra week of school this year,but some kids have been told to take holidays

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.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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As it happened:Brisbane on Tuesday,October 29

As it happened:Brisbane on Tuesday,October 29

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Gabba opponents prepare for round two in fight against rebuild

Gabba opponents prepare for round two in fight against rebuild

Opponents of the Gabba’s Olympic rebuild are preparing for another fight after the election of the Crisafulli government put the project firmly back on the table.

  • byCameron Atfield
As it happened:Brisbane on Monday,October 28

As it happened:Brisbane on Monday,October 28

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‘Bro,I think I’m being set up’:Killer wanted to ‘play God’ by setting abduction trap,court hears

‘Bro,I think I’m being set up’:Killer wanted to ‘play God’ by setting abduction trap,court hears

Lachlan Griffiths was driven to a warehouse in Coopers Plains in January 2022. Police have obtained a photo of his body wrapped in plastic,but the 35-year-old’s remains have never been found.

  • byRex Martinich
‘There will be no cuts’:Crisafulli’s letter to Queensland public servants

‘There will be no cuts’:Crisafulli’s letter to Queensland public servants

Premier David Crisafulli has assured the state’s public servants their jobs are safe and says he will task his ministers with spending time in their departments and outside 1 William Street.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
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Not even a lick of paint:Investors made $1.3 million on this untouched,postwar home

Not even a lick of paint:Investors made $1.3 million on this untouched,postwar home

The vendors were shell-shocked when they made a motza on a postwar house in Camp Hill at the weekend. It was one of 200 scheduled auctions in Brisbane in the past week.

  • bySarah Webb
Miles and Crisafulli already preparing for rematch

Miles and Crisafulli already preparing for rematch

Outgoing Queensland premier Steven Miles looks set to sit opposite his successor as he embarks on a four-year campaign to get his old job back.

  • byCameron Atfield
David Crisafulli’s first move - sacking Mike Kaiser

David Crisafulli’s first move - sacking Mike Kaiser

The premier-elect has sacked top bureaucrat Mike Kaiser,and spoken with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  • byCameron Atfield
Win a jacaranda tree with your purple prose

Win a jacaranda tree with your purple prose

The jacaranda has caused delight since it was introduced to Australia about 160 years ago. This year,the Herald is celebrating with a poetry competition.

  • byJulie Power
‘It’s OK to poo at work’:Is this Queensland’s most-loved social media page?

‘It’s OK to poo at work’:Is this Queensland’s most-loved social media page?

Forget the dry,boring posts you might expect from a government unit. This social media team has taken “light-hearted” to a new level with their eyebrow-raising content.

  • byKristen Camp