How much should the Tooth Fairy pay in 2025?

What’s the going rate for the Tooth Fairy,and should it be adjusted for inflation?

From 10¢ in the ’60s to the generous $20 Josh Frydenberg’s five-year-old received in 2022,Tooth Fairy inflation is real – but that doesn’t make it right.

  • Felicity Caldwell

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Brisbane Grammar School at Spring Hill.

More gridlock ahead as Olympic builds,booming schools clog busy road

More than 5000 students attend three growing schools on Gregory Terrace,and the congestion will only get worse when construction begins on Olympic venues.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Principals.

Why more than half of Queensland’s principals want to quit – and what it means for our kids

Almost 60 per cent of the Queensland principals who took part in a national survey “often seriously consider” quitting – the worst result in the country.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Given our climate and outdoor lifestyle,it seems unlikely Brisbane will ever stop being an early rising city. But we might find a way to embrace both the night and day.

Queensland doesn’t need daylight saving – and neither do the southern states

As southerners wind back their clocks on Sunday to again align with Queensland,it’s time they did so permanently.

  • Felicity Caldwell
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As it happened:David Crisafulli announces stadium at Victoria Park,plus new Olympic infrastructure for Queensland regions

It’s been more than 100 days since the starter’s gun fired on the final review into infrastructure options for Brisbane 2032. And today,we found out what shape our Games will take.

  • Felicity Caldwell andRosanna Ryan
Four in five high schoolers living in West End and Highgate Hill choose to attend their local government high school over an independent or Catholic school.

The suburbs where most families choose state schools over private

This school has so much pulling power,80 per cent of secondary students in its catchment choose a state school over private or Catholic.

  • Felicity Caldwell andCraig Butt
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The Story Bridge footpaths,when they were still open.

Footpaths on the Story Bridge to remain closed for weeks

Footpaths on the Story Bridge will remain shut for at least the next few weeks – and a lengthy suggested detour directs people to a path in the CBD that is also closed.

  • Felicity Caldwell
How do you help a neurodivergent kid make friends?

Some kids have never been invited to a party. Here’s why

Making and keeping friends can be challenging,but for neurodivergent children,these challenges become more complicated.

  • Felicity Caldwell
A homeless person sits outside a cyclone refuge centre in Brisbane,on March 7,as the city prepares for the arrival of cyclone Alfred.

Homeless people kicked out of Brisbane’s parks,tents removed

Brisbane’s rough sleepers will be moved on under a crackdown by council,with the mayor insisting that “parks and playgrounds should be safe spaces for everyone to enjoy”.

  • Felicity Caldwell
The cost of a one-way trip between Central and the airport will drop from $21.90 to $10.95 during the six-month trial.

What you need to know:Transport,power outages,supermarkets

Brisbane Times has collated the latest information on everything you need to know to get you through this extreme weather event.

  • Marissa Calligeros,Felicity Caldwell andNick Dent