The heirs of this crumbling deceased estate have seen offers knocked back for decades, but when the stairs fell off it was finally time to go to auction.
Education by Stephanie Bennett
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Subscriber only Queensland private schools are jacking up fees for students to apply for their elite colleges, as parents drop hundreds of dollars in the hope of landing a coveted place. But with enrolment demand so strong and waiting list lengths kept secret, many of these kids will never set foot on their campuses. Brisbane Grammar School charges parents a non-refundable $500 fee just to apply, plus a whopping $2754 - up from $2650 in 2019 - non-refundable confirmation fee once a place is offered. Â The school enrols about 100 Year 5 and 140 Year 7 students each year equating to about $120,000 in initial application fees alone, not including those unsuccessful in gaining a place.
Alleged abusers named as Nudgee Junior College scandal deepens
Crime by Kylie Lang
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Subscriber only More 20 old boys of Nudgee Junior College have come forward with fresh allegations of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of at least two Christian Brothers. Former principals Brother Michael Carthage Proctor and Brother John Regan have been identified as the chief alleged abusers of children aged 8 to 12 at the prestigious Indooroopilly boarding school in the 1960s and 1970s respectively. Jed McNamara, special counsel at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, said he expected more Brothers to be named as the number of calls from witnesses continued to climb following The Courier-Mail reporting allegations against the Catholic school on the weekend.
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