Catherine Strohfeldt
Catherine Strohfeldt is a reporter at Brisbane Times.
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How do you pick the best subjects for year 12? This tool will help
The body that crunches the numbers for every Queensland student releases a tool for “probably the most accurate ATAR prediction that you’ll get”.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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The Brisbane schools parents pay thousands before students pick up a pencil
“I’ve had conversations with other parents, and they indicate things like ‘we’ve got our name down for little Mary at four different schools’.”
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Childcare centre fined for losing one-year-old on bush excursion
The centre was ordered to pay $15,000, which the state Education Department said reflected risk the toddler faced wandering alone in the bush.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Appeal launched on highway crash that killed infant, woman
The 23-month-old baby and a woman were killed in a three-car collision between Port Douglas and Cairns in late May.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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One-third of year 12 students have dropped this science subject since 2025
While English saw the largest number of overall drop-outs among the 2026 year 12 cohort, its percentage of deserters was eclipsed by another subject.
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- FIFA World Cup
‘Nothing like the crowd spirit’: Free World Cup live site returns to South Bank
Organisers are promising free entry, food facilities and a “family-friendly” atmosphere for the pop-up venue, which will screen several major games from as early as 4am.
- Catherine Strohfeldt and Brittney Deguara
Man dies minutes after robbing store in Brisbane’s north
The man collapsed near a Mitchelton shopping centre shortly after police were called but before they arrived.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Location of child sex offender on Daniel’s Law register not known
A known Queensland child sex offender is missing in the community, after police discovered he had not made required reports about his whereabouts and contact with children.
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- Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Protesters arrested during Victoria Park stand-off
Authorities have clashed with protesters at the site, which eventually be the centrepiece of the Brisbane 2032 Games.
- Cameron Atfield and Catherine Strohfeldt
Why adults are using gendered language on our kids at childcare
A University of Queensland study has explored why there is a disparity in the words used in early education when talking to girls versus boys.
- Catherine Strohfeldt