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QTU heads to industrial commission as 50,000 teachers strike

Just 13 percent of students attended school, after the QTU urged parents to keep them home

NCA NewswireAugust 7, 2025Last Updated: August 7, 2025
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QTU members marching during the teachers strike from Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre to Queensland Parliament. Picture: Tara Croser
QTU members marching during the teachers strike from Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre to Queensland Parliament. Picture: Tara Croser

Thirteen per cent of Queensland state school students attended school during Wednesday’s historic strike action, it has been revealed.

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