According to a new report, sending a child to school in Brisbane for 13 years could cost more than $300,000. But it depends ...

And parents forking out hundreds of dollars on back to school items may find little comfort in the new claim that Brisbane is Australia’s most affordable city for a government education.

Plans lodged with Brisbane City Council this week promise to breathe new life into the former Pinkenba State School site, where vandalised buildings are currently boarded up and fenced off.