https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/animals/calls-grow-for-cat-curfews-in-nsw-amid-fears-felines-could-spread-flu/news-story/718b9733befd4cd71580ae2abbf80748KidsNewsen2026-07-28T18:30:00+10:00Cat curfews due to bird flu fearsfears felines,year,Hoenig,’s bottom line,their local government area,council money,owners,Black,peopleexplicit,a process,happier,conservation groups,identification,Picture,pounds,infected wild birds,the law,a clear command containment,hunting,shelters,10,two confirmed detections,a rule,night,10 years,a clear commandcontainment,cat containment,all the local governments,bird flu,councils,millions,a good move,healthier life,the kind,flexible and locally applied containment rules,the council,’s east coast spark,Cat curfews,Literacy,South Australia,’s cats,the state,a tree branch,pet owners,sensible precaution,Calls,fairness or justice,* measures,people,the net profit or loss,flu,a bird,an animal,Mr Black,other predators,Australia,a diseasebottom line,pet cats,Jack 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McEvoy,yet another gold,a lifetime,7:46.49,the final turn,the Kiwis,their all,Team Australia,gold medallist Sam Short,an elusive* Commonwealth Games gold.Commonwealth Games 2026 – Single Mode – Medal tally – Capped HeightDistance star Lani Pallister,action,SB9 100m breaststroke gold,the injury,the Aussie,her teammates,Oli Scarff/AFP Williamson,AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena,the women,a green and gold sweep,7:39.81,the Birmingham Games,the 100m,Davies,bronze medallist Timothy Hodge,Adam Pretty/Getty Images,the field,Canada,Inez Miller,Sam Williamson,DAY 4 UPDATE,style,a huge result,the podium.Cameron McEvoy,major titles,gold medallist,the meet,Rose,the Aussie pair,My goal,so many medals,the wall.Our para athletes,athletics history,’s Florence Niyonkuru,some distance,a stunning gold medal,magnificent running,Sam Short,another stunning night,Florence Niyonkuru,our “field,’s Glasgow gold rush,the gold,my first big win,Our para athletes,a gold medal,a ruptured patella tendon,his big 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wallhttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/e1d2a234576902bcd9201d5382c2aa06https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/history/australias-last-surviving-kokoda-veteran-passes-away-aged-102/news-story/358d36c584fddb423f96b7bbc67c5b28KidsNewsen2026-07-27T18:30:00+10:00Last Kokoda veteran rememberedPapua New Guinea,the “fuzzy wuzzy angels,the Pacific,the day,Reginald Chard,their time,a series,his knowledge,Picture,Last Kokoda veteran,malaria*,our mainland,a life,18,WWII,Kokoda,Craig Wilson “Reg Chard,Mr Chard,'Dick” Whittington,their home,all night,our deepest condolences,the freedom,Sydney,all the guys,his brother-in-law,the Pacific.His eldest son,the young men,the experiences,Chard,the 55th/53rd Battalion,her tour,their two children.Yet,’s mountains,My father,Reginald “Reg” Chard OAM –,his wife Betty,Port Moresby,Villawood, Sydney,Their story,The pouring,his beloved Betty,people,Reg,a lot,his mates’,Australia,that Digger,bed,George “Dick” Whittington,his time,his death,’s finest,the Allies,all the 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