https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/money/cost-of-living-bites-this-halloween-with-less-aussies-trick-or-treating/news-story/1ecf3a66d99864ec4c328366e524d24bKidsNewsen2026-10-29T19:00:00+11:00Tricky to trick or treat this yearthe estimated 4.4 million Aussies,Aussies,$10 million,year,paint,$510 million,the same traditional items,new and creative ways,Saturday,RBA,Another idea,past costumes,old costumes,Picture,Australian Retail Council,’s spending,a bite,decorations and lollies,’s total spend,your friends,16,old,funny and frightening skeletons, witches and ghouls,demand,this year.If,BUDGET-BUSTING HALLOWEEN IDEASYou,costumes,the many Australians,ordinary clothing,fun costumes,average,fact,more than just scary outfits and lollies,October 31,’s largest independent research company Roy Morgan,goods and services,BUSTING HALLOWEEN IDEASYou,new.Another idea,an annual fixture*,happy memories,a big outlay,popularity,the budget,spooky facial expressions,people,some Aussies,giant spider webs,Fleur Brown,Australia,borrowing money,less.The majority,000 less people,a jaw,shopping trips,Old makeup,recent years,old sheets,little Halloween enthusiasts,the several millions,a popular community celebration,some decorated houses,.Old bandages and tea towels,Ms Brown,Spooky season,less Aussies,the environment,your parents’,stacked aisles,paper lanterns.ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTWaste,62,Brown,the front door,Christmas,the annual nostalgia boost,countless American books,the price growth,$10 million more,’s celebrations,good capes,The idea,November,some old makeup,living,A festival,permission,windows,GREEN,RBA rate rises,scissors,money,themed lollies,the same thing,mummy costumes,both real and decorative pumpkins,home loans,time,’s main event,the parents,last year,around 400,movies,a budget,a major problem,children,fewer Australians,your parents,lollies,Australian Retail Council chief industry engagement officer Fleur Brown,the best way,interest rates,food dye,all those Halloween costumes,Old bandages and tea towels,Inflation*,little creepy-crawlies,Halloween dress-ups,other pop cultural* art forms,a bowl,mortgage repayments,the ongoing cost,Reserve Bank of Australia,participation,A recent survey,witches and ghouls,nearly half a million,inflation,scissors and,The majority,parents and guardians,the most money,other treats,costumes, decorations and trick-or-treating,the same amount,this year,different items,the Australian calendar,another rate rise,past Halloweens,the kids,your mum,scrap fabric,The Reserve Bank,lots,New South Wales residents,your part,every year,fake tomb stones,November.So,Halloween,fun,’s largest independent research company,other items,cent,the environment.Recycling,good reason,costumes and decorations,the event,friends and family members,Queenslanders,the moment –,four interest rate,a bit,plenty,respondents,a big outlay*,Australians,around 400,000 less people,all those Halloween costumes, decorations and lollies,a costume swap,Victorians,living crisis,part,the cost,decorations,trick,living pressures,Cost,BUDGET-,an eco-friendly way,neighbours and families,decorations and trick-or-treating,Roy Morgan,face paint,old, unwanted items,iStock,funny and frightening skeletons,supermarkets and stores,the front yards,READING LEVEL,a jaw-dropping $510 million,cost,some 22,the spooky season,your neighbourhood,be.The Reserve Bank,this Halloween,unwanted itemshttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/6f9c753c513d74226235d012981079cchttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/sport/cartoon-farewells-motogps-long-racing-history-at-phillip-island/news-story/1d02e7fbcbddad38a969d41c06b968a8KidsNewsen2026-10-29T18:30:00+11:00Fans bid fond farewell to MotoGPthe 250cc, 500cc and MotoGP,elbow,Red Bull KTM Tech3 MotoGP,a sellout,2007-2012.Overseas riders,advertising,boardrooms,Picture,the quickest,the realisation,the 1990s,its beaches,waves,a neck and neck struggle,a chance,their large, tattooed arms,its side,the “Doctor,500cc and MotoGP,this time,the great event,Ducati Lenovo Team,the 250cc,the history,Wayne Rainey,Rossi,The rider,Sydney,sweeping,other riders,the logos and advertising insignia,local towns,its little penguin colonies,the penguins,those great Aussie champions’,South Australia,two time,corners,the last time,World Champ Gardner,The Italian restaurant Pino,leather jackets,the track,all time,300 km/hr,the greatest,the Yamaha,high speed,the rider,’s shoulder,a lot,sunset,a fitting tribute,Australia,the circuit,Gardner Straight*,leathers,hugs,the sand dunes,Melbourne,Grown men,’s long history,’s own Wayne Gardner,the penguin parade,Australian riders,the MotoGP,their appreciation,a decision,footage,World Champion Casey Stoner,Doohan,Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP,eight times,a touch,The Victorian Government,camp,the straight,the final race,’s long racing history,the ocean,Gardner,Cowes,Riders,farewell,his Honda 500cc,the news,the race,tears,their tents and campsites,much success,a parade lap,Honda,MotoGP,2007,his racing memorabilia,Robert Cianflone/Getty Images,their burrows,the hungry and thirsty motorcycle brigade,the final MotoGP race,the decades,William West/AFP Events,the World Championship,victory,their 10,000cc throbbing V-Twin iron horses,GREEN,American Wayne Rainey,a multiple World Champion,Mick Doohan,the island circuit,money,Stoner,an incredible six times,The race,a row,tribute,Australian rider Jack Miller,the final day,Cartoon,hr,peak hour,2027,Spanish rider Alex Rins,Paul Crock/AFP,the record,The crowd,the legend,a few years,1990,display.But,comprehension,Casey Stoner,the Sunday paper,a bike,William West/AFP,ZZ Top* style beards,steel-capped boots,1989,each other,their 10,Phillip Island raceway,Adelaide,the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit,the riders’,Summerlands beach,several times,000cc throbbing V-Twin iron horses,the country,Events,Gardner, Doohan, Stoner,all good things,a long main straight and big,several things,2011 –,1994-1998,Mark Dadswell/Getty Images Overseas riders,display,centre,the year,the straight, elbow,the famous Phillip Island racetrack,about 120km,Bass Strait,Wayne Gardner,Valentino Rossi,Pino’s Trattoria,Italian Valentino Rossi,lots,the rubber and racing fuel,names,a long main straight and big, sweeping, high speed,all the livery,the premier class,a great boost,five times,droves,two-wheeled transport,a little kid,even the penguins,a final thumbs,surfing,knees,a farewell lap,sadness,the right wrist,Flinders Street station,the world,Phillip Island,the very first race,three times,bonkers,These riders,a big one,San Remo and Cowes,regional economies,motorcycle enthusiasts,the most picturesque racetracks,the fantastic MotoGP races and riders,Spanish rider Maverick Vinales,Cartoonist Mark Knight,history,a cartoon,fellow riders,Overseas tourists,a rider,a brief interruption,Eastern Creek,’s Trattoria,fond farewell,the bikes,Fans,the island,the background,that big Ducati,their home Grand Prix,part,the four-day event,2007-2012,an end,Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team,The final MotoGP,the fans,Victorian Government,The other big attraction,2007 and,tattooed arms,Yamaha,READING LEVEL,Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia,the ground,their large,a shrine,the bike,fans,motorcycle road racing,their hundreds,the annual pilgrimagehttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/e88243774f00cbaf4cbc5fb87b761a3ahttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/environment/aussie-digs-up-1kg-gold-nugget-worth-up-to-200000-in-outback/news-story/8317a5d286db91d663632c3e9f3cdec0KidsNewsen2026-10-28T19:00:00+11:00Man strikes gold in the outbackthe coming months.He,Aussies,more than 1.2 kilograms,its rarity,a NSW road trip,a person,the second time,the dirt,the right area,the right coil,Picture,rubbish,an unnamed person EXTRA READING Robots,the outbackCLASSROOM ACTIVITIES1,LISTEN TO THIS STORY Man,the outback,summer approaching.Tibooburra,his metal detector,outback New South Wales.The lucky fossicker*,25 minutes,pure gold,value range,pleasure,a job prospector,earlier this month,a life-changing discovery,1kg gold nugget,000,a classmate,highest,gold feverQUICK,800,up to $200,$175,Mr Spangler,Spangler,roughly 940g,Aussie,11 years,gold fever,good-sized gold,Literacy,gold,whose name,the state,the rock,another gold rush,several days,a piece,a massive gold nugget,The nugget,the last detecting shop,people,the nugget,‘gold rush,any families,the earth,beginners,the monster nugget,a faint metal detector signal,information,abandoned “workings,the tunnels, shafts, levels and chambers,bullet shells and outback trash,proper research and preparation,the tunnels,research,at least 30 minutes,AUD,$5,a kilogram,its appearance –,’s* persistence,top-tier gear,outback trash,town,Green level,Your purpose,the anonymous* man,Broken Hill prospecting supplier Greg Spangler,the lucky prospector,tests,kids and families,no one else,the fossicker,50 words,outback New South Wales,Greg Spangler,the Earth fossicker,Time,his next move.For,a monster nugget,whose job,News,a condensed version,his identity,a Gold Monster 2000,person or company,bullet shells,GREEN,the same information,news.com.au,$5,800,Broken Hill Prospecting Supplies,gold prospecting,the coming months,An Aussie fossicker,the outbackGLOSSARYamateur,temperatures,the quartz*-speckled rock,your choices,his palm,shafts,$200,POLL Kids News poll,a life-changing discovery –,lowest,levels and chambers,moon,the Tibooburra area,a prospect,Tibooburra,as much as $200,000,Man,outback,An Australian fossicker,40C,Broken Hill,the “Tibooburra Spud,$17,a painted rock,summer,Mount Stuart station,gold ore anonymous,an “extremely lucky” feat,a jobprospector,the gold nugget,their luck,rivers,‘gold rush’Is,the most important pieces,The lucky fossicker*,supplied,a poster,your stories,pure gold.Greg Spangler,his discovery,a “faint signal,only the second time,the discovery,a “face,a picture or diagram,a video,325km,the goldfields.WATCH THE VIDEOAn Aussie fossicker,a gold spot price,shocked laughter,your condensed news story,The anonymous man,his prize,radio,the prospector,gold oreanonymous,Science2,a collector,QUICK QUIZ,the outback GLOSSARY amateur,gold or precious stones,an unnamed personEXTRA READINGRobots,as much as $200,$175,000 to $180,000,the tune,the way,wraps,his $200K,an activity,about $3000,WATCH THE VIDEO,this article,the goldfields,up to $200,000,his next move,the summer school holidays,the Earthfossicker,part,An amateur,an intact specimen,an “extremely lucky” feat.Mr Spangler,the outback CLASSROOM,$200,000,a top-of-the-range GPZ 8000 detector,oil,a nickname,the far northwest corner,$17,000,the surface,this activityCurriculum Links,the red soil,an ounce,$175,000 to $180,LISTEN TO THIS STORYMan,a life-changing discovery.POLLKids News poll,their day jobs,READING LEVEL,The lad,prospector,an entry-level gold detector,000 to $180,other valuable substances,English,Buried treasure,Reading levelshttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/f592aa054dbfb5d5427acf931e96d960One Australian prospector made a discovery in the Outback that could be worth a cool $200,0000. Picture: suppliedhttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/animals/why-young-manta-rays-stay-close-to-home-until-theyre-fully-grown/news-story/e2f7398bdd90308901000ca3569ff20eKidsNewsen2026-10-28T18:30:00+11:00Manta migration: a coming of ageTheir massive size,small fish,a particularly striking example,its exclusive economic* zone,Orcas prey,young mantas,one cleaning station,Picture,a preference,hundreds,One male,portions,12,around 3m,a volcanic island,about 8m,the skin,these migratory species,new research shows.Anyone,Observations,any fish.Researchers,populations,their bodies,Fish Science,the marine corridors,a role.The manta rays,new research,very few,winglike fins,feeding,a relationship,these long migrations,genetic* work.Mantas,young manta rays,the open ocean,smaller mantas,photo identification,Manta rays,a lot,acoustic transmitters,courtship and,the bathymetry*,Central America,lead author,The manta rays,sexual maturity*,Coastal mantas,feeding, courtship and,symbiotic* behaviour.Researchers,the research group Mantas Costa Rica,sites,this ray,Minor edits,adult manta rays,the ray,the waters,highly productive waters,waters,59,large predators,their size and risk,endangered oceanic manta rays,only tens of kilometres apart.One male,most swimmers,long-distance journeys,The findings,enough protection,the ocean,Cocos Island,kilometres,these sites,Scientists,kids news,A coastal cleaning station,the animals,AFP DANGER FROM PREDATORSA juvenile,Mantas,around 4m to 4.5m,adults,its distinctive spot pattern,Larger, mature animals,their movements,these marine animals,the Pacific Ocean,no protection,GREEN,home,3m to 3.5m,an example,only tens of kilometres,a long time,parasites,the manta rays,age,The smaller animals,mature animals,smaller,satellite tags,other rays and sharks,manta rays,Fish Science.A coastal cleaning station,both satellite and acoustic tags,a reef,coastal cleaning stations,years,monitoring sites,iStock Coastal mantas,the site.But,social hubs,their 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fish,affection,Madrigal-Mesén,the rock formations,hundreds of,social hubs.Scientists,the journal Frontiers,other large marine predators,an important milestone,particular sites,the longer journeys.DANGER FROM PREDATORSA juvenile,mickey mouse,File Researchers,iStock,threats,symbiotic* behaviour,READING LEVEL,’s coastal waters,longer journeys,more than a year,bites,Getty Images Mantas,Marta Serafinko,favourite places,this story,Magnificent manta rays,Researchers,the longer journeys,feeding and breeding grounds,Manta migration,younger mantas,genetic* workhttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/3f49cd719cadbe3efd48494aa4391f09https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/money/top-10-aussie-brands-owned-by-australian-vs-overseas-companies/news-story/05b2aa5083ebd2486100de2527e089fdKidsNewsen2026-10-27T19:00:00+11:00True blue Aussie brands revealedKeir,a popular staple,its iconic undies,Austin,a majority stake*,tea,Picture,a subsidiary*,foreign companies,Scottish immigrant William Arnott,Brad Fleet COTTON ONCotton On,a large portion,the 1990s,shopping,Bendigo, Victoria,.ARNOTT’SA,Bonds,Four and twenty blackbirds,Robert Bunning,WWII,Supre,a pie,its global headquarters,its previous parent company,000 employees.COCHLEAR IMPLANTSListen,beloved Aussie icons,an Australian-owned company,Sixpence,Fred Walker Company,’s largest listed companies,Sydney,household Aussie name,Geelong, Australia,Newcastle,Cotton On,Cotton,Cotton On Group,local hands,over 53,000 employees,Kraft,an Australian business,brands,an Akubra,ASX,HanesBrands,the Fred Walker Company Vegemite –,several Aussie celebrities,a Hong Kong,the Cotton On Group,the classic Australian neighbourhood milk bars,a private equity firm,Vegemite,Australia,’s most,US giant GM,1922,Mondelez International,English-born hatter Benjamin Dunkerley,the Australian Securities Exchange,its workforce,Gildan,Arthur,new products,the label,the Australian Biscuit Company Pty Ltd,the company,Melbourne,AKUBRAHat manufacturer Akubra,its rabbit-fur,1931,the words,YES AUSSIE OWNED Vegemite,the classic Australian neighbourhood milk bars.NO LONGER AUSSIE OWNEDFOUR’N TWENTY PIESHard,1935,Four and,Factorie,Australia.COTTON ONCotton On,the Dad and Dave pie,Morpeth, NSW,Twenty pies,Andrew,implantable hearing solutions,Perth,381 stores,brothers Arthur and Robert Bunning,NewsWire / David Geraghty BUNNINGSGrab,an Aussie institution,William,Supre and Factorie,Kids,an Aussie way,Tattarang.BUNNINGSGrab,Australian troops,its extinction,the birthplace,its ownership,overseas companies,Arnott,’s cup,brewers’,a global footprint,yeast.Quickly,better hearing,a saddlery business run,1947,000 employees,’s private investment group,a publicly listed company,Australian chemist and food technologist,Gildan Activewear Inc.,2012,Tattarang,a new concept store,life,The meat pie,the Keir family,Four’N,our national identity,company,foreign owners.YES,an Australian owned company,Pacific Alliance Group,’s leading provider,Holden,the Slouch hat,a Song,GM,2023,Tim Tam chocolate biscuits,Australian Securities Exchange,2022,Bendigo,2021,Kraft Walker Cheese Company,GREEN,2016,1847,Australian Biscuit Company Pty Ltd,Wesfarmers Limited,Bega Cheese.AKUBRAHat manufacturer Akubra, David Geraghty BUNNINGSGrab,US-based global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.HOLDENBefore,the Australian conglomerate,brothers,Top 10 Aussie brands,hats,1947.He,Four’N Twenty pies,a pie”,Nicola Forrest,magnates Andrew and Nicola Forrest,the most recent Cochlear Nucleus 5 implant,Nigel Austin,its first warehouse-style store,the 1950s,the imported British Marmite,Cyril Callister,1856,Victoria,Kraft Foods.In,national treasure,yeast,a part,the port,foreign owners,NSW,Bega Cheese,the name,Morpeth,Hong Kong,the William Arnott,Adelaide,other states,Leslie Thompson McClure,1876,1997,1875,1994,1991,the American company Kraft Foods.In,Benjamin Dunkerley,the fact,Kohlberg Kravis,ships’,sweet biscuits and cakes,True blue Aussie brands,* Wesfarmers Limited,Fred Walker,1886,its research and development,the nursery rhyme,Australian,his cafe,the American firm HanesBrands,five years,the retail sector,traction,your Saturday morning snag,the world,2020.BONDSWhile,a division,Arthur and Robert Bunning,Cochlear Limited,the Holden brand,magnates Andrew,the death,over 53,The Campbell Soup Company,a bakery,the Australian conglomerate* Wesfarmers Limited,Tasmania,Australian vs.,Four’N Twenty,AUSSIE OWNEDVEGEMITEVegemite,Cochlear CEO Chris Roberts,COCHLEAR IMPLANTSListen,’s Steam Biscuit Factory,hsretro Instagram FOUR’N TWENTY PIESHard,our national identity.But,a wholly-owned subsidiary,the chain,Akubra,the majority owner,the nostalgia,line,the end,A weekend trip,the Australian company,William Arnott,sawmilling,Cotton On Kids,Patties Foods,the Canadian company Gildan Activewear Inc.,NO LONGER AUSSIE,Geelong,today,the 1960s,the strong and salty spread,James Alexander Holden,twenty blackbirds,READING LEVEL,a yeast-based spread,biscuits,the Kraft Walker Cheese Company,some leading local labels,other brands,Famous,the lyric,its nutritional value,its nutritional value.After,the top 10 list,the American company Kraft Foods,five generations,Arnotts ARNOTT’SA household Aussie name,VEGEMITEVegemite,Bunningshttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/84da796a5adebdeb39d50dab64dfc98ehttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/sport/cape-town-kids-cricket-sanctuary-as-charity-bats-against-poverty/news-story/b83ceea2ffe50a78332449611b5bdac4KidsNewsen2026-10-27T18:30:00+11:00Cricket saving lives in South AfricaWorld Cup-winning coach,Funding,Colourful signs,teenagers,sardines,amazing cricket programs,Khayelitsha,a challenge,South African boys and girls,Picture,tough realities,’s empowerment* program,Cape Town –,hundreds,poverty,an “oasis,100 kids,500 kids,a new generation,a shot,very poor homes,local tucker*,Thursday 22,growing awareness,Cape Town kids’,The CATCH Trust,Daniel Cherny,programs,an oasis,a little safe haven,any one time,Archbishop,an area,’s ethnic and cultural diversity,his name,– cricket,just 30km,’s contribution,the community,’s empowerment,October,Trust managing director Tim Human,the talent,the organisation,iStock CATCH Trust managing director Tim Human,Gary Kirsten Foundation,kids,* program,Kirsten,apartheid,all sorts,African leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu,top schools,training coaches,Great,AP Photo/Themba Hadebe Funding,a scholarship,cricket,The shanty town,the programs,a more carefree childhood,hands-on role,the former Proteas opener,anti-,a Black player,the vehicle,proper nutrition,eight to 10 people,Cape Town,positive influences,the national South African side,the long-term aims,especially different roasted meat,girls,three and a half years,The synthetic pitches,school,scholarships,township areas,between 400 to 500 students,a big divide,Themba Hadebe Funding,amazing fields and facilities and schools,A young cricketer,cricket sanctuary,the Second Test,Kids,lack,the outskirts,Temba Bavuma,historically white areas,their roofs,an almost entirely 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threehttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9ef9b42353e0fa1c5238273b2c59d340Khayelitsha is one of South Africa's most dangerous townships – but cricket is saving lives there.