https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/explainers/eight-ways-australia-can-help-in-the-fight-against-bird-flu/news-story/11fa4aac2b36192130da00a97fda372dKidsNewsen2026-08-05T19:00:00+10:00What can be done to fight bird flu?safer,Antony Dickson/AFP 4,any recoveries,the virus,Picture,meaning,survival rates.For,the fight,Widen monitoringWe,a chance,eight actions.1,conservation purposes,wild places,good monitoring,authorities,1,2,viral mutations,bird flu,3,the 2019-20 summer,Wild animals,The deadly H5N1 strain,wildlife carers,millions,dead birds,populations,our efforts,policymakers,lessons,a threat,the wild.Australia,many Australian species,the community,the spread,extinction,Earthcare St Kilda,wildlife carers and people,75-100,Great uncertainty,The virus,both the short and long-term,these insurance* populations,the toll,some beloved pets,the black swan,Reporting,people,the United States,yet another serious blow,white ibis,the option,Australia,experts,future actions,Death rates,large numbers,This 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ducks and crows,WILDLIFEOver,The prospect,captivity,the number,threats,a result,wildlife,zoos,declines,strong estimates,resident Australian birds,forests and wildlife,READING LEVEL,poultry,nature,these populations,the lethal South Australian algal bloom,the populations,sick birds and mammals,no way,a focus,many thousands,the wildhttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/dfcc570fb0bce15f5a6ff9909bda9745https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/sport/three-major-sports-clubs-rally-to-honour-levi-with-charity-round/news-story/01335543a678d09abd87eb067d9b8717KidsNewsen2026-08-05T18:30:00+10:00Loving tribute to sporty little Levisiblings,Levi Round,vital childhood brain cancer research,the weekend,9am-5pm.POLLKids News poll,severe emotional painLevi,The rounds,000 Aussie kids,DIPG research,brain cancer pizzazz,his “pizzazz*,medical research.Levi,outcomes,the more people,Picture,grief,energy,9am,more time,the first Livin,a highly aggressive and rare brain cancer,Levi,an amazing time,his illness,the 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Institutehttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9aea6ad0a36fb5e50e33478633d0efdehttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/animals/platypus-caught-on-film-gathering-grasses-for-nest-in-rare-moment/news-story/47e4bfc49a8075086780f107b7ce5025KidsNewsen2026-08-04T19:00:00+10:00Secret platypus behaviour filmedthat time,an elaborate nest,the full story,pollution,the water,HumanClimateenvironmentalPresent,organic matter monotremes,The platypus,–,its survival,Picture,the corner,the burrow,your findings,gum leaves,Platypuses,a species,25 minutes,night,your school,about.Time,rare moment,that vegetation,David Fleay Wildlife Park,a platypus gathering grass,2,the waterways,3,4,5,the banks,plant,animal,their area,creeks and rivers,new quollsQUICK QUIZWhat type,* animals,the streets,the recently hatched baby platypusesdecompose,a female platypus,leaves and bark,grasses,extinction,Jessica Thomas,plants,grass,waterways, drought and flooding,clumpsnestlings,Critical and Creative Thinking2,Thomas,Breeding 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world,new genetics,the secretive animal,The nesting behaviour,breeding season,Zoos Victoria PLATYPUS FACTS  Healesville Sanctuary,an underground nursery,’s Healesville Sanctuary,the secret life,her burrow,CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES1,the echidna,film,wet vegetation,a great way,August,waterways,nesting material,WATCH THE VIDEO,four months,mum,Vulnerable,the fascinating video,Science,vegetation,clumps nestlings,a nest,platypuses,genetics,an egg-laying mammal,this activityCurriculum Links,threats,READING LEVEL,The usually secretive behaviour,EXTRA READINGJumping joeys,the best,English,her eggs,a vulnerable species,This big clump,a monotreme,the wild,their own body temperatureshttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/4d4466a66c5bf0d2b0c91da45379f9b5https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/first-nations-news/yolngu-star-and-mori-rapper-forge-a-healing-feelgood-anthem/news-story/aec6872412c8297ae80e7eab06846e8eKidsNewsen2026-08-04T18:30:00+10:00Music mix creates healing anthemWater,a “whirlwind,the Pacific,the next day,’s northeast,Yothu Yindi –,musician EXTRA READING Busking,spiritualitywhirlwind,music,English, Music, Intercultural, Personal and Social, Critical and Creative Thinking 2,the most successful Australian Indigenous band,Picture,Yolngu star and Māori rapper,a Yolngu musician,the global stage,cultures’,Emotions,a whirlwind* recording session,1,2,3,4,5,Rob Sferco,fact,the new single*,Yolngu culture,Intercultural,the Northern Territory,an adjective,Literacy,Gurrumul,‘merging,an Arnhem Land musician,.How many nouns,struggles and triumphs,the United Nations’,How many,Yolngu* musician Larry Gurruwiwi,some key messages and emotions,slang,people,five different ways,musicianEXTRA READINGBusking,this song,Music,names and time,a journey,months or days,Gapu Djarimi,evidence,First Nations song,the Indigenous people,Creative Thinking.2,Gurruwiwi,the video,Didjeridoo player,song lyricsBefore,my uncle,deserving great respect,Green level,a traditional healing song –,Healing Water,Larry Gurruwiwi 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