https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/sport/playmakers-to-watch-as-wallabies-prepare-to-host-rugby-world-cup/news-story/f43e121b997b18e93d201f796cebce04KidsNewsen2026-08-12T21:00:00+10:00Wallabies eye Aussie World Cuphalves combo,another big tournament,the very highest level,last weekend,Reds,some momentum,the British and Irish Lions,The countdown,DONALDSON“Donno,Picture,fire,July,injury,just over,another story,Nick Phipps,earlier this month,last November,the park.The timing,this time,a 23-year-old,ageing veterans,Foley and Nick Phipps,Wallabies’,JAMES O’CONNORO’Connor,the experience,the might,Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images BEN DONALDSON“Donno,consideration,the bench,a one-year deal,Test rugby,The 36-year-old,.The 26-year-old,Literacy,the Lions Series,the Brumbies,the state,his inexperience,an elder statesman*,next year,an ill-fated stint,a Test,no one,true grit,39,the scene,a lot,All Blacks great Dan Carter,Aussie World Cup,Australia,a baptism,Kiss,a shock,the Wallabies and Japan,Cooper,The 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CHANCESTOM LYNAGHHanded,the radar,the number 10 jersey,12 months,younger members,the latest prospect,30 or 40 Tests,the five-eighth spot.But,Meredith.THE,the Wallabies,his last 10 Tests,hope,last year,years,O’CONNORO’Connor,potential playmakers –,2027,DECLAN MEREDITHDeclan Meredith,Les Kiss,options,Lolesio,number 10 jersey,Wallabies teammates and coaching staff,a long shot,jeopardy*,OUTSIDE CHANCES TOM LYNAGHHanded,a game,jeopardy,a combined age,just his fourth Test,the very highest level.DECLAN MEREDITHDeclan Meredith,the 2027 Rugby World Cup –,the Lions Series.THE VETERANSBERNARD FOLEYFoley,a legitimate option,Fiji,a coincidence,Foley or Cooper,the mix,The Wallabies,the best man,a move,38-year-old Quade Cooper,The 27-year-old,the team,the four years,next year.BEN,a legitimate* first receiver threat,any indication,THE VETERANS BERNARD FOLEYFoley,’s return,the half,injured.Still,the likely contenders,depth and experience.JAMES O’CONNORO’Connor,Waratahs fly-half Jack Bowen,a losing 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game,Paris,the past 15 months.Hehttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/a8f959d7c7198429dffc7ed3a896d5edhttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/explainers/why-the-latest-colombian-quake-destroyed-so-many-buildings/news-story/66643e1d9b2abbdc1479bc4a90f39836KidsNewsen2026-08-12T18:30:00+10:00Why Colombian builds didn’t holdthe structures,this design choice,This concentration,typically a light amount,Ryan Hoult,scant steel reinforcement,’s event,–,Picture,The researchers’,University of Newcastle,Hoult,these principles,the placement,Lausanne,engineers,the magnitude 7.4 earthquake,the buildings,a magnitude 6.3 earthquake,countries,000 buildings,two blocks,hooped steel,the thin concrete core,wind,fact,Christchurch,COLOMBIAIn,Thin walls,AFP NOT JUST SOUTH AMERICAN BUILDINGSIn 2011,“confinement*,Newcastle,the edges,many small cracks,destructive quake,the latest Colombian quake,185 people,a reinforcing technique,The researchers,safe building practices,30,this type,destruction,the 1980s,local time,the 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powerful earthquake,7-10cm,steel reinforcement,widespread damage,AFP BUILDING PRACTICES, AFP ANOTHER POWERFUL QUAKEThe United States Geological Survey,the base,Building standards,quake safety,significant ground,Raul Arboleda/AFP BUILDING PRACTICES,The magnitude 7.4 quake,the time,nine buildings,earthquake actions,construction practices,full-scale tests,significant ground shaking,thin walls,the earthquake,not enough strength,this week,twin earthquakes,safety,90,concrete buildings,Chocó,’s earthquake.Dr,AFP TESTING COLOMBIAN,POWERFUL QUAKEThe United States Geological Survey,researchers,thousands,resistance,so many buildings,the results,steel,Lausanne, Switzerland,185 people.Most,simple terms,more than 58,the design principles,a standard practice,walls,JUST SOUTH AMERICAN BUILDINGSIn 2011,the country,’s earthquake,lateral* loads,the Pyne Gould* building,an earthquake,Dr Hoult,approximately 110 kilometres,ORANGE,recent quakes,Its collapse,Concrete Structures.After,* walls,structural and earthquake engineering senior lecturer Dr Ryan Hoult,Switzerland,rare but extreme cases,Venezuela,The team,a single layer,Raul Arboleda/AFP TESTING COLOMBIAN,such devastation,the cities,the violent shaking,a look,cent,’s powerful quake,the world,the low amount,many cities,Technology,widespread destruction,100mm,three Colombian universities,mm,multiple seismic* disruptions,the Force,a wall,the way,the Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Laboratory,New Zealand,Major damage,multiple cities,buildings, slabs, beams and columns,Colombian,a single,Raul Arboleda / AFP ANOTHER POWERFUL QUAKEThe United States Geological Survey,earthquake damage,the force,the Australian Standards,seismic shaking,experimental tests,The massive search and rescue effort,a depth,other quake-prone regions,earthquake actions.However,Earth,Raul Arboleda/AFP NOT JUST SOUTH AMERICAN BUILDINGSIn 2011,Luis Acosta/AFP,One such example,The Conversation,construction,The country,Their survival,the walls,design practice –,the sheer scale,READING LEVEL,steel –,Buildings,the Latin American region.A 2018 survey,nearby Venezuela,the stress.If,large crack,The destructive quake,Manizales and Pereira,Cali, Manizales and Pereira,gravity loads,enough strength,A lack,the wall,slabshttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/6179c1a18614ee089b4c4a913bebcddahttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/animals/girl-10-leaps-into-action-on-kgari-to-save-stranded-humpback-whale/news-story/58d2ab95a3838e29a13ac2c8a00e4132KidsNewsen2026-08-11T18:30:00+10:00K’gari: Girl saves stranded whalethe past 20 years,her mum,the area,A humpback whale,its pod,the water,the whale,a navigational* error,Fraser Island,Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation,Picture,safety,WDC,action,10,the relevant region,several reasons,the leader,The creek system,9am,the Wathumba Creek entrance,* sand island,single strandings,authorities,the stranding,anything else,stranded humpback whale,multiple strandings,animal,the huge marine mammal*,the following,wildlife officers,Fraser Coast Tourism and Events,A young girl,the western side,stranded whale,The area,any available photos,a very cool experience,the tourism authority,a beautiful whale,Literacy,her 10-year-old daughter Scarlet,sea,high tide,the whales,K'gari island,the appropriate response,another couple,Another boat,a group –,DO WHALES,the type,WHAT CAN WE,lots,a stranded humpback whale,species,’s quick thinking,your sighting,the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation* spokesman,tourists,Australia,Dolphin Conservation,Queensland,The whale,’s Department,GPS,shallow water,all the time,the shore,Ms Smith,the video,the same species,bystanders,the entrance,Facebook,whales,a large saltwater lake,Girl,officers,the beautiful day,A Department,their contact details,Wathumba Creek,dolphin,Green level,the way,The mouth,water,steps,a description,a young Australian girl,The WDC site,Sunday,its baleens,about 46km,a group,Advice,a lead animal,the stranded whale,the animals,the rest,the island,K’gari,A spokesman,your distance –,her jetski,description,a call,Chantelle Smith,its own,trained strandings responder,hair,incredible footage,today,A Queensland Government officer,the humpback whale,’s heritage-listed,land,K’gari –,other marine mammals,marine life,injury or distress,READING LEVEL,hours,a turquoise tidal estuary,the tide,the details,shore,our natural connection,GREEN,Hervey Bay,Incredible footage,Tide,English,one individual,the animal,Whale,The humpback whale,other marine mammal,very tight social groups,Reading levels,location,Scarlethttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/087a6baeecce6c4bee7f3b64bb0e1fa5https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/science-technology/ai-robot-iron-launches-in-china-with-plans-for-global-release/news-story/0a7d7f8a9f212a671d051b64e64907d1KidsNewsen2026-08-11T18:00:00+10:00AI robot could hit Oz ‘very soon’The robot,Aussies,a person,Oz,Chinese company XPeng,The humanoid* robot,Michael Kaine,artificial intelligence,content and visual perception self-driving,cameras and software,a counter,Picture,1000 robots,a job,XPeng,humanoid robots,showrooms, offices and factories,Australian companies,the door,’s broader AI push,AI,’s autonomous,more value –,Uber,a museum guide,’ launches,work.POLL Kids News poll,computer systems,plans,millions,the future,’s self-driving* technology,emerging technologies,visual perceptionself-driving,Literacy,Union,people.XPeng Vice Chairman,humanoid* robot,Northern California renown,supplied TWU national secretary Michael Kaine,routine,that final word,repeatable,customers,flying car –,this type,workers,computers,visual perception self-driving,unions,global release,jobs,the product,staff,people,start lineIs,ordinary families,commercial, retail and office settings,more “thoughtful,Australia,national secretary Michael Kaine,feelings,wheels,the vehicle,commercial,the debates,questions,language,more people,the company,Aussie workers,hacksRobot runner trips,an online booking platform,AI robot,Those things,emotions,Mr Kaine,XPeng vice president Brian Gu,a self-driving vehicle,one carmaker,spaces,people.Now,What sort,a bottle,sensors, cameras and software,Brian Gu,Robotaxi* program,one thing,young Aussies,Iron,a say,content,its stores,our streets,China,a first job,Chinese electric vehicle giant XPeng,hours,the job,Kaine,– Mr Gu laughed.He,technology,news.com.au,its stores, offices and factories,President Brian Gu,an Uber,a region,salesperson,a strong response,a human driverintuitive,time,humans,humanoid robots.If,the tech,Robotaxi,spiritual connection or gut feelings –,that technology,Gu,President,2027,* driving technology,its AI robot,your parents,driverless vehicles and robots,tasks,Orange level,POLL Kids News poll,work,Transport Workers’ Union,intelligence,cars,driverless vehicles,Vice Chairman,our communities,Valley,Mr Gu,its tech innovationEXTRA READINGRogue AI,intuitive* human judgement,173cm,the world.Iron,reporters,the significance,as little kids,WATCH THE VIDEO Chinese EV 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