https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/money/why-teen-was-taxed-over-birthday-gift-and-pocket-money-savings/news-story/1119bea80b1ddc3cdcda19f4adaa0d9eKidsNewsen2026-09-08T19:00:00+10:00Schoolboy’s birthday money taxeda typical interest rate,An accountant,his very first tax return,inflation.He,a person,around $9,000,teenagers,a little-known tax law,NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar,a modest $16 refund,‘unfair’ tax system –,a tax refund.It,four decades,the small portion,a busy forensic accountant,Picture,the tax,his bank account,a job,the law,a tax refund,hundreds,his bank,around $9,minimal bank interest,cent.,lower- and middle-income earners,the younger generation,18,pace,everyday Australians,any real purchasing power*,tax rules for teens,000,The teenager,the most,his face,5,’s experience,inflation*,between $200 and $300,Schoolboy,the daily spreadsheet,a surprise tax bill,forensic work,fact,KFC,dollars,teens,the entire year,their working wages,birthday gift and pocket money savings,his modest casual 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income,thousands,a little-known tax rule,higher tax brackets,thresholds,1983,pay packets,Australian tax law,its value,Trevor Monaghan,more than $50,a very complicated practice,inflation,THE 43-YEAR-OLD RULE CATCHING OUT TEEN SAVERSAustralian tax law,this way,top,in.In,successive governments,the tax system,a very complicated practice.Separating exempt wage interest,cent.The legislation,’s KFC wages,A 15-year-old schoolboy,pocket money,bank interest,BRACKET CREEP PENALISING REGULAR AUSSIESMr Monaghan,wage deposits,cent.THE 43-YEAR-OLD RULE CATCHING OUT TEEN SAVERSAustralian tax law,dividends,His forensic accountant dad,his $16 back,the $416 threshold,his first car,cent,birthday presents and cash gifts,penalty tax rates,Bracket creep,wealthy parents,a forensic* daily tracking calculation,tax themselves.However,the value,the fast-food chain,a silent,professional accounting fees,the threshold,university funds,tax,a great way,200,his forensic accountant* dad,the disappointment,ongoing tax hike,some money,his pay cheques,daily bank balance changes,that level,his savings account,the end,NewsWire/Damian Shaw,his money,a greater problem,today,a silent, ongoing tax hike,wages increase,READING LEVEL,$6,200,unindexed tax limits,The legislation,a $50 tax bill,the board,the non-wage interest,43 years,’s bank accountshttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/b34e19cdffdfeead4a4f2447f47f7220https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/spelling-bee/meet-bees-2026-national-finalists-from-the-state-and-territory-round/news-story/e039d34a50ae7a9b7cc7c963728b870dKidsNewsen2026-09-07T19:30:00+10:00PM’s Spelling Bee national finalistsVERY PROUD,James B,the state and territory round,Parliament House,St Ives Preparatory School,1:32.1332,The third and final round,Students,’s Spelling Bee,EACH CATEGORY,Milla C,28/30,2:00.8413,just over,the 2025 Prime Minister,Wednesday.The second qualifying round,Richie T,Jeshuran R,a final time,His nearest rival,Caloundra City Private School,over 10,700 students,1:21.644,1,Australian kids.CONGRATULATIONS,its rivals,their big day,other national finalists,2:42.7153,seven seconds,Kids News’,Man Yan Cynthia K,Western Australia,a school round,Victoria’s Ashwood High School,the upper primary category,’s Ashwood High School,NATIONAL FINALISTS,Literacy,South Australia,Anthony Albanese,28/30,,resilience,spelling-bee.com.au,30,NED-12499-Kids-News-Spelling-Bee-BannerNSW,The beehive,1:20.148,the honey pot,NATIONAL FINALISTS BELOWWATCH THE,Sofia Y,at least one category,Minaret College,’s Spelling Bee champions,sixth annual,Years 3-4,Yanson L,national finalists,Abbotsleigh Senior School,’s most,’s historic State,’s message,1:25.368ORANGE LEVEL,Al-Faisal College,the only high school competitor,2:27.254VICTORIAGREEN LEVEL,language,27/30, 2:27.254VICTORIAGREEN LEVEL,flawless performance,Al-Faisal College Campbelltown,just 1:08.795,their heels,1:13.049,Georges River Grammar,1:21.6443,Caulfield Grammar School,an unblemished* scorecard,Green level,the Orange level,30/30, 1:25.2063,30 charge,Elijah C,the competition,Sydney Grammar School – St Ives Preparatory School,’s 2026 national finalists,Bashayer,27/30,first place,1:47.1422,New South Wales,September,Ryan M,Australian kids.CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS,Anthony Albanese — watch highlights,YEARS 7-8,Her 28/30,Alfie M,St John’s Grammar School,just under seven seconds,29/30, 1:04.046RED LEVEL,the Green level,1:04.046RED LEVEL,Thursday 10 September.For,the top nine positions,the power,9am AEST,the National Final,Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne,national finals,Darling Downs Adventist College,GREEN,Holsworthy Public School,Third place,Lighthouse Christian College,speedy Sofia Y,The scoreboard,Coatesville Primary School,Years 5-6,700 students,the competition.Last week,’s Will A,the annual spelling challenge run,St John,Aarika H,Prime Minister,round two,the nation,third placegetter NSW student Bashayer U,Bashayer U,STATE AND TERRITORY,’s Spelling Bee head,Victoria,Beecroft Public School,1:32.895ORANGE LEVEL,THE FULL HONOUR ROLL,the ACT,NSW,Top,NEW SOUTH WALESGREEN LEVEL,the State and Territory Finals rankings,1:14.9062,Territory Finals,Wednesday 9,just over minute,Wednesday.A new record,the Red level,YEARS 5-6,30/30, 1:14.9062,an additional error,REPRESENTING EVERY STATE AND TERRITORY,Kenneth Z,Kingston B,’s State and Territory Finals.The second qualifying round,’s most junior category,the Bee,Sydney Grammar School,’s Ethan S,kidsnewscom.auKIDS NEWS,the national finalists,Hurlstone Agricultural High School,the 206 Prime Minister,Years 7-8,Meet Bee,more than 10,700 students,Al-Faisal College – Campbelltown,30/30,,pole position,Queensland,Aydin O,ALL STUDENTS,the border,the number two spot,1:32.133,Victoria and WA,the 30/30 charge,curiosity,1:08.7952,Tasmania,the state and territory results,30/30,another QLD student,less than 15 seconds,last week,Carnegie Primary School,Wednesday,Earlwood Public School,a clean sweep,the 2026 Prime Minister,the third and final stage,Bashayer U, Al-Faisal College – Campbelltown,more than 10,5pm AEST,the national top performer,1:42.9173,1:14.906,YEARS 3-4,Caulfield Grammar School – Malvern Campus,NED-9828-Try-the-Bee-BannerSouth Australia,Sean N,state and territory finals,the PM,perfect second round scores,1:25.2063,Kids News,more information,their three best performers,READING LEVEL,the third placegetter,the rapid-fire words,3:36.731,’s Grammar School,STATE AND TERRITORY FINALSThe,minute,2:13.431RED LEVEL,English,a top spot apiece,Northern Territory talent,Zubayr K,1:13.0492,the leaderboard,THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL FINALISTS,the rankings,Reading levels,her round,category,Will A,PM,29/30,Ethan Shttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/f1b85b67812800690e7d33929af08e1bhttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/history/noahs-ark-enthusiasts-excited-by-durupnar-formation-findings/news-story/be37a90d909a5575645b9252b3d46e36KidsNewsen2026-09-07T19:00:00+10:00Has Noah’s ark been found?each passing day,around 1750BC.Here,the Durupinar formation,* tablets,a “petrified*” timber plank,An artist impression,the Fox News anchors.His Noah,Picture,the surrounding soil,a large ark,tales,carbon-rich boat formation,The Talmud*,mankind,definitive results,a mountainside,iHA.He,a ground-penetrating radar,Hebrew traditions,a Christian,the 6th Century BC.Efforts,the 8th and 6th Centuries BC,the rock cavity,the task,radar-mapped “deck plans,the Turkish news agency iHA,the Turkish news agency iHA.He,The Epic,an ark,the attempt,ground-penetrating radar scans,the immortal King Ziusudra,Utnapishti,a three-layered,Jones,right angles,more carbon,many religious people,close contact,a separate narrative.The oldest surviving example dates,the Durupinar Formation*,the Earth,’s shape,His Noah,cavities,’s ark rush,its Noah-hero,founder,structures,’s ark Scans ANCIENT TALES,gaps,some 1000 years,’s Durupınar Formation,Sumerian* and Babylonian*,the site,a comprehensive report,the Fox News anchors,40,organic material,gods.The Sumerian Flood story,its surroundings,Andrew Jones,evidence,A 2020 ground survey,remains,’s ark site,the Babylonian Exile*,’s ark,two months,the idea,wood,artificial structures,King Ziusudra,the mountains,the proposed Noah,’s Durupınar rock formation,around 1750BC,the Ark.Then,Ararat,The Sumerian Flood story,1000 soil samples,June 28,that ship,these different stories,gospel,scholars,the animals,compelling evidence,nine ancient cuneiform,a Christian Broadcasting Network interview,right-angled structures,1959,many anomalies,’s ark wreck,the Bible,the “good news,a boat,the Assyrian Exile*,a rock formation,This 1959 aerial survey photo,anomalies,These studies,surviving flood tradition,core Rabbinic Judaism* text,an ark.There,Professor,Prof Atila said.Mr Jones,Recent scans,worldwide floods,the only story,Durupınar Formation findings,a separate narrative,2027,carbon-rich soil,the speculation,its results,plan,the floods,the seed,the role,relics,the formation,a land,Turkey,Prof Atila,Gilgamesh,the later role,a mythical tale,the fabled ark,a man‑made boat,September 11,the Babylonian pantheon,wooden remnants,a three-layered, right-angled inside,Mount Ararat,two months.Sivas Cumhuriyet University,more illuminating information,the real thing,gods,The track,The presence,the Babylonian exile.POLL Kids News poll,the archaeology professor,the team,the Atrahasis Epic,Cenker Atila,Jesus,ORANGE,older Mesopotamian* stories,the Ark,the Durupınar Formation*,’s “bow,Mesopotamian* stories,Professor Cenker Atila,the gaps,structures suggestive,Evangelical* tour guide and founder,the sun,GLOSSARYevangelical,the floods.Now,the biblical specifications,cent,a three-layered, right-angled inside structure, carbon-rich boat formation,the middle,two to three months,’s Mount Ararat,the 8th Century BC,Atrahasis,the recent ground-penetrating scan,Atila,the Shuruppakean.Jewish theologians,Turkey.Evangelical,* tour guide and,eastern Turkey,Jewish history,excitement,about 1600BC,“definitive results,* 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