https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/health/connors-run-2026-how-you-can-help-fight-childhood-brain-cancer/news-story/ce4595f65148ae977c42e35d43e13d44KidsNewsen2026-09-14T19:00:00+10:00Kids helping kids fight brain cancerAll funds,any other form,positive and community,a very difficult time,RCD Foundation,year,his birthday,Bianca Adler,St Kilda,inclusive option,the journey,–,’s event,children,The Little Bird name,Picture,90,season,the fight,a roller-skating challenge,the Melbourne run,current clinical treatments,their part,family members,a shorter,lifelong physical and mental impairments,flowers,the start line,RCD) Foundation,money and awareness,brain cancer,A 3 km,thousands,Hampton,school mates,the local park,RCD,the run,a helping hand,pediatric* brain cancer.Brain cancer,9,Georgia,a day,the inclusive,the final amount,June,treatment,the calendar,more research,a shorter, inclusive option,Alexandra Gardens,a legacy ambassador*,Some great ideas,such an important cause,’s love,so many adults and 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clinical trials,families,the most devastating forms,GREEN,cheer,Any Day option.The route,’s Run ambassador and youngest,world-class clinical trials,a cure,money,so many people,Any Day option,an early start,their support,more child cancer deaths,agehttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/973e07824afefb136b8d5ddb0d5c4aa0https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/animals/threatened-bilby-population-thrives-thanks-to-taronga-breeding-boom/news-story/ef76347dd0483ed833ded164ad0f68a6KidsNewsen2026-09-13T17:30:00+10:00Bilby breeding a stunning successthe growing population,extinction* risk,the success,An estimated 212 greater bilbies,Staff,overnight surveys,the Taronga Sanctuary,cats and dogsarid,the nationally threatened species,introduced,the growing population.Conservation keeper Leonie Pascua,Picture,the Australia Wildlife Conservancy,’s arid* ecosystems,injury,a larger effort,the wild.Taronga,a microchip,a species,the greatest threats,new statistics,* marsupials,a not-for-profit conservation organisation,Bilby,2,a safe haven,the 110-hectare, feral predator-free area home,the future,Greater bilbies,’s conservation team,the population survey,an area,the Northern Territory,feral predator control,Literacy,Every new bilby,a brief health assessment,just 10,preservation free-ranging,the scenes,’s breeding program,Taronga breeding boom,the species,foxes,people,an estimated 212 greater bilbies,the checks,new figures,Taronga,the genetic diversity,all the plants and animals,Australia,very little,Pascua,the complex relationship,45,a safe place,the site home,rewilding*, research and community partnerships,individuals,.auPOLLKids News,the population,someone or something,research and community partnerships,only 10,its greater bilby breeding program,Green level,a uniquely Australian species,the early hours,habitat protection,the development or history,native species,Taronga/supplied Conservation keeper Leonie Pascua,Taronga Western Plains,this iconic Australia species,their 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role,conservation breeding,’s Newhaven site,track,desert landscapes,Australia Wildlife Conservancy,more information visit,more information,conservation programs,an important event,READING LEVEL,National Bilby Day,conservation keeper Leonie Pascua,an encouraging sign,’s work,English,Today,Any new individuals,another step,Reading levels,an important role,the Wild Deserts project,the wildhttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/56281439e7ed773e74aa0549c2709d81https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/explainers/legacy-of-the-twin-towers-endures-25-years-after-collapse/news-story/bbc17232c620ee4569ac7aac5694a036KidsNewsen2026-09-13T14:00:00+10:00Twin Towers endure 25 years onthe iconic buildings,the city home,10 Australians.The horror,then distress,taller buildings,an attack,the centre,deep-seated memories,Almost 3000 people,Picture,the late 19th century,freedom, opportunity and wonder,The photo,Angela Weiss / AFP,hundreds,Woolworth,King Kong.In,Kong,height,Charly Triballeau / AFP HOW NEW 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