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Gout Gout dealt tough semi as Lachlan Kennedy bundled out.

Stawell storm after Gout loss

Fans have expressed anger over the Stawell Gift handicap system after Australia’s two fastest runners, Lachlan Kennedy and Gout Gout, failed to make the final round of the prestigious race

Explainers
Pope Francis kisses a baby as he leaves in the popemobile car following the weekly general audience on May 10, 2023 at St. Peter's square in The Vatican. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

Remembering Pope Francis

Now that Pope Francis has passed away at the age of 88, a centuries-old tradition of farewelling the pontiff has been set in motion. But how and when will the next pope be chosen?

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KIDS NEWS 2025: reader survey artwork, 4:3 thumbnail plus subs. Picture: Darren Gover

Take the Kids News reader poll!

Welcome back – Term 2, here we come! Here’s a reader poll to help us make Kids News an even better free literacy resource for your classrooms. Tell us what you think by taking the poll HERE!

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NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 07: Mary Fowler of Australia celebrates scoring a goal during the International Friendly match between Australia Matildas and Korea Republic at McDonald Jones Stadium on April 07, 2025 in Newcastle, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Matildas magic brings clean sweep

The Matildas have rewarded the fans with victory in the two-game series against South Korea, playing before bumper crowds as next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup comes into brighter focus

Space
This photo provided by SpaceX shows the domed window of the Dragon capsule with a polar region of the Earth in the background on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (SpaceX via AP)

Dizzying polar mission complete

Ever heard of ‘space’ motion sickness? These waves of nausea hit the Fram2 crew as they first passed over Earth’s icy Poles during their 40-minute orbits. So what happens on much longer missions?

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Explainers

American trade tariffs explained

The shocked face of a little girl seeing the last trace of peanut butter, seen from the bottom of the jar.

The US has introduced a raft of tariffs on goods imported from other countries, including Australia. Experts say tariffs could drive up prices for Americans, but how will they affect us here?

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Bee winners put PM to the test

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 25, 2024: National Champions of the 2024 Prime Ministers Spelling Bee.  L-R  Journalist and editor Diana Jenkins, Orange level champion (Years 5-6) category Jillian Strong, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Red level (Years 7-8) National Champion Aditya Paul, Green level champion (Years 3-4) category Echo Feng and News Corp Australia's Community Ambassador Penny Fowler in the Prime Minister's office at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

It has become a tradition for the PM Spelling Bee winners to give the Prime Minister a little spelling test of his own, but there was one especially tricky word that Mr Albanese chose to pass on

ANIMALS

VIDEOAnimals
The new lion cubs born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Picture: Rick Stevens

Australia’s big cats’ cub bonanza

Two Australian zoos have celebrated some roarsome new arrivals, with the rare birth of a single lion cub at one wildlife park coming after a trio of cubs was born at another one month prior

Animals
Artist impressions of the new Cage of Death expansion display at Darwin International Airport.

Airport crocs for game travellers

Brave passengers will soon be able to banish boredom while in transit by taking a saltwater crocodile dive in the departures lounge, thanks a new experience coming to one Australian airport

Environment
Shark and dart, by-catch that should be removed in the shallows before nets are brought ashore. Mr Dines said he has never seen that happen.

Shark net removal sparks debate

The early withdrawal of shark nets across 51 Australian beaches has some residents concerned about swimmer safety but conservationists say they don’t want the nets to be used at all

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Huge support for giant koala park

Huge support for giant koala park

A project that would forever transform large swathes of land into a protected koala sanctuary has the ‘overwhelming support’ of people living in the three closest council areas, new polling reveals

SPORT

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Gout Gout was beaten by Lachlan Kennedy.

Gout Gout beaten by Aussie rival

All eyes were on teen sprinting sensation Gout Gout in Melbourne on Saturday night but it became clear the Queenslander is not the only Australian track star worth watching after a surprise upset

Sport
Tom Cochrane will debut for Port Adelaide tomorrow night  . Picture: PAFC / Matt Sampson

Tourette’s teen makes AFL history

When Tom Cochrane was nine and being bullied, he told his mum he wanted to be the first AFL player with Tourette syndrome. Now 19, the Port Adelaide youngster has just achieved his dream

Sport
HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 25: Nishan Velupillay of Australia celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Australia at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on March 25, 2025 in Hangzhou, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

World Cup in sight for Socceroos

The Australian men’s soccer team have kept their sights firmly set on qualifying for next year’s FIFA World Cup with another sensational Group C win, this time against match hosts China

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Archipelago Architects Brisbane Bold 2032 Olympic Park concept designs for Victoria Park Picture Archipelago Architects

Olympic venues for Brisbane 2032

The highly contentious line up of venues for host city Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics have been revealed, including where the opening and closing ceremonies will be held amid a big broken promise

SOCIETY & CULTURE

History
An FA-18A Classic Hornet is craned into the Australian War MemorialÕs Anzac Hall on April 1, 2025 in Canberra, Australia.

Sky ‘Ferrari’ lands at Anzac Hall

Known as ‘the Ferrari of the skies’, a classic Hornet has been gently craned into the War Memorial’s new Anzac Hall expansion, which will honour Australia’s recent overseas missions

Explainers
Mark Knight cartoon
Fri 4 April 2025
Trump tariffs
Liberation day

Mark Knight does ‘Liberation Day’

The iconic Statue of Liberty is America’s great symbol of freedom and opportunity but Mark Knight’s cartoon imagines the US and Lady Liberty transformed by Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation’ tariffs

Explainers
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs as US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick holds a chart during an event in the Rose Garden entitled

What is Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’?

US President Donald Trump called it ‘Liberation Day’ and now the world’s anxious wait for tariff terms is over – but what does it mean for Australia and our own economy right here at home?