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Hooray, it’s time for summer fun!

No more pencils, no more books … yes, it’s summertime, which also means it’s cricket season. Don’t miss our exclusive Q&A with Australian Cricket Captain Pat Cummins – READ IT HERE

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MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 17, 2024: Junior Journalist of the Year (Secondary), Madison Riquelme. Madison presents to camera. Picture: Mark Stewart

Junior Journo winners revealed

Two budding newshounds have been named Junior Journalists of the Year after Kids News judges were wowed by thought-provoking submissions on AI and robotics plus domestic violence

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This undated photo courtesy of NASA shows Thwaites Glacier in Western Antarctica.   A major ice sheet in western Antarctica is melting, and its collapse is predicted to raise global sea level nearly two feet (61 centimeters), scientists said May 12, 2014. Theories of the ice sheet's impending doom have been circulating for some time, and a study in the journal Science said the process is now expected to take between 200 and 1,000 years. The thinning of the ice is likely related to global warming, said the study which was funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Airborne radar measurements of the West Antarctic ice sheet allowed scientists to map the underlying bedrock of Thwaites Glacier. AFP PHOTO/NASA/HANDOUT  = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - NO A LA CARTE SALES/DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS = (Photo by HANDOUT / NASA / AFP)

Climate change strikes Antarctica

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Antarctica prompts images of vast ice floes and majestic bergs but it’s heating up faster than other places

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Generic photo od children lying on the floor at daycare. Picture: iStock

Diversity makes room for everyone

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Definitions of diversity have changed in recent years but the underlying message remains one of welcome

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EMBARGO FOR TEAM 23 OCT 2021 FEE APPLIES  Red fish (Blackbelly Rosefish) on a blue background, eats plastics and microplastics. Concept of pollution in the oceans. CR ALAMY

One planet, one united future

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Most of the Earth’s surface is water but it is under pressure as people dump trash that ends up in the sea

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TOPSHOT - -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024 --  US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves at supporters at the end of her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024.. Donald Trump won a sweeping victory on November 6, 2024 in the US presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris to complete an astonishing political comeback that sent shock waves around the world. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024

Harris out of sync with US voters

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary News Story (Print) category: Kamala Harris campaigned for US presidency by taking a policy approach to issues that failed to speak to voters

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KIDS NEWS: China is limiting video game time for kids. Picture: iStock.

Free online games come at a cost

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: If something sounds too good to be true then it probably is, including when it comes to free online gaming

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2024 Winners

2024 Winners

Winners of the Junior Journo Newsroom and 2024 competition have been announced HERE!

2024 Winners

2024 Winners

Read all the 2024 winning stories and view the full honour roll here.

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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

Bee winners put PM to the test

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

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Message in a bottle washes ashore

The bottle was thrown into the Atlantic in 2008.

A stunned Aussie has stumbled across a bottle with a rolled up letter inside it that was thrown into the sea from Brazil 16 years ago. But who wrote the letter and what did it say?

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World’s tallest and shortest meet

World’s tallest and shortest women Rumeysa Gelgi and Jyoti Amge meet

They may be a world record apart in height, but when the world’s tallest woman and the world’s shortest woman recently met for tea they were surprised to find they had a lot in common

ANIMALS

Animals
A large male great white photographed off the Neptune Islands. Picture:  Andrew Fox - Rodney Fox Shark Museum and Learning Centre

Australia’s deadliest animal named

From venomous snakes to saltwater crocodiles, Australia is home to some of the world’s most ferocious and feared creatures – but the most dangerous of them all may come as a big surprise

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A green tree frog was captured devouring a keelback snake on Tuesday in Cedar Vale, a suburb of Logan. Picture: Melissa MacPherson

Famished frog feasts on snake

An Australian couple have recounted the extraordinary moment they came across a 10cm green tree frog as it slowly consumed a keelback snake thought to be about 25 cm long

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Port Macquarie shark attack victim Kai Mckenzie posts to instagram surfing on one leg.

Brave surfer’s one-legged ride

Aussie surfer Kai McKenzie has returned to the waves for the first time after a shark attack claimed his right leg, amazing onlookers with his bravery and skill while surfing on one foot

Animals
Terrified mum discovers snake in her toddler's bedroom. Picture: TikTok

Teen finds snake in sister’s room

One big brother had a lucky escape after the Queensland teenager found a deadly brown snake taking a tour of his four-year-old sister’s bedroom – don’t miss our snake guide and safety tips

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History
Don Bradman and his Baggy Green.

Big bucks for Bradman’s baggy green

A Test cap worn by Australian cricket legend Sir Don Bradman has sold for an eye-watering sum at auction after attracting the interest of cricket fans and collectors from across the globe

Sport
WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 26: Australian swimmer Emma McKeon poses during a portrait session at the Wollongong Rockpool on August 26, 2021 in Wollongong, Australia. McKeon won a total of 7 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games including 4 gold medals. McKeon now has 11 Olympic medals, the most of any Australian in history. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Olympic swimming legend retires

She has won more Olympic medals than any other Aussie athlete and now swimming great Emma McKeon wants to help young Australians achieve their dreams – no matter how big they seem

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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 18: Dyson Daniels #5 of the Atlanta Hawks strips the ball from De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings at the end of the game at Golden 1 Center on November 18, 2024 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.   Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Bendigo boy’s new NBA nickname

One NBA nickname signals a good season but Australia’s Dyson Daniels has teammates, commentators and fans trading two new monikers after his form at the Atlanta Hawks looks set to soar

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Raygun and Cam Bynum. Photos: AP/Getty Images

NFL player rocks his best Raygun

Gridiron star Cam Bynum is known for celebrating in the ‘end zone’ but the Vikings player’s viral Raygun tribute was not just an imitation but an invitation for the Aussie to meet up in future

SOCIETY & CULTURE

History
Colin Wagener, Adelaide’s oldest War War II veteran is turning 107, and says he has ‘no used-by date’

WWII veteran turns 107 in SA

As a child he built his own radio, as a teenager he built his own car, as an adult he opened Adelaide’s first ever motel – and despite being 107, Colin Wagener doesn’t feel a day over 90

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: The Bluey balloon floats the Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 28, 2024 in New York City. This is the 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade which was first held in 1924 and only paused from 1942 to 1944 during World War II.   Kena Betancur/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Bursting Bluey rescued just in time

A giant inflatable Bluey was the star of the show at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – but because of a last minute emergency, the loveable blue heeler almost didn’t make it

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What’s troubling teens the most?

While climate change and mental health are big issues facing young Australians, a new survey shows there’s another massive problem that’s troubling teens the most