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Lynne Smith's parents Frederick Henry Arthur Mortley and Elwyn Betty Mortley wrote love letters to each other during WWII. They have only recently been discovered in a home at Balgowlah Heights. They will be reunited with Lynn Smith who now lives in Queensland.

Daughter finds parents’ love notes

Lynne didn’t know anything about her parents’ younger lives, their first date or how they fell in love – until last week a hidden box of letters found under their former home changed everything

Environment
Fish captured near the Turners Beach artificial reef using a baited remote underwater video (BRUV). Picture: Sarah Ugalde

Fake reef reels in catch of the day

Artificial reefs in Australia are being studied for their effect on fish numbers, with researchers and fishing enthusiasts hopeful the structures will encourage larger species to stick around longer

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WARWICK, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: Georgia Baker of Team Australia celebrates as they cross the line to win Gold in the Women's Road Race on day ten of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at  on August 07, 2022 on the Warwick, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Comm Games cuts more sports

With the Glasgow Commonwealth Games slashed to just 10 sports after being abandoned by the Victorian Government last year, some of Australia’s strongest sports have been given the axe

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FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 20: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump works the drive-through line as he visits a McDonald's restaurant on October 20, 2024 in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. Trump is campaigning the entire day in the state of Pennsylvania. Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris continue to campaign in battleground swing states ahead of the November 5th election.   Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Trump serves fries at McDonald’s

Donald Trump worked the drive-through and salted fries during his McDonald’s shift in a stunt aimed at working class voters after disputing Kamala Harris ever worked at Macca’s as a student

Animals
An AI-generated image of a thylacine which could soon be  brought back from extinction by scientists from the US bioscience company Collosal.

How Tassie tigers will be reborn

The Tasmanian tiger could be brought back from extinction in just three years’ time thanks to a major breakthrough in genome sequencing. But exactly how will scientists rebirth the species?

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British boy band One Direction, from left, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Harry Styles attend the premiere of "One Direction: This Is Us" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Picture: Ap

One Direction stars honour Liam

As millions of fans worldwide mourn the loss of Liam Payne, his One Direction former bandmates’ touching tribute to their beloved ‘brother’ expresses their deep condolences to family and friends

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** EMBARGOED UNTIL 8.30AM SUNDAY 14TH APRIL ** The world premiere of The Sign, the hotly anticipated 28-minute special Bluey episode, will air Sunday 14 April at 8am on ABC Kids and ABC iview. SUPPLIED

Bluey becomes top dog of US TV

American kids love Bluey so much that the popular Aussie animation has been the most watched of any TV show in the US so far this year, with over 35 billion minutes viewed and counting

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Australia moves on social media

Australia has demanded social media platforms reveal how many children are on their sites and what protections are in place to detect underage users

PM Anthony Albanese has announced his government will work with states and territories on a ‘national approach’ to impose a unified social media age limit to better protect Australian children

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Curtis Peterson from Tiwi Islands Adventures reeled in this creature from the deep during a recent charter. Picture: Fishing Australia TV Facebook.

Freaky NT monster of the deep

Australia is infamous for its massive crocs, painful stingers and hungry sharks and now there’s a crazy sea creature on the list – check out this amazing Tiwi Islands catch with a giant horse head

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Heamasi Makasini on the run. Picture: Michael Gorton. NSWRL Junior Reps, Harold Matthews Cup round three, Newcastle Knights vs Western Suburbs Magpies at St Johns Oval, 17 February 2024

Meet Australia’s million dollar kid

The nation’s richest schoolkid is rising NRL star Heamasi Makasini, who plays rugby union for his high school but has just signed a massive $1 million-plus deal with league’s Wests Tigers

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KIDS NEWS2024: Olympic skateboarder Chloe Covell, pictured in Coogee at an August fan event for Red Bull after returning from Paris. First use reserved for Kids News, Monday14 October 2024. Picture: Anna Kucera  Red Bull

How Chloe Covell keeps her cool

Kids News was stoked to meet one of our Team Australia heroes, skateboarder Chloe Covell, the youngest of our Paris Olympians, who reveals a surprising new trick in our exclusive Q&A

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DAILY TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 6, 2024. Panthers celebrating winning the NRL Grand Final against Melbourne Storm at Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Panthers’ win makes NRL history

Sydney’s Penrith Panthers held off Melbourne Storm in the league grand final to become the first team in the modern NRL era to win four straight titles, denying the visitors but thrilling their fans

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Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight  with his 2024 AFL Premiership Posters of the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions. Picture: Ian Currie

Footy fever in Knight’s AFL posters

Herald Sun cartoonist and Kids News favourite Mark Knight has unveiled his AFL premierships posters for 2024 ahead of Saturday’s blockbuster match between the Lions and the Swans

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The Europa Clipper will embark on a journey of 2.8 billion km to reach Europa, a mysterious moon orbiting Jupiter. 

NASA blasts off to Jupiter’s moon

NASA has embarked on a 2.8 billion km journey to Europa to see if life could be sustained on the mysterious icy moon, which has twice the amount of water as Earth’s ocean under its icy shell

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 17: Olivia Rodrigo performs at The O2 Arena on May 17, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for Live Nation)

Olivia Rodrigo falls through stage

Touring US singer Olivia Rodrigo scarcely skipped a beat after the star tumbled down an open hatch while performing onstage during her final Melbourne show WATCH THE VIDEO