AnimalsPossum hitches a ride on boyWhen a baby possum climbed the leg of an Australian schoolboy on his way to class, students and staff knew exactly how to help the cute critter. Watch the funny footage and see what happened
SportWhere AFL players go to schoolWhich school is the best footy factory in Australia? It’s the great debate that has never been settled – until now. View the full list of where every AFL player went to school across the past 15 years
HistoryWhat lies beneath ‘tomb of Jesus’An archaeological dig has uncovered an ancient landscape of rock and plant matter beneath the Holy Church of the Sepulchre, suggesting it may once have been a quarry converted to a garden
HealthBoy’s regional challenge to AlboBush kids are waiting up to six years to see a pediatrician – now one 12-year-old is walking from regional Australia to Canberra to ask the Prime Minister to support this vital charity’s work
SpaceRobots may mine moon ‘gold rush’The answer to why the US is looking to send robots to mine the moon lies in a very valuable element that could revolutionise quantum computing. What is it and just how will they do it?
VIDEOAnimalsA day in the life of a great whiteRemarkable footage captured by 13 of the apex predators off the coast of NSW has given incredible insight into how they behave, as the state government announces new safety measures
VIDEOSpelling BeePM’s Spelling Bee: Round 1 starsNearly 100,000 Australian students entered, but Queensland’s young spellers topped the PM’s Spelling Bee School Round. Here’s the national honour roll ahead of State and Territory Finals
State and Territory Finals now on!The 2026 Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee is now ON – good luck to Australia’s brilliant Bees!
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Spelling BeeSurprise way kids topple bullyingSadly bullying touches three in five Australian students – but experts say one proven line of defence that schools and kids may be overlooking is already right there in the classroom
POLLAnimalsCat curfews due to bird flu fearsOne state remains the only mainland jurisdiction without cat curfew powers as renewed calls mount over bird flu fears and millions of native animals killed by roaming felines. Take the poll
First Nations NewsMusic mix creates healing anthemThe collaboration between an Arnhem Land musician and a Sydney-based Maori rapper has delivered a healing song described as a ‘merging of cultures’ to make you feel good
ArtsWhy AI is pulping our rare booksAI companies have identified the value in old, rare books and have started using them to train their AI models. Unfortunately, they are destroying them in the process. Here’s why
Science and TechnologyTassie tigers’ walk on the wild sideKids News spoke with leading de-extinction expert Professor Andrew Pask about why he is trying to bring back the Tasmanian tiger and what it takes to build a career in de-extinction
AnimalsPenguin parade turned vax queuePhillip Island’s little penguin colony is famous for its nightly sea to the sand parade but National Science Week saw the world’s largest wildlife vaccination program begin, inspiring Knight’s toon
EnvironmentShark alerts on smartwatchesIt’s Science Week! Australian shark sighting app Dorsal has a new feature coming that will enable the app to issue alerts to surfers and swimmers while they are in the water. Here’s how it works
VIDEOSpelling BeeShark survivor’s message to boysBondi Beach shark attack survivor and dad Glenn Orgias hopes his debut novel connects with Australia’s young men, backing the PM’s Spelling Bee as part of his effort to help build boys’ literacy
SportRegional teens going the distanceFollowing in the footsteps of greats like Cathy Freeman and Cadel Evans, two teen sports stars from the bush are proving country roots can still produce world-class talent – how did they do it?
VIDEOSportMeet Australia’s strongest manA combination of ‘whatever Mum’s cooking’ and Coco Pops may not sound like the makings of Australia’s reigning strongman but was being named for cricket’s GOAT inspiring? Let’s find out
VIDEOAsk Healthy HaroldWhere respect and resilience meetOne Brazilian player’s unexpected act of kindness after a World Cup match struck a chord for Healthy Harold, as a simple gesture of sportsmanship offers us all a blueprint for our own behaviour
SportWho faces Oz Test cricket axe?Australia’s disastrous loss to Bangladesh in the first Test has commentators speculating over which cricket stars might not make it next time – and who might replace them
Society and CultureRunaway train halted, or is it?Mark Knight draws new Victorian premier Ben Carroll’s move to lower cost blowouts in the long-awaited Suburban Rail Loop as a battle of heroic proportions – but who will be the victor?
EXPLAINEREnvironmentWhy landslides lead to flash floodsWhat caused the devastating flash-flooding event in the Himalayan border region of Nepal and Tibet, why did the mountainous terrain make matters worse – and do experts think climate change played a part? RED LEVEL (YRS 7-12)
VIDEOArtsWhy the world loved Dolly PartonCountry music legend and children’s literacy champion Dolly Parton has passed away aged 80 as the universally adored global icon’s goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, joined the outpouring of tributes
First Nations NewsEvery star has a story to tellKids News spoke with First Nations astrophysicist Krystal De Napoli about the ‘library of knowledge’ that is Sky Country ahead of this year’s Indigenous Literacy Day on September 2
