Dylan Alcott launches new series
Paralympian and former Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott has collaborated on a new book series that celebrates inclusion and diversity for kids and normalises disabilities in mainstream media
Paralympian and former Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott has collaborated on a new book series that celebrates inclusion and diversity for kids and normalises disabilities in mainstream media
TikTok and YouTube slang has Gen Alpha speaking a ‘new language’ while parents and experts express concern about the state of literacy in Australia as social media reigns supreme
Seconds after US presidential hopeful Donald Trump survived the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, he seized the moment. Mark Knight’s cartoon captures him walking away not as a victim but as the clear election frontrunner
Since his first novel The Boy in the Dress in 2008, David Walliams has revolutionised reading for children. But now he’s competing against the digital world and screen addictions
Swifties in Scotland danced so hard through Tay Tay’s Eras they made the earth move, setting off earthquake monitors 6km away and generating power equivalent to about 6000 car batteries
King Charles’ first official portrait has been vandalised by vegans angry about the treatment of animals on RSCPA-approved farms as the monarch launches a new burger menu at Sandringham
Is it fashion or art or a bit of both? Tasmanian jeweller Emma Bugg explains why she wanted to turn a really old Big Mac burger into a brooch
Busking for Change 2024: Students are invited to join top Aussie performers in their bid to help preserve ‘severely endangered’ Indigenous languages by learning this one simple song
Athletic champions, authors and artists experience a similar state at the height of their powers: a place called the zone, a fourth dimension ‘flow’ state that’s there for the taking with these tips
R U OK? has launched a national art competition for Years 7-8 students on the theme: what does an R U OK? conversation mean to you – and radio’s Will And Woody are jumping on board
Alice in Wonderland’s classic adventure gave today’s world the perfect phrase to capture the allure and danger of social media for young people as cartoonist Mark Knight illustrates the ‘abyss’
The nation’s richest woman has reportedly told the National Gallery of Australia to remove an image of her because she doesn’t like it
Sleepwalkers beware but daydreamers take note: the sweet little cottage from the beloved film Up is set to become a destination with a difference, flying high in the sky over the American desert
The video platform says it wants its users to know ‘what is fact and what is fiction’ as more AI-generated images dupe social media users across the world
Widely considered the greatest playwright in history, William Shakespeare knew all about how to ‘play’ – now Australian teachers are learning how to bring the bard’s works to life in class
Let’s all get behind Eurovision 2024’s youngest act: 17-year-old Sydney girl Silia Kapsis, who earned a spot in this weekend’s final flying the flag for Cyprus but still calls Australia home
The Kids News Short Story Competition is back with great prizes. Find the digital entry form here
Comics and graphic novels are a long way from the underground, with new data revealing them as the caped crusaders of children’s book sales, as 2024 Kids News Short Story Competition launches
From early roles in local kids’ classics Bush Christmas and BMX Bandits to decades of Hollywood A-list status, Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has claimed an Australian first with her latest top honour
Indigenous artist Archie Moore has become the first Australian to win the Golden Lion award at the La Biennale de Venezia with a massive hand-drawn family tree covering 65,000 years