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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA  - NewsWire Photos - November 25, 2024:  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese poses for a selfie with Red level (Years 7-8) National Champion of the 2024 Prime Ministers Spelling Bee, Aditya Paul and his family at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Bee blasts NAPLAN woes away

Teachers across Australia have flocked to register more than 40,000 students for the annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee as NAPLAN results highlight ongoing foundation literacy challenges

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Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, July 29, 2025

Blue Lib leader’s St Kilda lament

Cartoonist Mark Knight imagines St Kilda’s recent 46-point comeback inspiring Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley to find a way out of the political wilderness after their crushing election defeat

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Bluey favourite pulled from iview

An iconic Bluey episode has vanished from Aussie screens in response to a commercial deal between the popular show and a well-known hardware chain. Find out why it was pulled from air

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24 2025

UNDER EMBARGO for print and Kids News for Sunday papers on 27/7/25 - please check with pic desk or Kids News editor Di Jenkins.
 
Supercars legend Mark Winterbottom with son Austin (front) and his Keilor Thunder basketball team members Nathan, Jalen, Matteo, Elliott, Henry, Luca, Leon, Oliver and Jackson

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Spelling skills rev kids’ engines

Racing legend Mark ‘Frosty’ Winterbottom spells out the secret to his success, as the father of three encourages Aussie kids to turbo charge their literacy skills in the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee

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The bird's eye view of the osprey nest at Red Rock on a fixed nesting platform by nbn.

Birdcams beam in bird’s eye view

Newly installed birdcams will reveal the nesting habits of some of Australia’s high-flying birds of prey – see the incredible early footage capturing their sky-high nests (these birds can pick view)

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Mark Knight cartoon Ozzy Osbourne leaving us -  Herald Sun July 24th 2025

Ozzy knocking on Heaven’s door?

Devotion to family defined heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne perhaps even more than rock ‘n’ roll, as cartoonist Mark Knight asks what awaits flawed but loving souls when the music stops

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DAILY TELEGRAPH JULY 4, 2025. EMBARGOED UNTILL SUNDAY 20 JULY FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL PRIME MINISTER’S SPELLING BEE.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Rockdale Public School year 3-6 students from left Roneyo Sherchan, 12, Katelyn Huynh, 11, Narayan Skene, 12, and Addison O’Docherty, 10, who were finalists in the NSW Premier’s Spelling Bee. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Albo celebrates Bee’s big birthday

Anthony Albanese launched the fifth annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee with the help of Rockdale Public School students. Get your free Years 3-8 activity poster for class and home HERE

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KIDS NEWS WHATS ON. Drone workshop at Maritime Museum. Picture: National Maritime Museum/ Marinco Kojdanovski

What’s on over the winter break

School’s still out for most of the country this week – but if you are looking for something fun to do these holidays we’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on offer in your region

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Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, June 25, 2025

‘Peace in our time’ blast from past

The US President claiming a total ceasefire as hostilities continued in the Middle East recalled a cautionary quote nearly a century old that reminded Mark Knight of the fragility of peace in war

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Tourists wait outside the Louvre museum which failed to open on time Monday, June 16, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Why the famed Louvre shut down

Arguably the world’s most famous museum and officially its most-visited, the Louvre – a global symbol of art, beauty, culture and lasting history – was shut down this week … but why?

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LA unrest fuels US President’s fire

If inflaming every situation seems to be US President Donald Trump’s signature move, then immigration protests in Los Angeles struck the match in Mark Knight’s ‘Flaming Trump’ cartoon

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The strawberry Moon rises behind Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Best ‘strawberry moon’ global pics

Wednesday’s full moon in Australia was a beauty … but for most of us it just looked like any other – here are some of the best ‘strawberry moon’ pictures from the northern hemisphere

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Supplied photo of the now completed Western Sydney International Airport Terminal. Supplied by WSIA

New gateway to Australia unveiled

Stunning pictures reveal Australia’s brand new $5 billion international airport as construction ends, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cuts the ribbon and Air NZ and others sign on

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KIDS NEWS 2025: June 05 Mark Knight's Tassie Devils toon shows the AFL team is on the brink of extinction like the Apple Isle's other famous native species, the Tasmanian tiger. Picture: Mark Knight

Tassie AFL deal’s devilish dilemma

Political turmoil in Tasmania has put AFL’s newest team on the endangered species list as Mark Knight considers the fate of the state’s extinct thylacine as the Tassie Devils fight for their survival

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Disney scouting Australia for stars

Disney’s open auditions in Australia for costumed heroes and princesses for some of its biggest theme parks offer a glimpse into working at ‘the happiest place on Earth’ and what’s involved