Arts

Penguin parade turned vax queue

Penguin parade turned vax queue

Phillip 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

VIDEOSpelling Bee

Shark survivor’s message to boys

Shark survivor’s message to boys

Bondi 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

Science and Technology

‘Digital detox’ a student success

‘Digital detox’ a student success

A growing number of students are swapping tech time for pen and paper as schools stepping back from screen saturation report improved academic results, class focus and student wellbeing

Surprise way kids topple bullying

Surprise way kids topple bullying

Sadly 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

Will Vic hear Hanson’s siren song?

Will Vic hear Hanson’s siren song?

Ancient Greek mythology and modern Australian politics collide in cartoonist Mark Knight’s take on Pauline Hanson’s One Nation looking to lure Victorian voters away after 12 years of Labor

First Nations News

Music mix creates healing anthem

Music mix creates healing anthem

The 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

OPINIONSpelling Bee

From misbehaving to mega author

From misbehaving to mega author

Stand aside, screen time – the humble school visit by Australian authors remains a powerful, personal tool for turning kids into readers and writers. Just ask Kate Temple, former naughty kid

Why AI is pulping our rare books

Why AI is pulping our rare books

AI 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

Labor’s Ben Carroll gets top job in Victoria

Labor’s Ben Carroll gets top job in Victoria

Bad polling as the most unpopular state premier of all time saw Jacinta Allan replaced by Ben Carroll as the new Vic premier as cartoonist Mark Knight wonders about the state’s returns policy

VIDEOSpelling Bee

Bee breaks opening week records

Bee breaks opening week records

Australian teachers have rallied behind foundation literacy, smashing the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee’s opening week record as experts warn ‘curriculum creep’ is squeezing out the essentials

Is Albo strong enough to battle AI?

Is Albo strong enough to battle AI?

Cartoonist Mark Knight asks if Albo’s proposed new regulations are enough to fight big tech and AI to protect Australia’s creatives

VIDEOSpelling Bee

PM builds bridge to Spelling Bee

PM builds bridge to Spelling Bee

Home and Away stars Ada Nicodemou and James Stewart have joined the Prime Minister in championing Kids News’ national spelling challenge that saw a record 82,712 student regos last year

Resurfacing an ‘Ancient Wonder’

Resurfacing an ‘Ancient Wonder’

A remarkable underwater discovery by archaeologists has shed new light on one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as the PHAROS project team begins to recover monumental debris

The best books for wintry wonders

The best books for wintry wonders

Our HarperCollins Book Club winter reading guide has got you covered for bright ideas for book picks – here’s what’s hot now the temp’s dropped

Time facts that will bend your brain

Time facts that will bend your brain

Among the pyramids, woolly mammoths, space travel, iPhones and Picasso are some weird overlaps that feel impossible – take a look at this fascinating gallery and these strange-but-true facts

First Nations News

What’s in the water at Brewarrina?

What’s in the water at Brewarrina?

ARIA-winning rapper DOBBY has collaborated with First Nations artist Kelsey Iris and the kids of Brewarrina to create this year’s Busking For Change song. Find out what the catchy tune means

Bluey star thought it wouldn’t work

Bluey star thought it wouldn’t work

The composer who created a catchy little tune for Australia’s best loved Blue Heeler has shared why he almost turned down the ‘little gig on the side’ that ended up becoming Bluey’s theme song