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Daniher beats Beast in tribute toon

Cartoonist Mark Knight commemorates AFL great Neale Daniher, who died this week having raised more than $100 million after founding FightMND following a Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis

Environment

Algal bloom fishing ban extended

South Australia is working to rejuvenate its damaged marine ecosystem following  algal bloom devastation. Find out what the state is doing to help bring back sea life back

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All you need to know about hair

The longest arm hair ever recorded was 21.7cm, but that’s not the norm. Though human head hair keeps growing, human body hair doesn’t. We look at how and why there’s a difference

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How to become your own snot detective

Winter is here and that means a lot of noticeable snot being sneezed, blown and dripped from noses all around us. We look at what snot is and what it can tell us about our health

Moon Landing

The moon, its history, and impact on our lives

The moon is our nearest neighbour in space. We look at its birth, its surface, its history, its eight phases and how it has helped keep our daily lives on track since ancient times

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Stark contrast in climb or crime

Bianca Adler’s record-breaking Everest climb exposes the nation’s dangerous divide between young achievers and the crisis of youth crime, captured in cartoonist Mark Knight’s panel contrast

Society and Culture

Testing politicians for ‘porkies’

Mark Knight has come up with a novel way to test the honesty of politicians during election campaigns – though by the looks of Albo’s nose, the “polliegraph” isn’t the only indicator to watch

Money

Budget ends 27-year-old tax rule

The housing market is in for some major change following the reform of two property tax rules the government claims will help young people into homes. Find out what other changes were made

Health

What makes a healthy milk drink?

The huge rise in food allergies and intolerances has transformed milk into a ‘choose your own adventure’ beverage – but how do plant-based milks compare with cow’s milk for healthy kids?

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One Nation’s win: what it means

The scene of the Liberal Party’s landslide loss to One Nation in Farrer over the weekend is part of the nation’s political history – but why is Albury so symbolic and what does the result tell us?

EXPLAINERMoney

Govt weighs property tax ‘break in’

Cartoonist Mark Knight plays on reports that Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to ‘break’ election promises by winding back property investor concessions to help young Aussies buy homes

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How Australia blew it with Bluey

Homegrown Aussie hit Bluey has become a global sensation in recent years, but all the ‘dollarbucks’ generated from the show go overseas. So how did licensing end up botching the Bluey billions?

News

Trump gets royally cosy with King

Charles III’s charm offensive in the States to repair fractured UK-US relations has played to President Trump’s well-known royal fascination and inspired Mark Knight’s ‘Two Kings’ cartoon

Health

How healthy is supermarket juice?

An analysis of 70 popular fruit juices sold in supermarkets has uncovered some major difference and dietitians suggest we give some the chop – find out if your favourite juice makes the cut

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Security net turned ejector seat

Cartoonist Mark Knight suggests Australians living with disability fear being among the 160,000 who may be cut off from NDIS as the scheme’s costs spiral toward an unsustainable $70 billion pa

EXPLAINERHistory

Why do we mark Anzac Day each year?

Each year on April 25 we commemorate Anzac Day. Kids News explains how the day began, what it means and how we commemorate it in Australia

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Oz ships in massive diesel haul

In Part Three of our explainer series on oil prices, Kids News examines the effect high prices and reduced supply are having on supply chains and what the Government is doing about it

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Today, AI changed Google forever

The days of struggling for the right search terms and opening multiple tabs to complete simple online tasks could well be over as Google rolls out a virtual ‘personal assistant’ within its browser

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US and Iran ceasefire under threat

The two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US immediately compromised after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz following continued conflict in Lebanon

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World’s biggest census begins

The world’s most populous country is embarking on an epic project to count its estimated 1.4 billion inhabitants – a feat that hasn’t been achieved in 15 years. But just how will they do it?