History

Animals

‘Drop crocs’ roamed Australia

Ancient crocodiles that may have ambushed prey by dropping from trees have been identified through fossilised eggshells found in Queensland, suggesting a prehistoric predator ready to pounce

Explainers

Australia in mourning after Bondi

Jewish communities worldwide will celebrate the triumph of light over forces of darkness during Hanukkah festivities this week and despite our nation’s shock and grief, may peace and love prevail

Animals

Dinosaurs’ ferocious fight to the death

An Australian geologist is working to uncover the fossilised scene of a T-rex and a triceratops apparently locked in a ferocious duel, the teeth of the T-rex embedded in the other’s spine

History

Study using AI to make scents of history

Scientists and historians will use AI to study and recreate what the world smelled like hundreds of years ago. Called Odeuropa, the pioneering study will build an online smell encyclopaedia

Book Club

Author Katrina Nannestad answers questions from Kids News readers

Writing We Are Wolves left Katrina Nannestad in tears at times but also made her happy. We know this thanks to some great questions from Kids News readers. Check out Katrina’s answers to the top 10 questions here

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VIDEONews

PM’s pup Toto totes wedding rings

An Australian love story that started with ‘Up the Rabbitohs!’ reached its happily-ever-after on Saturday, as Anthony Albanese became the first sitting PM to tie the knot – helped along by Toto

Sport

Comm Games centenary saved

In 2030, Australia’s top athletes will compete at this historic Indian city to mark 100 years of the Commonwealth Games with other member nations – let’s meet the host metropolis

Arts

Teen’s iPhone film gets top nod

Between homework and her fast-food job, meet the 16-year-old Australian teen who has made Australian film awards history with a scary movie she shot entirely on her smartphone

VIDEOSport

Top controversies to hit the Ashes

From a metal bat to a stumping that ignited a global uproar, the Ashes series between Australia and England has produced some of the most memorable clashes in the history of cricket – here’s three

VIDEOExplainers

Why children have a Right to Play

We all know play is fun, but did you know it’s also important for your health and learning? Play is an essential right for children across the world – but what is keeping so many from playfulness?

Explainers

Could federal fiasco flow to states

Fifty years since Australia’s most dramatic government crisis, Mark Knight’s Dismissal cartoon captures the cast of Whitlam’s sacking but also ponders if history could repeat in state politics

VIDEOHistory

King Tut items in grand new home

Egypt’s new $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum has opened its doors to the public, giving King Tutankhamun’s treasures their most spectacular home yet, which has to be seen to be believed

Explainers

What is Remembrance Day all about?

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month is a special time to remember those who have fought and died for our country. Find out more about Remembrance Day and what it signifies

VIDEOScience and Technology

Oz ideas that changed the world

Australia punches above its weight in several arenas including innovation – meet one of our young big thinkers and discover 40 world-beating inventions you didn’t know were Australian

Sport

History-making 14yo in A-League

It’s not often you get to better Matildas gun Sam Kerr for a slice of homegrown football history but this hip-hop loving Aussie teen has done just that as a rising star in two ball sports at just 14

VIDEOFirst Nations News

Historic Treaty passed into law

Supporters erupted in cheers – and shed plenty of tears – as landmark legislation establishing the country’s first Treaty with Indigenous Australians was passed – here’s what happens next

Explainers

Trump demos White House wing

Will Donald Trump’s wrecking ball through the historic East Wing of the White House deliver the US President his ballroom bliss? Mark Knight’s toon imagines there could be more to come

Science and Technology

Aussie teens learning AI bot tricks

As nearly half of Aussie kids struggle to spot fake news, students at one school are tackling AI head-on this Media Literacy Week, with an AI bot battlefield based on George Orwell’s Animal Farm

VIDEOAnimals

Dumped dogs of Ukraine turn blue

Wild footage has shown several abandoned dogs living near the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant have turned blue, baffling the workers caring of them – what has dyed their fur?

VIDEONews

Jewel heist strikes the Louvre

‘Daylight robbery’ is the understatement of the century after eight priceless pieces of royal jewellery were stolen from the Louvre in Paris in a brazen seven-minute heist. How did this happen?