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MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 17, 2024: Junior Journalist of the Year (Secondary), Madison Riquelme. Madison presents to camera. Picture: Mark Stewart

Junior Journo winners revealed

Two budding newshounds have been named Junior Journalists of the Year after Kids News judges were wowed by thought-provoking submissions on AI and robotics plus domestic violence

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This undated photo courtesy of NASA shows Thwaites Glacier in Western Antarctica. A major ice sheet in western Antarctica is melting, and its collapse is predicted to raise global sea level nearly two feet (61 centimeters), scientists said May 12, 2014. Theories of the ice sheet's impending doom have been circulating for some time, and a study in the journal Science said the process is now expected to take between 200 and 1,000 years. The thinning of the ice is likely related to global warming, said the study which was funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Airborne radar measurements of the West Antarctic ice sheet allowed scientists to map the underlying bedrock of Thwaites Glacier. AFP PHOTO/NASA/HANDOUT = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - NO A LA CARTE SALES/DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS = (Photo by HANDOUT / NASA / AFP)

Climate change strikes Antarctica

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Antarctica prompts images of vast ice floes and majestic bergs but it’s heating up faster than other places

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Generic photo od children lying on the floor at daycare. Picture: iStock

Diversity makes room for everyone

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Definitions of diversity have changed in recent years but the underlying message remains one of welcome

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EMBARGO FOR TEAM 23 OCT 2021 FEE APPLIES Red fish (Blackbelly Rosefish) on a blue background, eats plastics and microplastics. Concept of pollution in the oceans. CR ALAMY

One planet, one united future

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Most of the Earth’s surface is water but it is under pressure as people dump trash that ends up in the sea

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TOPSHOT - -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024 -- US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves at supporters at the end of her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024.. Donald Trump won a sweeping victory on November 6, 2024 in the US presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris to complete an astonishing political comeback that sent shock waves around the world. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024

Harris out of sync with US voters

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary News Story (Print) category: Kamala Harris campaigned for US presidency by taking a policy approach to issues that failed to speak to voters

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KIDS NEWS: China is limiting video game time for kids. Picture: iStock.

Free online games come at a cost

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: If something sounds too good to be true then it probably is, including when it comes to free online gaming

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Fake news corrodes civilisation

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Fake news destroys trust and tears apart friendships so how can you tell if the news you see online is real?

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the training base of the special operations armed forces of the Korea's Army, at an undisclosed location, in North Korea, in this handout picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 4, 2024. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

Could Ukraine lead to WWIII?

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: The arrival of North Korean troops supporting Russia in Ukraine signals a new phase in conflict

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A picture shows boxes of "puffs" disposable electronic cigarettes displayed on table at La Vapotitheque store in Bethune, northern France, on May 25, 2022. - The "puffs" disposable electronic cigarettes, with their tangy or fruity flavours and a sold at around 8 and 12 euros at tobacconists, on websites or in supermarkets, are a hit with some teenagers, but worry doctors and health authorities. They come in a wide range of flavours and offer some 600 "puffs" for a nicotine level of between 0 and 20 mg/ml. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP)

Vaping danger in the air for kids

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Secondary News Story (Print) category – WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only): government acts on vapes designed to appeal to young children

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Men wait for passengers as plastic bags float on the water surface of the Buriganga river in Dhaka on January 21, 2020. - Bangladesh's high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka's main river becoming one of the world's most polluted, a lawyer said on January 21. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)

Stop polluting and save the planet

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: pollution contributes to climate change and harms people and planet so we all need to improve our practices

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There's a Teletubbies Party coming to Adelaide. Picture: Supplied.

TV favourites impacting kid speak

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Cartoon characters with speech problems could be influencing the rise in early childhood speech disorders

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Green time may be the antidote to screen time. For Kids News. istock image

Technology takeover

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Brain rot, doomscrolling and blue light are affecting the IQs of kids as AI poses a possible future threat

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