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KIDS NEWS 2024: Mark Knight's 2024 Christmas card suggests Santa might have to pedal hard to keep the Christmas tree lights on as an energy supply crisis looms in Australia. Picture: Mark Knight

Who will leave lights on for Santa?

Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight has come up with a festive plan for keeping the lights on over Christmas as the electricity grid struggles with supply – but can Santa keep up with demand?

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: The Bluey balloon floats the Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 28, 2024 in New York City. This is the 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade which was first held in 1924 and only paused from 1942 to 1944 during World War II.   Kena Betancur/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Bursting Bluey rescued just in time

A giant inflatable Bluey was the star of the show at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – but because of a last minute emergency, the loveable blue heeler almost didn’t make it

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A green tree frog was captured devouring a keelback snake on Tuesday in Cedar Vale, a suburb of Logan. Picture: Melissa MacPherson

Famished frog feasts on snake

An Australian couple have recounted the extraordinary moment they came across a 10cm green tree frog as it slowly consumed a keelback snake thought to be about 25 cm long

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The bottle was thrown into the Atlantic in 2008.

Message in a bottle washes ashore

A stunned Aussie has stumbled across a bottle with a rolled up letter inside it that was thrown into the sea from Brazil 16 years ago. But who wrote the letter and what did it say?

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World’s tallest and shortest women Rumeysa Gelgi and Jyoti Amge meet

World’s tallest and shortest meet

They may be a world record apart in height, but when the world’s tallest woman and the world’s shortest woman recently met for tea they were surprised to find they had a lot in common

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(FILES) A journalist takes a picture of Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped Banana entitled "Comedian," displayed during a media preview at Sotheby's in New York, on November 8, 2024. A fresh banana taped to a wall -- a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan -- was bought for $6.2 million on November 20, 2024 by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction, Sotheby's announced in a statement. The debut of the edible creation entitled "Comedian" at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach in 2019 sparked controversy and raised questions about whether it should be considered art -- Cattelan's stated aim. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Ana FERNANDEZ: "Magritte, Rucha and... a banana, in a bid to set new records at New York auctions"

Art buyer goes bananas at auction

The artist behind the artwork Comedian is laughing to the bank as world’s most famous banana became its most expensive, after the duct-taped piece of fruit sold at Sotheby’s for $US6.2 million

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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 18: Dyson Daniels #5 of the Atlanta Hawks strips the ball from De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings at the end of the game at Golden 1 Center on November 18, 2024 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.   Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Bendigo boy’s new NBA nickname

One NBA nickname signals a good season but Australia’s Dyson Daniels has teammates, commentators and fans trading two new monikers after his form at the Atlanta Hawks looks set to soar

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Raygun and Cam Bynum. Photos: AP/Getty Images

NFL player rocks his best Raygun

Gridiron star Cam Bynum is known for celebrating in the ‘end zone’ but the Vikings player’s viral Raygun tribute was not just an imitation but an invitation for the Aussie to meet up in future

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The Daily Telegraph Sunday 13 October 2024

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Sydney Most Haunted House. Picture Thomas Lisson

Is this Oz’s most haunted house?

Would you dare knock on the door of this house while ‘trick or treating’ this Halloween? It may not have cobwebs or pumpkins outside but tales told about it will send shivers down your spine

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Giotto the skateboarding bulldog pictured in Kurnell today with owner Greg Denaro. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Dog teaches himself to skateboard

Pigs may not fly but at least one dog can skateboard, after six-year-old Australian bulldog Giotto showed his form on his local circuit and social media helped make him a skateboarding star

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VIDEOGRABS >>Princess Catherine is set to return to official public duties after revealing she has finished chemotherapy and is now “cancer free” after nine months of treatment. The Princess of Wales announced she has defeated the mystery illness in a heartfelt video message in Norfolk revealing how “incredibly tough” the cancer diagnosis has been on her family. Joined by Prince William and their children George, Charlotte, and Louis., Credit @KensingtonRoyal on X

What do the royal kids fight over?

Prince George is third in line to the British throne, with siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis right behind, but like millions of kids worldwide, the young royals still argue about this one item

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Dubbed “On the Trail of the Golden Owl,” the search captivated ten of thousands in France — on a quest to find a buried statue of an owl.

Treasure found after 30 year hunt

The world’s longest scavenger hunt has ended with the discovery of an elusive, extremely valuable golden owl, finally found three decades after the statue was first stashed in a top secret location

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EMBARGOED UNTIL 7.01AM SEP 12, 2024. World record holder for most tricks performed by a horse in one minute. Picture: Guinness World Records / Mark Evans

Weirdest world records revealed

Whether it’s the most tricks performed by a sheep in one minute or the fastest time it takes to put on 10 pairs of underpants, here are some of the strangest feats in Guinness World Records 2025

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** EMBARGOED UNTIL 8.30AM SUNDAY 14TH APRIL ** The world premiere of The Sign, the hotly anticipated 28-minute special Bluey episode, will air Sunday 14 April at 8am on ABC Kids and ABC iview. SUPPLIED

Bluey becomes top dog of US TV

American kids love Bluey so much that the popular Aussie animation has been the most watched of any TV show in the US so far this year, with over 35 billion minutes viewed and counting

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web art for Bluey coins

Real life Bluey dollarbucks for sale

Bluey fans can trade in dollarbucks ‘for real life’ after Australia Post and the Royal Australian Mint release a new limited edition set of 10 $1 Bluey coins – but you’ve got to get in quick

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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: London Zoo staff members measure up a new mural by street artist Banksy of a gorilla freeing animals on the shutters at London Zoo on August 13, 2024 in London, England. The mural has been claimed by Banksy in an Instagram post, who has also painted eight animal-themed artworks in the London area over the preceding eight days. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Banksy’s animal series runs wild

Londoners have been hitting the streets for their culture fix after nine animal murals by elusive street artist Banksy popped up across the city in as many days with the last at London Zoo

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SA WEEKEND . Adelaide primary school teacher Luke Springer is a huge tikTok sensation, pictured on July 9th, 2024.
Picture: Tom Huntley

Meet Australia’s top TikTok teacher

Aussie social media sensation Mr Luke has become famous for his funny re-enactments of classroom life and has built a massive TikTok following of almost two million people – what’s his story?