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17, November, 2025. **For The Saturday Telegraph**

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

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1920s. Batsman Bill Woodfull ducks Harold Larwood bouncer during 1920s Australia v England Bodyline Test in Brisbane, featured in 2002 TV documentary 'Bodyline : It's Just Not Cricket'.

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

Kids News/UNICEF Australia WCD partnership 2025: Pat Cummins playing backyard cricket at home as a teenager with his brother in the background. This image is single use, not to be stored in News Corp library and only to be used for purpose of Pat talking about World Children's Day in his capacity as a UNICEF Australia Ambassador. Picture: supplied

Pat Cummins feeds his inner child

Aussie cricket legend, UNICEF Australia ambassador and child-at-heart Pat Cummins says play isn’t just fun – it’s fundamental. Here’s how the skipper gets his playtime on and off the pitch

KIDS NEWS. UNICEF ambassador Emma McKeon, visited John Paul College in Brisbane to celebrate World ChildrenÃ¢â¬â¢s Day. Picture: UNICEF

Get loud on World Children’s Day

November 20 is World Children’s Day and UNICEF is inviting all Aussie kids to celebrate with ‘a Minute of Loudness’ about the things that matter most to them – so what matters most to you?

Hard to fathom. Photo: X.

Viral ‘sky stadium’ not as it seems

Images of the world’s first “sky stadium” project in Saudi Arabia have gone viral across the globe but a closer look reveals they aren’t real. So what will the 350m high stadium really look like?

Mark Knight's cartoon, vaccine and toilet paper

Perfect pairing of pandemic symptoms

We’ve been well informed about the effects of the coronavirus on people, but Mark Knight observes two other symptoms appearing together during the latest Victorian lockdown

Mischievous young boy scaring his little sister on Halloween with a rubber spider

Matt Stanton’s guide to pranking

Creating a great prank is just like creating a great story, according to Funny Kid author Matt Stanton. Here are his tips on how to do it

KIDS NEWS: Australia Post's Great Aussie Coin Hunt. Lucy and Archie, both 7, pictured with a giant M for MILO. Picture: Australia Post/David Swift.

Aussie invention coins reveal national love of chocolate

Some of Australia’s best chocolate creations are being celebrated on new $1 coins – along with other great Aussie inventions

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021 Giovanni Querzani Bologna Italy Phone: Email: Title: ROFL Description: A young lion in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, who apparently is laughing at my photography skills. Animal: Panthera Leo Location of shot: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Funny photos have judges howling like hyenas

Surfing penguins, a frowning bird, a pouting boxfish and a laughing lion have had the judges of The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021 laughing a lot

Lego whiz kid Connor Brennan , 17, with his new model of the Adelaide skyline, on May 13th, 2021, at his Redwood Park home. Picture: Tom Huntley

Lego whiz builds mini hometown

Teenager Connor Brennan feels right at home building with Lego, so it makes sense for him to create a mini version of his hometown, Adelaide

WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING - Pictured at home in Manly today is Iggy 10 and Atticus Jenkins 6, with Australia Posts Great Aussie Coin Hunt collectables. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Aussie coins encourage conservation in kids

Zookeeper and bushfire survivor Chad Staples says showcasing native creatures in the Great Aussie Coin Hunt is “so important” for conservation awareness

Grade 4 student Jacob Matthews, from Derinya Primary School in Frankston South, is one of the state winners of the Prime Minister's Spelling Bee, run by Kids News, after scoring 30/30 in the State/Territory Finals. He will be among nine Victorian students vying for the title of National Champion and the chance to win a trip to Canberra to meet the Prime Minister. Picture: David Caird

National Final here we come, say top scorers

How do you spell success? Just ask the crop of super spellers who have won their way into the National Final of the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee in perfect 30/30 form

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos May 12, 2021: The stats on the most popular baby names are in ... for girls, Charlotte has come in at the top spot for the 8th time in 10 years and Oliver is the most popular boys' name. Picture of baby Charlotte, 5 months (wearing a bow), and Oliver, 7 months. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Naomi Jellicoe

Charlotte still queen of the playground

The 2021 Baby Names Report is out, which analyses trends over the past decade. For the eighth time in 10 years, Charlotte is the top girls’ name with Oliver also consistently number one for boys

Mark Knight cartoon for Monday 3rd of May 2021 Herald Sun Newspaper .

Helping Aussies leave the kitchen table

Despite new childcare subsidies intended to make it cheaper for adults to go back to workplaces, Mark Knight wonders whether anyone actually wants to get out of trackpants and slippers

Why pranking could be good for the soul (without going too far). Lifestyle and playful photos of Emily, her husband and their two kids in the yard with pranking props (rubber snakes/spiders). Colourful and casual clothing, eyes to camera shots for SMARTdaily cover photo. Cassie, 10, and Jake, 8, in their room. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Why pranks can be good for you

Playing tricks can relieve stress and raise a smile – and kids who share their funniest prank could end up with a character named after them in the next Funny Kid book!

This handout photo courtesy of Sothebyâs shows the black high-top Yeezys worn by rapper Kanye West during the 2008 Grammy Awards. - A pair of Nike Air Yeezy 1s worn by rapper Kanye West sold for $1.8 million, triple the previous record for sneakers, Sotheby's said April 26, 2021, as the market for rare sports shoes soars. (Photo by Handout / SOTHEBY'S / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Kanye West’s sneakers sell for record $1.8 million

Kanye West’s Nike Air Yeezy sneakers have smashed the record sale price previously set by a pair of Air Jordans

Hawk Hodkinson, 13, ran 7km to get to his football game with Highett Football Club after his coach forgot to pick him up. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Hawk’s in the running for best teammate

Junior footballer Hawk Hodkinson was so determined not to let his team down he ran 7.5km to his match after his coach forgot to pick him up

Image of Aussie teen YouTube star ReeKid. Supplied for Jonathan Moran.

What it takes to be a YouTube star

So, you want to be a famous YouTuber? Aussie teen ‘Reekid’ reveals how he did it, and the down side to his success

SMART: PM'S SPELLING BEE. Akash Vukoti , now 11, made history as the youngest ever competitor in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the US and has thrown his support behind the Prime Minister's Spelling Bee in Australia. A child prodigy inducted into American Mensa aged three, he has since become a household name in the US, with TV appearances including Dancing with the Stars and Little Big Shots. Akash has over 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. Akash is pictured at home in Texas. Picture: supplied.

Super speller backs PM’s Spelling Bee

US spelling whiz and YouTube star Akash Vukoti has some advice for students sitting the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee from today and those still planning to sign up before registrations close on March 24

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ItÃ•s the year of the Ox and with the Chinese New Year approaching, Lion Dancers are doing their thing in Chinatown. 5 February 2021. Picture Dean Martin Dancers - Raymond Nguyen (guy on right with Lion head), Long Taing (guy with glasses with lion head), Dung Huynh (ail on left ) and Dean Coleman (tail on right )

Welcome to the Year of the Ox

Millions — perhaps billions — of people around the world are preparing for a very important annual celebration — Chinese or Lunar New Year. Here’s what you need to know to join the fun

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