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KIDS NEWS 2026: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 10 Indigenous Literacy Foundation - Great Book Swap Launch on March 10 , 2026. Picture: supplied/ILF/Joseph Mayers

Great Book Swap takes fresh flight

With the help of a preening pair of red-tailed black cockatoos, Australia’s Children’s Laureate has launched the 2026 Great Book Swap at Taronga Zoo – here’s how your school can get swapping

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 08 SEPTEMBER, 2025: The Moon is pictured in a full lunar eclipse giving it a vibrant red hue commonly referred to as a “blood moon”. Picture: NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Where to see rare ‘blood moon’

Tonight’s rare ‘blood moon’ to be visible across every state in Australia for last time in three years. Here’s the best times across the country to watch Tuesday night’s spectacular show

Society and Culture

NT young entrepreneur Victoria Diaz, 8, started her app, BoredKidsClub, with a problem she and others her age knew well: boredom, February 19, 2026. Picture: Thomas McLean

Tiny entrepreneur’s boredom bid

Victoria Diaz dreams of buying a private jet to fly her family around, but first the eight-year-old entrepreneur must banish kids’ boredom – can her bright idea blow away the dullest of dull days?

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Danielle Scott and Cooper Woods, of Australia, carry their country's flag during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Winter Olympics: week 2 highlights

Athletes say ‘ciao’ to the memorable mayhem of the 2026 Milano Cortina Games at the Closing Ceremony in Verona, as Australians celebrate our best ever showing at the Winter Olympics

Georges River Council will host the Lunar New Year festival at Hurstville on February 21, 2026.

Giddy up for the Year of the Horse

Join Asian-Australians celebrating Lunar New Year from February 17 as the rare Year of the Fire Horse brings special significance to family traditions and cultural unity – discover what it’s all about

The plane flew through the road tunnels.

Stunt pilot’s daring world-first tunnel flight

Flying at an average speed of 245km/h, there was no room for error when Italian stunt pilot Dario Costa became the first person to fly a plane through a road tunnel. Watch the video

Shane Hendricks takes his miniature horse Jimmy for a run along Prince Charles Parade at Kurnell while he skate boards along side. The pair have delighted locals for around 10 years with their unusual outings. Picture: Toby Zerna

Mini-horse breeds happiness

Meet Jimmy, the handsome black miniature stallion who is winning hearts and spreading smiles with a skateboarder in tow

Sunshine Coast local and Olympic Champion Clint Robinson at the Big Pineapple. Picture Lachie Millard

The Big Pineapple’s Brisbane Olympics bid

Some Olympic mascots have completely missed the mark – but the Big Pineapple’s birthday bid to become the Brisbane 2032 mascot is a green and gold Queensland dream

Naomi Osaka shared photos of her new Barbie on social media.

New Barbie doll a hit with tennis star

A new Naomi Osaka Barbie doll has been released ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and the Japanese tennis star hopes kids will love it as much as she does

Super Mario 64 Nintendo computer game character. /Computer/games

Super Mario game goes for $1.56 million US

A mint condition copy of Super Mario 64 has sold for a super price, with a mystery bidder breaking the previous record to claim the game at a US auction

Barbie reveals Julie Bishop, as Official 2021 Role Model for Australia - crop 3

New Barbie doll celebrates Aussie role model

Julie Bishop, Australia’s first female foreign affairs minister, has been honoured with her own Barbie doll to celebrate female role models and show girls they can be anything they want to be

This undated image provided by Blue Origin shows an illustration of the capsule that will be used to take tourist into space. Space tourism companies are employing designs including winged vehicles, vertical rockets with capsules and high-altitude balloons. While developers envision ultimately taking people to orbiting habitats, the moon or beyond, the immediate future involves short flights into or near the lowest reaches of space without going into orbit.(Blue Origin via AP)

Mystery person buys ticket to space

An unnamed buyer has won an online auction for a trip to space next month on the 52nd anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s 1969 Moon landing

Jaguar Bogert, 6, was named Auskicker of the Week in round eight and will present a premiership medal to a player from the winning team on Grand Final Day. Picture: AFL Photos

Auskicker Jaguar is game for big Grand Final role

Imagine presenting a premiership medal to an AFL hero on Grand Final Day. That’s the big job pint sized footy fan Jaguar Bogert has after being named an Auskicker of the Week

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

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