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Omega's photofinish camera captured a dog running across the finish line in the women's team sprint event at the Olympics . MUST CREDIT : 2026 OMEGA SA .

Winter Olympics: week 2 highlights

A curious canine’s photo finish in the cross-country qualifiers wins hearts as a howling new hero, while Australians celebrate our best ever Winter Olympics showing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games

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

A baby crocodile was found in the pool at Nitmiluk Camping and Caravan Park on Monday, February 9, 2026, delighting staff. Picture: Facebook/ Nitmiluk Tours

Snappy swimmers take to the pool

Splash-happy Australians got more than they bargained for this week after a crocodile and a shark were both spotted swimming laps in two separate swimming pool incidents. Watch the video

Society and Culture

Logan, 14 yrs, was verbally abused by tennis legend John McEnroe at Melbourne airport where he tried to get a photo and autograph. Pictured with some of the other celebs he has met. Friday, February 6. 2026. Picture: David Crosling

Teen autograph-hunter’s adventure

The old saying ‘never meet your heroes’ has new meaning for one Aussie selfie-snapper but with 100 wins on the autograph circuit, the tenacious teen has already set his sights on the Grand Prix

KIDS NEWS WHAT'S ON WRAP. Australiaâs favourite Japanese magic bar, MAHO MAGIC BAR, will delight and astonish the whole family this summer with its family-friendly sessions, perfect to keep the kids entertained this school holidays. Picture: Jeff Busby

What’s on these summer holidays

The festive season is finally here and there’s plenty of magic happening across the country. Here are some of our favourite things to do and see in each state and territory across Australia

In this image released by NASA/Roscosmos, the International Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking, on October 4, 2018. - In August 2017, a SpaceX capsule delivered a supercomputer to the International Space Station (ISS). After more than a year of testing, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced on November 1, 2018, that it is opening the system to

Reality TV star to win 10-day space trip

NASA has confirmed it is involved in planning for the world’s first reality TV show set in space, with a seat for the winner already booked on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship to the ISS

3 year old Mississippi alligator. She can live to over 100 years and grow to 4 metres.

Alligator-squeak research wins big science prize

Scientists have won an international prize for research intended to make you laugh — and then think — for testing whether an alligator that breathes in helium squeaks like Minnie Mouse

Funny Kid series author and illustrator Matt Stanton. For Kids News book club

Author Matt Stanton answers reader questions

Well done to all the kids who sent in great questions for Funny Kids author Matt. Check out his answers to 10 of the best

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Image Finalists 2020 - Photo by Tim Hearn. Caption: Hide and Seek. Animal: Azure Damselfly. Location: Devon, UK.

Meet the comedians in the animal kingdom

We won’t ever know if these animals are trying to be funny but we do know they’re giving us lots of laughs. Meet the stars of the finalist entries in the 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Cafe Mama at Windsor : Fairy bread.

Fight over what’s right with fairy bread

Fairy bread is an Aussie party icon — a simple, old-fashioned treat that helps make a table of party food look good and feel fun, except there’s a lot of disagreement about how to make it

Melbourne stonemason John Sione and daughter Zi, 12, won Queensland Ballet's online dance competition, Ballet Beat Drop Challenge. For Kids News

Dad and daughter make a winning ballet combination

A rugby-loving dad has teamed with his ballet-loving daughter to take out top prize in a global dance challenge. Check out their moves

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A strange 'ice ship' has been spotted on Google Earth by eagle-eyed conspiracy theorists Credit: YOUTUBE/MRMBBB333

Brain holds key to Antarctic ice ship mystery

Conspiracy theorists claim they’ve found a huge capsized ship about 160km off the coast of Antarctica but the mystery is most likely solved by looking at how human brains work

Ayanna Williams - Longest Fingernails Guinness World Records 2017 Photo Credit: Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records For Kids News and Hibernation

Another crazy year of Guinness World Records

If you thought a pandemic would hold back world-record wannabes, think again. The latest Guinness World Records Book includes as many weird and wonderful achievements as ever

EXCLUSIVE - EMBARGOED FOR AUGUST 25TH, 2020, NO NEWS.COM, NO SKY, NO WEST AUS, NO AUS Happy Little Vegemites Lotus O'Brien (4) and Sophia Trengove (3)

Vegemite needs you to sing its jingle

We know Vegemite tastes like Australia, but the company that makes it wants to find out what Australia sounds like, calling on the nation to give the spread’s classic theme song a new life

ESCAPE: How I travel, Celeste Mitchell - Italian ice - cream cone held in hand on the background of Piazza Navona in Rome , Italy Picture: Istock

See the sights on a holiday to nowhere

Business is booming during coronavirus-related restrictions for a virtual travel company that helps you have a holiday without going anywhere

Knight cartoon for 10/8/20 on QLD looking to hold the AFL Grand Final

Whose big AFL grab will we sing about?

The AFL Grand Final is one of the major sporting events of the year but everything about the 2020 season is different. Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk could take the mark of the year

Image courtesy of Virgin Galactic obtained July 28, 2020 shows the Virgin Galactic spaceship cabin design and seats. - Virgin Galactic revealed the cabin interior of its first SpaceshipTwo vehicle, VSS Unity in a virtual livestreamed event on Tuesday. Each seat has been engineered to match the dynamism of the flight. A pilot-controlled recline mechanism, optimally positions astronauts to manage G- forces on boost and re-entry and frees up cabin space to maximize an unrestricted astronaut float zone when in zero gravity. (Photo by Handout / Virgin Galactic/The Spaceship Company / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Virgin Galactic reveals space cabin design

For $350,000, passengers flying to space on a 90-minute Virgin Galactic joy ride will be able to see themselves floating weightless against the backdrop of the Earth below

Eros carries a basket of bread from the El Porvenir mini-market as he makes a delivery on his own in Medellin, Colombia, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The eight-year-old chocolate Labrador remembers the names of customers who have previously rewarded him with treats, and with some practice, he has learned to go to their houses on his own. “He helps us to maintain social distancing,” said Eros’ owner Maria Natividad Botero, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)

Dog becomes essential worker during pandemic

A chocolate Labrador has been doing an important job to help people stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering food in a straw basket around his neighbourhood

Super Mario

Old video game sells for $164,000

A 35-year-old Super Mario Bros. video game has been sold for more than $164,000, but the very high price still doesn’t beat the recent sale of an expensive Star Wars Boba Fett action figure

Kids News is on holidays!

Yay! It’s time for school holiday fun

Kids News is taking a little break to enjoy the school holidays. In the meantime, try these Dr Seuss-themed activities. Enjoy! Have a great break and stay safe

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