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Kids’ big day out at Bathurst 1000

Kids’ big day out at Bathurst 1000

Two lucky lads in lanyards soaked up the motorsports scene, saw plenty of action on track and enjoyed all the fun things for young fans to see and do when Supercars burned into Mount Panorama

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Boy’s bird song wins hearts

Boy’s bird song wins hearts

Major Aussie artists are obsessed with the toe-tapping bird song written by an eight-year-old boy that has become a ‘little bit of a flag’ for human creativity

What’s on these spring holidays

What’s on these spring holidays

The sun is out, the flowers are blooming and there are a million things to do! Check out our favourite school holiday activities across the capitals this spring

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Knight: Premiership poster designs

Knight: Premiership poster designs

Wharfie time or a pride of three-peat lions? Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight has unveiled his iconic 2026 Premiership posters. Find out how to get yours ahead of the AFL Grand Final clash

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Next stop Hollywood

Next stop Hollywood

Got a great story you want to tell? Trop Jr is back and looking for the best short films by kids from around the country. Don’t miss top tips from past winners – UPDATED

Kanye West’s sneakers sell for record $1.8 million

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’s in the running for best teammate

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

What it takes to be a YouTube star

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

Super speller backs PM’s Spelling Bee

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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Welcome to the Year of the Ox

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

When a wombat on the tennis court is normal

When a wombat on the tennis court is normal

In a world turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, we have to expect the unexpected, even when the unexpected comes in the form of Ash Barty’s wooden wombat tennis trophy

Saving the day with a gorilla named Gertrude

Saving the day with a gorilla named Gertrude

David Walliams introduces Code Name Bananas, in which an orphaned boy named Eric makes friends with a gorilla named Gertrude and they save the day! With activity sheets to download

Student solves poem clues, finds treasure chest

Student solves poem clues, finds treasure chest

The identity has been revealed of the person who solved clues written into a poem, then found a famous gold-filled treasure chest hidden more than a decade ago in the wilds of Wyoming

Peace and goodwill enduring themes of Christmas

Peace and goodwill enduring themes of Christmas

Mark Knight wonders how Santa’s operations might look in the 21st century with social media, job cuts, mass manufacturing and low-cost couriers. At least we can still aim for peace and goodwill

Shiny metal thing disappears, another appears

Shiny metal thing disappears, another appears

Another mysterious triangular metal pillar has been found next to an ancient fortress in the city of Piatra Neamt, Romania, days after one vanished without a trace in the desert in Utah, US

Santa gets special permission to travel at Christmas

Santa gets special permission to travel at Christmas

The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt travel around the world but the Prime Minister has confirmed that no matter what happens to Australia’s borders Santa will be able to do his job

Mystery shiny metal thing appears in desert

Mystery shiny metal thing appears in desert

Deep in the remote, Mars-like landscape of Utah’s red-rock desert in the US, a helicopter crew counting sheep stumbled on a mystery: A giant, gleaming metal thing embedded in rock

Unmasked! Aussies’ great effort in the pandemic

Unmasked! Aussies’ great effort in the pandemic

With his relaxation on wearing masks outdoors it seems Premier Dan has saved Victorians yet again, this time not from coronavirus but from weird facial tanning outcomes

Australian towns star in Monopoly special edition

Australian towns star in Monopoly special edition

Instead of famous streets in far-off London, a new Monopoly board features 22 Australian towns and regions to raise funds for communities impacted by bushfires, floods and COVID-19

Solving the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

Solving the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

Ships and planes have disappeared without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle. But is there really anything strange going on? Kids News looks at the history of this fascinating phenomenon

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