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‘Bluey food’ confuses Australians

‘Bluey food’ confuses Australians

Aussies were left baffled after an American mum revealed she was serving a Bluey-inspired snack many of those from Bluey’s own backyard had never even heard of – take the Kids News poll

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PM’s Spelling Bee: Round 1 stars

PM’s Spelling Bee: Round 1 stars

Nearly 100,000 Australian students entered, but Queensland’s young spellers topped the PM’s Spelling Bee School Round. Here’s the national honour roll ahead of State and Territory Finals

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Meet Australia’s strongest man

Meet Australia’s strongest man

A combination of ‘whatever Mum’s cooking’ and Coco Pops may not sound like the makings of Australia’s reigning strongman but was being named for cricket’s GOAT inspiring? Let’s find out

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Shark survivor’s message to boys

Shark survivor’s message to boys

Bondi Beach shark attack survivor and dad Glenn Orgias hopes his debut novel connects with Australia’s young men, backing the PM’s Spelling Bee as part of his effort to help build boys’ literacy

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Kidman’s message to school kids

Kidman’s message to school kids

Nicole Kidman took time out of her holiday in Greece to share a heartwarming message to a particular group of children from her hometown back in Australia – watch the sweet video

Why Barnaby Joyce crying poor was a bit rich

Why Barnaby Joyce crying poor was a bit rich

In our weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight looks at why Barnaby Joyce crying poor over having to support two families was a bit rich and a cartoonist’s dream

Is your brain playing tricks on you?

Is your brain playing tricks on you?

This mind-boggling, spinning optical illusion is actually completely still and completely flat but our brains don’t see it that way. Scientists are studying whether that’s a weakness or a strength

Reimagining the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Reimagining the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Incredible new images reveal what Sydney would look like today had some of the alternative harbour bridge designs been given the green light instead of the now-famous coathanger

Teen Fortnite world champ now a millionaire

Teen Fortnite world champ now a millionaire

A teenager has collected more than $4.3 million in prizemoney after becoming world champion of the computer game Fortnite, beating 40 million gamers who applied to compete

Great photos of animals interrupting humans’ sports

Great photos of animals interrupting humans’ sports

There are 7.7 billion humans on Earth but many, many more animals of other species, so it’s no wonder animals sometimes interrupt humans’ sports matches. And that can make for a great photo

Why Mack’s small gesture had a giant impact

Why Mack’s small gesture had a giant impact

In our new weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight explains the message he was giving readers when drawing Aussie swimmer Mack Horton refusing to stand on the winners’ podium

Photos of the world at work in 2019

Photos of the world at work in 2019

We look at some of the best contributions to an international photography competition about how we work now and wonder which of these jobs will still be done by humans in 2100

Flying man with jetpack wows Sydney crowds

Flying man with jetpack wows Sydney crowds

Personal flying devices look closer to becoming a reality after a man wearing a jetpack flew around Sydney Harbour and another man zoomed over Paris on a high-speed hoverboard

What the moon landing and Trump have in common

What the moon landing and Trump have in common

In the first of a new weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight explains to Kids News what inspired him to draw a cartoon comparing the moon landing and US President Donald Trump

Celebrating World Emoji Day with Tears of Joy

Celebrating World Emoji Day with Tears of Joy

World Emoji Day on July 17 is a fun, annual celebration of one of the world’s newest ways of communicating. We look at what emojis are, who invented them and if they are a real language

Fun fruit and vegetables strike a pose

Fun fruit and vegetables strike a pose

Have you ever moaned that fruit and vegetables are boring? That you’d like something more fun to eat? You’ll never say fruit and vegetables are boring again after seeing these crazy characters

World’s best Rubik’s cubers ready to set records

World’s best Rubik’s cubers ready to set records

Australia’s champion speedcubers are warming up their fingers and concentrating their minds to take on the rest of the world for the World Rubik’s Cube Championships, July 11-14

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What is ear wax and how big can it grow?

What is ear wax and how big can it grow?

A revolting ear wax chunk so big it made international news got us wondering what ear wax is, what it’s for and whether we should clean it out, eat it or leave the inside of our ears alone

Giddy up for world’s biggest hobby horse sports

Giddy up for world’s biggest hobby horse sports

The 400 contestants at a sports arena in Finland showjumped, barrel raced and pranced in the biggest event of its kind in the world. But instead of live horses, they rode hobby horses

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All you need to know about hair

All you need to know about hair

The longest arm hair ever recorded was 21.7cm, but that’s not the norm. Though human head hair keeps growing, human body hair doesn’t. We look at how and why there’s a difference

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