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The great Australian kindness race

The great Australian kindness race

‘The feeling you get from being kind is like no other’ young farmer advocate says, as Aussie schools join hands to log more than one million kindness acts before World Kindness Day

White House secrets and history

White House secrets and history

With all eyes on the United States following the midterm elections, we take a look at its most famous house and the tales tall and true that you probably never knew – like its resident ‘ghost’

Dad back home after 28-year walk

Dad back home after 28-year walk

In 1998, English dad Karl Bushby went for a walk that would take him across four continents and last 28 years. Read all about his amazing journey before he made it back to his mother’s door

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Man strikes gold in the outback

Man strikes gold in the outback

An Australian fossicker was digging up bullet shells and outback trash when a faint metal detector signal led to a life-changing discovery – but will his $200K find spark another gold rush?

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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

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

The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 50

The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 50

Eric Carle’s story about a caterpillar that eats its way through the pages of the book before becoming a beautiful butterfly is one of the most popular children’s books ever

Aussie mates set mass skydiving record

Aussie mates set mass skydiving record

A group of 130 Australian friends have hung out together more than 5000m up in the sky in a freefall formation and set a new national skydiving record

How and why do onions make us cry?

How and why do onions make us cry?

There are thousands of so-called solutions for crying over onions, from wearing goggles to sucking a spoon. Do any work? How and why do onions make us teary?

Angry Birds ruffle feathers at film festival

Angry Birds ruffle feathers at film festival

The Angry Birds flew into the Cannes Film Festival this week to launch their fun movie sequel. This time the birds and green pigs have to become frenemies to save their homes from a new threat

New brick buddies crowned Lego Masters

New brick buddies crowned Lego Masters

They had never met before the show but Henry Pinto and Cade Franklin have built a solid friendship and some amazing creations to win the first Lego Masters title

Who will be Australia’s Lego Masters?

Who will be Australia’s Lego Masters?

All those hours of hard work thinking, designing and building from 2.5 million bricks in The Brick Pit will soon pay off for the winning Lego Masters team

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