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Teen’s iPhone film gets top nod

Between homework and her fast-food job, meet the 16-year-old Australian teen who has made Australian film awards history with a scary movie she shot entirely on her smartphone

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1920s. Batsman Bill Woodfull ducks Harold Larwood bouncer during 1920s Australia v England Bodyline Test in Brisbane, featured in 2002 TV documentary 'Bodyline : It's Just Not Cricket'.

Top controversies to hit the Ashes

From a metal bat to a stumping that ignited a global uproar, the Ashes series between Australia and England has produced some of the most memorable clashes in the history of cricket – here’s three

Kids News/UNICEF Australia WCD partnership 2025: Pat Cummins playing backyard cricket at home as a teenager with his brother in the background. This image is single use, not to be stored in News Corp library and only to be used for purpose of Pat talking about World Children's Day in his capacity as a UNICEF Australia Ambassador. Picture: supplied

Pat Cummins feeds his inner child

Aussie cricket legend, UNICEF Australia ambassador and child-at-heart Pat Cummins says play isn’t just fun – it’s fundamental. Here’s how the skipper gets his playtime on and off the pitch

KIDS NEWS. UNICEF ambassador Emma McKeon, visited John Paul College in Brisbane to celebrate World ChildrenÃ¢â¬â¢s Day. Picture: UNICEF

Get loud on World Children’s Day

November 20 is World Children’s Day and UNICEF is inviting all Aussie kids to celebrate with ‘a Minute of Loudness’ about the things that matter most to them – so what matters most to you?

Hard to fathom. Photo: X.

Viral ‘sky stadium’ not as it seems

Images of the world’s first “sky stadium” project in Saudi Arabia have gone viral across the globe but a closer look reveals they aren’t real. So what will the 350m high stadium really look like?

SA WEEKEND . Adelaide primary school teacher Luke Springer is a huge tikTok sensation, pictured on July 9th, 2024. Picture: Tom Huntley

Meet Australia’s top TikTok teacher

Aussie social media sensation Mr Luke has become famous for his funny re-enactments of classroom life and has built a massive TikTok following of almost two million people – what’s his story?

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Bluey for Brisbane Games mascot?

The history of Olympic mascots is one of triumph and failure, with the Paris Games ‘Phryge’ some distance from a podium finish – so should Australia’s favourite dog Bluey be made official mascot of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics? POLL

The media get a look inside the Olympic Village in Paris ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Pics Adam Head

Tacos aplenty in Olympic village

The Australian section of the Paris Olympic Village has been made to feel like home for our athletes, with Taco Tuesday, free soft drinks and a coffee cart just a few of the things on offer

SATURDAY DAILY TELEGRAPH - 8/12/17 TV personality, comedian and author David Walliams visits Erskineville Public School to launch his new book. L to R, Kindy students with David - Olive Corben, Charlie Stewart, David Walliams, Aja Shooter and Maddox Topping. Pic, Sam Ruttyn

David Walliams: ‘I was a TV addict’

Since his first novel The Boy in the Dress in 2008, David Walliams has revolutionised reading for children. But now he’s competing against the digital world and screen addictions

Penelope the Pig graduated from Sadadeen Primary School, Alice Springs, on Wednesday, June 19, with near perfect attendance.

Penelope the pig graduates from school

A special graduation has been held for a much-loved class piglet with a near-perfect attendance record at a primary school in Australia’s red centre. See the pictures

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 15: Prince Louis of Wales during Trooping the Colour on June 15, 2024 in London, England. Trooping the Colour is a ceremonial parade celebrating the official birthday of the British Monarch. The event features over 1,400 soldiers and officers, accompanied by 200 horses. More than 400 musicians from ten different bands and Corps of Drums march and perform in perfect harmony. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Prince Louis fires back at big sis

Cheeky Prince Louis was up to his old tricks at the Trooping the Colour parade in London – big sister Princess Charlotte was not amused but the little prince was having none of it

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Hobart artist Emma Bugg who has created a wearable brooch out of a Big Mac burger that will be part of MONA gala auction. Picture: Chris Kidd

Nine-year-old Big Mac now a brooch

Is it fashion or art or a bit of both? Tasmanian jeweller Emma Bugg explains why she wanted to turn a really old Big Mac burger into a brooch

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The Royal Australian Mint has released Bluey dollars.

Bluey $1 coins go gangbusters

Let’s hope the Heeler family put aside a set of commemorative coins for Bluey, as the Royal Australian Mint’s limited edition $1 coins sell out and buyers with big bucks go bonkers on eBay

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A Blacktown family arrived home to find their driveway stacked with hundreds of used tyres, leaving them and their neighbours puzzled about how such a mix-up could occur. Picture: 9 News

500 tyres dumped in driveway

One family in Sydney returned home after work to find their driveway piled high with 500 used tyres. The delivery was a mistake but exactly who left them is still a mystery

Nigel's Animal Rescue director Nigel Williamson attended the Bunnings Tarneit store after close on Thursday and rescued an owl that had been camped out for over a week. Picture: Supplied

Hungry barn owl’s Bunnings rescue

A sick, starving barn owl has been rescued from a Melbourne megastore after it decided to move into the ultimate barn – which actually turned out to be the local Bunnings

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KIDS NEWS 2024: The ‘Up’ house from the 2009 Pixar film of the same name, along with other homes from iconic films and TV shows, are being listed on Airbnb. Picture: supplied/Airbnb

‘Up’ house floats in midair for real

Sleepwalkers beware but daydreamers take note: the sweet little cottage from the beloved film Up is set to become a destination with a difference, flying high in the sky over the American desert

New Bluey episode featuring the Heeler house for sale.

Is Bluey really moving home?

Moving home is something lots of kids have to go through, but could Australia’s favourite animated family really be selling their iconic Brisbane house? And if so, where would they move to?

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Guinness World Record blueberry from Corindi, weighing in at a whopping 20.40g and measuring 39.31 millimetres, it outgrew the previous world record of a 16.20g berry grown in Western Australia in 2020.

Aussie blueberry sets world record

A northern NSW farm has claimed a Guinness World Record for producing the world’s heaviest blueberry – check out the pictures and find out how this massive superfood came to tip the scales

DAILY TELEGRAPH MARCH 14, 2024. 17-month-old gorilla Kaius being fed at Mogo Wildlife Park by director Chad Staples who hand-raised Kaius. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Zoo baby sweeps away Swift fever

Move over Taylor Swift, Australia is going gaga over a new celebrity that has captured hearts after a traumatic birth led to him being adopted by his furry aunt

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Australia's Best Teachers (ABT) 2024: Letter to My Teacher artwork for CTA story. 1024x768 (4:3), thumbnail and substitute.

Write a ‘thank you’ letter to your favourite teacher

Kids News wants to shine a light on some of Australia’s best teachers and we need your help. Write a letter to your teacher saying why they are so great and send it in to us!

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