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Jennifer Hunt, 15, and her golden retriever Bella before they both embark on a record-breaking flight around Australia from Darwin, Friday, September 9, 2025. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Teen pilot and puppy take off

While most 15-year-olds are in school, Australia’s youngest female pilot and her puppy are set to make history attempting to become the youngest team to fly around our country’s vast coastline

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB (L to R) SHAY RUDOLPH as STACEY MCGILL and MOMONA TAMADA as CLAUDIA KISHI in episode 207 of THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB Cr. KAILEY SCHWERMAN/NETFLIX © 2021

Meet Gen Alpha money-makers

Gen Alpha is the new breed of Australian entrepreneur, already nipping at the heels of Gen Z and Millennials – so how are kids and teens smashing the avocado crowd and making real money?

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A polite Sri Lankan elephant appeared to wave thanks to a safari group that gave way to the herd when their vehicle came across the elephants crossing the road. Picture: screengrab/Newsflare via Reuters Connect

Elephant appears to wave thanks

Safari-goers in Sri Lanka have captured the heartwarming moment an elephant seems to wave ‘thank you’ as its herd crosses their path – do you think that’s what happened? Take our poll

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KIDS NEWS 2025: Indigenous Literacy Fund (ILF) celebrates Indigenous Literacy Day on Wednesday 3 September. Students from Katherine High School in the Northern Territory have written a bilingual book with Gregg Dreise called Grinch det K’Taun Krok! (Grinch the K-Town Croc!), published by the ILF. Picture: ILF/supplied

ILD: Celebrating strength in stories

Young Indigenous authors have travelled from their remote community to Sydney Opera House this Indigenous Literacy Day, to share their unique bilingual tale about a quacking crocodile

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. Swift posted five photos to her Instagram for the announcement, with the caption saying:

Tay Tay confirms start of new ‘era’

The hit singer and star footballer’s announcement on social media broke the internet on Wednesday – can you guess just how many fans around the world liked their happy news within an hour?

Happy young boy lovingly hugging his pet dog in the park

5min with a dog can make you happier

Research shows cuddling up to your pet dog or patting one on the street for just a short amount of time can release a love hormone in your body that makes you feel joy

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Sydney social media star and magician Ash Magic, in Sydney, today.

Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Ash Magic proves bullies wrong

Young millionaire Ash Magic says he was bullied for doing magic tricks at school but now has almost 13 million followers on his social media channels who love watching his tricks in action

A handout photo taken in July 2023 and issued by Kensington Palace on July 22, 2023 shows Britain's Prince George of Wales posing for a photograph in Windsor, west of London. The portrait has been released to mark Prince George's 10th birthday. (Photo by Millie Pilkington / KENSINGTON PALACE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Prince George’s jaw-dropping gifts

From toy cars worth thousands of dollars to the ultimate cubby house with fireplace, the son of England’s next king has been given some incredible birthday presents over the years

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Marrickville, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pictured with Year 6 Students at Marrickville Public School, who participated in the 2022 Prime MinisterÃs Spelling Bee and are gearing up for 2023

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PM’s bold a-m-b-i-t-i-o-n-s for Bee

The third annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee starts on Monday as Mr Albanese shares hopes of a record number of Aussie kids taking part to ‘open up opportunity’ in our fast-changing digital world

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Taylor Swift breaks new record

Superstar Taylor Swift has topped the charts for the 12th time with the release of Speak Now, meaning she now has more number one albums than any other female artist in history

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Pictured at News Corp in Sydney is James Webb, competitive eater from western Sydney who has gone over to the U.S and beaten the Americans at competitive eating tournaments.
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Aussie can eat 47 hotdogs in 10 minutes

Sydney man James Webb overcame obesity and a serious illness to become a competitive eater and win third place at a world-famous hotdog eating contest

DAILY TELEGRAPH. JULY 12, 2023., , Pictured are two Whales breaching at the same time off the coast of Sydney today. Picture: Adam Geschwind/Whale Watching Sydney.

Rare whale photo of ‘twin’ breach

A photograph shows the incredible moment two whales breach the water’s surface side-by-side as the sea mammals make their way north along the Australian coastline for winter

The chimpanzee's adorable reaction was captured on camera. Pictur: Save the Chimps

Rescued chimp sees sky for the first time

A video shows the heartwarming moment Vanilla the rescued chimpanzee sees the sky for the first time after 28 years of living inside

Juno the otter playing basketball to allieve arthritis pain

Active animals show why they’re good sports

Dashing dachshunds, elephants doing yoga and otters shooting hoops are just some of the sports-mad animals making news around the world

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Paris’ Champs-Elysees spellathon

France’s historic capital Paris is known as the City of Light but it is also famously a city of literature and letters, now including hosting a world-record attempt at a mass spellathon event

Zoey, a labrador/German shepherd mix that hold the world record for the longest tongue on a living dog at 12.7cm. June 2, 2023

Zoey has world’s longest tongue record licked

Zoey the dog has always gained attention for her super-long tongue. Now it’s been officially named the longest in the world

GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: Contestants in the men's downhill race chase the cheese down the hill on June 05, 2022 in Gloucester, England. The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake annual event returns this year after a break during the Covid pandemic. It is held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester and this year it happens to coincide with the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Participants race down the 200-yard-long hill after a 3.6kg round of Double Gloucester cheese. (Photo by Cameron Smith/Getty Images)

The big cheese of extreme sport

Woman knocked out at this year’s annual Cheese Rolling event in the UK and still wins race

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No one gets past NYC taxi drivers

New York City taxi drivers have famously seen it all – but cartoonist Mark Knight’s humorous take on Harry and Meghan’s now infamous ‘ordeal’ asks who was really doing the chasing

Daily telegraph May8/5/23. A massive swell has hit Sydney beaches causing Waverley council to fortify Bondi beach . Meanwhile crowds are gathering at south Coogee to watch.picture John Grainger

Surfers brave ‘monster’ waves in Sydney

Adventure-seeking surfers have risked incredible wipe-outs as rare 12m-high waves smash a Sydney beach

1000's of school kids walking from St kilda to Frankston to raise money for the GFA Good Friday Appeal. Walking over the paterson river at Carrum. Picture: Jason Edwards

Full marks for their fabulous feat

Wonderful walkers from four Victorian schools sported their biggest smiles and sturdiest shoes for a 50km fundraising walk for a great cause

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