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KIDS NEWS 2025: evergreen holder artwork SUMMER HOLIDAYS, 4:3 thumbnail plus subs. Picture: Darren Gover

What’s on these summer holidays

The festive season is finally here and there’s plenty of magic happening across the country. Here are some of our favourite things to do and see in each state and territory across Australia

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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?

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EMBARGOED. FRIDAY 15 SEPT. KIDS NEWS NWK Kids News story for Friday 15 Sept. Zac Cheng has claimed the 2023 PM's Spelling Bee championship title, the 2022 defending champ taking out the Years 7-8 Red level category for the second time. Picture: David Caird

PM’s Spelling Bee champs named

After nearly 60,000 student registrations, three exciting rounds and every state and territory in Australia getting busy with their ABCs, it’s time to meet the 2023 PM’s Spelling Bee champions

Comedian Max Fosh produces an Uno reverse card in response to being booked in a charity match.

UNO trumps yellow card at soccer

A cheeky UK comedian playing a sold-out charity football game at London Stadium landed a big laugh after his hilarious response to a yellow card – and it actually worked

Lee Meyer and his Watusi bull, Howdy Doody, of Neligh, Nebraska were pulled over by Norfolk Police for traffic violations and given a warning. Image: courtesy of News Channel Nebraska

Bull riding shotgun stops traffic

Video of a bizarre traffic incident has gone viral after police in the US pulled over a car with a massive Watusi bull riding in the front passenger seat

Australian James Webb competing in the Wing It On! US Chicken Wing Eating Championship at Highmark Stadium in New York State on September 4, 2023. He won by eating 276 wings in 12 minutes.

Aussie ‘chicken wing king’ breaks world records

Australian James Webb has eaten 276 chicken wings, 32 sloppers and 20 Dagwood Dogs to write his name into the competitive eating record books

Pilot James Danen flew 9,000km to return a lost doll to American girl Valentina Dominguez. Picture: WFAA

Lost doll’s international adventure

A kind-hearted pilot has flown 9,000km from Japan to America to return a girl’s beloved doll after it was lost while she was travelling overseas

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte in the carriage procession at Trooping the Colour during Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee on June 02, 2022 in London, England. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated from June 2 to June 5, 2022, in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. Trooping The Colour, also known as The Queen's Birthday Parade, is a military ceremony performed by regiments of the British Army that has taken place since the mid-17th century. It marks the official birthday of the British Sovereign. This year, from June 2 to June 5, 2022, there is the added celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne on 6 February 1952. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Young royals banned from the Christmas table

On official occasions including Christmas, Princes Louis and George and Princess Charlotte are banished from the dinner table for one very royal reason. Find out what it is

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 24TH, 2023 : Grade 4s Milla Whiteley and Vanessa Wong from Cheltenham East Primary School, are advancing to the state and territory finals of the Prime Ministers Spelling Bee. Picture : Nicki Connolly

Top first round Spelling Bee results nationwide

The Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee school round included the first braille-assisted Bee in vision-impaired Year 3 student Declan Lee among 57,543 registered students – now 2300 head into round two

CXR Racing talent Jye Flynn. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Meet top young kart racing talent

Australia’s junior racing scene is exploding as more girls and boys try kart racing and motorsports programs to feed their need for speed – meet two junior kart kings in pole position for the future

A lone goat who gazes upon the highway traffic from his lofty home on a hill in the middle of the South Eastern Freeway has attracted the fanfare of travellers from all around the state.

Freeway billy goat becomes a star

A ‘massive’ and ‘majestic’ billy goat has become a local legend after motorists spotted it watching traffic in the middle of a busy freeway, with some locals questioning if the animal is even real

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 21: The three national winners of the 2022 Prime Minister's Spelling Bee meet with the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra. Ozi Egesi with the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Top tips from Bee super spellers

As the final week of Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee school round gets underway, the hive is really humming with over 50,000 Australian students already registered to spell their way to success

Mark Knight cartoon on the euphoria surrounding the Matildas

What’s happened to Barbie?

The dreams of Australia’s little girls have changed forever in Mark Knight’s cartoon, with Barbie dolls and pretty pinks replaced by the mighty Matildas rocking the green and gold

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

Daily Telegraph. 02, August, 2023. 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

*** PICS FOR SUNDAY TELEGRAPH USE ONLY. EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY 23RD JULY. DO NOT USE ELSEWHERE WITHOUT FIRST CONTACTING JEFF DARMANIN. 19/07/23. The Sunday Telegraph. News. 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 Picture: Julian Andrews

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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