Who will leave lights on for Santa?
Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight has come up with a festive plan for keeping the lights on over Christmas as the electricity grid struggles with supply – but can Santa keep up with demand?
Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight has come up with a festive plan for keeping the lights on over Christmas as the electricity grid struggles with supply – but can Santa keep up with demand?
A giant inflatable Bluey was the star of the show at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – but because of a last minute emergency, the loveable blue heeler almost didn’t make it
An Australian couple have recounted the extraordinary moment they came across a 10cm green tree frog as it slowly consumed a keelback snake thought to be about 25 cm long
A stunned Aussie has stumbled across a bottle with a rolled up letter inside it that was thrown into the sea from Brazil 16 years ago. But who wrote the letter and what did it say?
They may be a world record apart in height, but when the world’s tallest woman and the world’s shortest woman recently met for tea they were surprised to find they had a lot in common
The national winners of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee have been revealed – and you won’t believe some of the tricky words they had to conquer
With the 12th book in his hit Treehouse series hitting the shelves, author Andy Griffiths has created lots of funny stories. But he can’t pick a favourite. Or can he?
Six trucks rolled into the sleepy Spanish town of Buñol and unleashed 130 tonnes of juicy tomatoes to the wild delight of thousands of tourists massed in the streets for a very pulpy party
Aussie Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is famous for his beaming smile and doing a ‘shoey’ – and not even getting the boot from his racing team can take those away
The Wiggles’ famous big red car just became an eight-seater as original member Anthony Field makes room for his 18-year-old daughter, a ballerina now buckling up for a wiggly ride in blue
Beloved children’s author David Walliams chats exclusively to Kids News cub reporters, sharing childhood memories of favourite stories as Kids News celebrates Book Week WATCH THE VIDEO
From cheese monsters on the moon to the heartbreak of war, young writers have wowed the judges with their imaginative tales in this year’s Short Story Comp. Read the winning stories here
Deciding which book character to bring to life is a tough call each Book Week, but Kids News and our friends at HarperCollins have devised some creative costuming ideas to help narrow the field
Beloved children’s author David Walliams chats exclusively to Kids News cub reporters, answering big questions on character inspo and writing mega-selling books WATCH THE VIDEO
An ageing Mr Happy Face has won the World’s Ugliest Dog crown – now he’s winning fans around the globe with his story of survival and a second chance at love after being rescued last year
Young Prince Louis calls an end to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations as only a child can in Mark Knight’s latest cartoon for Kids News
The sky’s the limit for 16-year-old high school student Chloe Familton – a qualified solo pilot with more hours in the cockpit than behind the wheel of a car
Even lions can have a bad hair day. Just ask Hang Hang. The big cat’s once glorious mane looks more like a mullet, with keepers blaming hot and humid weather
Australian kids love funny, naughty and cheeky books. Is your favourite on the list of top 50 most popular children’s books of the past decade?
Olympian Beki Smith loves learning traditional Indigenous – or Yulunga – games from her eight-year-old son. You can try them too by downloading the special Yulunga games guide in this story
