What ‘Big Things’ of Oz are worth
The larger-than-life statues of fruit, animals and legends dotted around Australia could be worth a motza thanks to our obsession with ‘Big Things’ – here are some of the weirdest
The larger-than-life statues of fruit, animals and legends dotted around Australia could be worth a motza thanks to our obsession with ‘Big Things’ – here are some of the weirdest
Prince George is third in line to the British throne, with siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis right behind, but like millions of kids worldwide, the young royals still argue about this one item
The world’s longest scavenger hunt has ended with the discovery of an elusive, extremely valuable golden owl, finally found three decades after the statue was first stashed in a top secret location
This year’s kookiest collection of prizes for science’s most bizarre research includes the discovery that some animals can breathe through their bottoms, dead fish don’t swim and sober worms win
Whether it’s the most tricks performed by a sheep in one minute or the fastest time it takes to put on 10 pairs of underpants, here are some of the strangest feats in Guinness World Records 2025
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
Competitive video gaming could be included at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games – but there are fears it will come at the cost of some iconic Australian sports
A sneaker addiction has turned into an all-consuming passion for a Melbourne man, now hailed as having one of the top-five best collections on the planet
A huge glass-bottomed bridge is set to bring international visitors to Vietnam after Covid, with Guinness World Records expected to confirm that the ‘white dragon’ is the biggest bridge of its kind
He’s a big businessman who runs a supermarket chain, but nothing gets John-Paul Drake revved up like a toy car. Check out his amazing collection
Worshipped by Ancient Egyptians, the ibis has been down on its luck since arriving in Australia – but all that might change after calls to make the nation’s ‘bin chicken’ an Olympic Games mascot
A nationwide ban on homework for Aussie kids is news worth celebrating … or is it?
The Eiffel Tower was already the tallest building in Paris, but the French capital’s most recognisable structure just got even higher
A couple who believed they’d dug up the world’s largest potato in New Zealand have had their hopes mashed after tests showed it wasn’t a potato after all
Space fans stuck on planet Earth can now register their name and become a virtual passenger on the coming Artemis I moon mission
Cuteness levels have doubled at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo with the safe arrival of a pair of red panda cubs, whose early antics are being captured and shared via CCTV
