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Meet the kids with dementia

Dementia Action Week Part 2 – Siblings Eleanor and Josh Thorburn were diagnosed with a rare form of childhood dementia when they were just five and four. This is their story of bravery

Stadium Australia Hall of Fame inductees at the gala dinner on the 25th year anniversary of the Sydney Olympics at Accor Stadium on September 15, 2025. L-R - Mark Schwarzer (Football), Brad Fittler (Rugby League), Cathy Freeman (Olympian), Ian Thorpe (Olympian), John Aloisi (Football), Louise Savage (Paralympian), Andrew Johns (Rugby League), Tim Sullivan (Paralympian). Photo by Phil Hillyard

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Hall of Fame honours nation’s best

As we continue our coverage of the Sydney Olympics’ 25th anniversary, let’s take a look at which 10 athletes have just been inducted into Accor Stadium’s inaugural Hall of Fame

Three earthquakes in the space of nine hours have been felt across regional NSW. Picture: Geoscience Australia

Aussies shaken by three quakes

One Australian state has been hit by three separate earthquakes occurring hundreds of kilometres apart within a nine hour period. Were you in one of the towns that felt the tremors?

PM's Spelling Bee: How to help yourself by helping your child. A new Monash University study shows that spelling activities like crosswords may help more than socialising in avoiding dementia. Picture: iStock

Support loved ones with dementia

This Dementia Action Week (15-21 Sept), we’re looking at ways to support our older loved ones living with the condition as well as what can be done to avoid it – but what exactly is dementia?

(FILES) Cathy Freeman of Australia speeds over the track in the women's 400m final 25 September, 2000 at the Sydney Olympic Games. Freeman took the Olympic gold, the silver medal went to Lorraine Graham of Jamaica and the bronze to Katharine Merry of Britain. AFP PHOTO/Eric FEFERBERG. In a moment that captured the spirit of reconciliation between Australia's Aborigines and the descendants of European migrants, Aboriginal sprint legend Cathy Freeman, wearing a custom-made silver-white bodysuit, lit the Olympic flame at the 2000 Sydney Games. Ten days later she became the first Australian Aboriginal to win an individual gold medal when she won the 400m final, this time in a high-tech hooded racing suit. (Photo by Eric Feferberg / AFP)

Cathy Freeman’s famous 49 secs

It’s been 25 years since Australians held their collective breath and – wherever they were in the world that day – watched Cathy Freeman make history by winning gold at the Sydney Olympics

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The NSW Police are celebrating 200 years of the Mounted Police. These are supplied historical photos to mark the occasion. Pictured is 1930 - ANZAC Day March, Sydney

Australian mounted police turn 200

From catching colonial criminals to defusing modern protests, the nation’s pioneering horse-mounted police have galloped through history to the present day to celebrate a very special milestone

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Rare tornadoes strike Australia

Two tornadoes tore through country NSW as severe storms and record rain caused havoc in Sydney. But just how common are tornadoes here in Australia and what causes them to form?

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Pies fans board party bus to finals

Collingwood’s victory over Adelaide had cartoonist Mark Knight imagining the wild celebrations on the supporters’ long journey home as last week’s upset keeps Magpie fans’ finals hopes alive

Portraits of the late Blessed Carlo Acutis, an adolescent who spends his life spreading his faith online and earns the moniker ''God's Influencer,'' and the late Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast known for his social and spiritual commitment who dies in 1925, are displayed on the Saint Peter's Basilica during a Jubilee audience at the Saint Peter's Square in The Vatican on September 6, 2025. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati are raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. (Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Gen Alpha gets its first teen saint

Teenager Carlos Acutis has become the first ever millennial saint following his canonisation at St Peter’s Square by Pope Leo XIV. Find out how the self-taught coder received the holy honour

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 09: Josh Giddey #3 of the Chicago Bulls looks to pass the ball against Andrew Wiggins #22 and Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat during the second quarter at the United Center on April 09, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Melb NBA star’s slam-dunk bucks

First drafted to the NBA as a teenager, Australian basketball talent Josh Giddey has landed an eye-watering new deal with the Chicago Bulls after a long wait – guess how much it’s worth?

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PM’s Spelling Bee national finalists

The third and final round of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee starts Wednesday, after state and territory finals decided this year’s national finalists. FULL LIST OF NATIONAL FINALISTS

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‘Monumental’ step to protect kids

Australia’s incoming social media age limit will help keep the nation’s kids from serious harms and other countries should do the same, say leading global child safety experts. Do you agree?

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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

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KIDS NEWS 2025: Healthy Harold and his friends Sophia and Hakim want to share a story about why RU OK? Day can be any ordinary day. Picture: Life Ed/supplied

Make every day an RU OK? Day

Life happens every day and it’s always full of ups and down for everybody, so this RU OK? Day, Healthy Harold and friends share why checking in any old day can make all the difference

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?

A Mountain Pygmy-possum going into hibernation. Picture: supplied

Can you help find our bogongs?

Critically endangered mountain pygmy-possums are waking up from hibernation, but with less bogong moths around, they might not have enough food to eat. Find out how you can help

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Molten fountains soared100 metres into the sky. Picture: YouTube/TikTok

Volcano spews 150m lava fountain

Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano has put on the ultimate eruption, shooting out fountains of molten lava for hours as crowds of onlookers watched in awe. See the amazing footage here

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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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Citizen Dan in curious company

Former Vic Premier Daniel Andrews’ surprise appearance with Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin inspired Mark Knight to resurrect his ‘Dictator Dan’ caricature in Communist crowd

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From grommet to WSL greatness

Australia’s newly-crowned surfing world champion Molly Picklum has revealed how she got away with skipping the school bus to squeeze in more surfing while growing up on The Central Coast