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What’s on these spring holidays

What’s on these spring holidays

The sun is out, the flowers are blooming and there are a million things to do! Check out our favourite school holiday activities across the capitals this spring while we take a short break too

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Knight: Premiership poster designs

Knight: Premiership poster designs

Wharfie time or a pride of three-peat lions? Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight has unveiled his iconic 2026 Premiership posters. Find out how to get yours ahead of the AFL Grand Final clash

Star sprinter’s shock retirement

Star sprinter’s shock retirement

Fourth fastest Australian man in history, Rohan the “Flying Mullet” Browning, has decided to hang up his running shoes just weeks after winning gold at Glasgow. Here’s why

Ask Healthy Harold

Inside story: your body’s immunity

Inside story: your body’s immunity

Healthy Harold has listened to your Kids News poll and heads into spring break by reporting ‘live from the inside’, getting the scoop on how busy blood cells in our bodies help fight infection

VIDEOExplainers

World map more than meets the eye

World map more than meets the eye

Australia will now look bigger on the world map after the UN voted to change the way the Earth is projected into map form. Let’s take a look at maps and how they shape our world view

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Next stop Hollywood

Next stop Hollywood

Got a great story you want to tell? Trop Jr is back and looking for the best short films by kids from around the country. Don’t miss top tips from past winners – UPDATED

Science and Technology

Franken-tech comes alive with AI

Franken-tech comes alive with AI

Mark Knight has used a classic gothic tale to illustrate the conundrum humanity faces as AI bosses warn what the rapidly advancing technology could become capable of

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Un-Bee-lievable: first all-female trio

Un-Bee-lievable: first all-female trio

Nearly 100,000 students entered, now three have helped make Kids News history – meet the all-female champions who rewrote the PM’s Spelling Bee record books. Next stop: Canberra!

Science and Technology

State caps screen time in schools

State caps screen time in schools

As concerns mount that ‘brainrot’ is dumbing down students for real, one state government is taking drastic action with mandatory caps on how much time can be spent on a device in the classroom

Aussie boy’s snake handling stuns

Aussie boy’s snake handling stuns

This Aussie boy shocked thousands of viewers after footage of him moving a python went viral, but experts say even non-venomous snakes should never be handled. WATCH THE VIDEO

World record for tiny yoga teacher

World record for tiny yoga teacher

Guinness World Record-holder Phoenix became a qualified instructor at five and 337 days after doing yoga all her short life. Find out how she did it and discover some crazy new records

Hawks star’s own ‘shoe museum’

Hawks star’s own ‘shoe museum’

Hawthorn midfielder Connor Macdonald has built a 145-pair sneaker collection that started with a childhood deal with his parents to earn his first pair of Nike TNs by being a ‘good boy’

Kids helping kids fight brain cancer

Kids helping kids fight brain cancer

Thousands of young Aussies have taken part in this year’s Connor’s Run to raise money for pediatric brain cancer research and treatment. Now you can join them ‘Your Way Any Day’

Society and Culture

One term tops 2026 slang search

One term tops 2026 slang search

Australia’s most Googled slang word of 2026 leads by a wide margin and means absolutely nothing – but apparently that’s the whole point, as the top terms see ‘skibidi toilet’ crash out of use

Bilby breeding a stunning success

Bilby breeding a stunning success

Once pushed to just 10 per cent of their former range, greater bilbies are making a comeback as new figures show the success of Taronga’s breeding program just in time for National Bilby Day

Twin Towers endure 25 years on

Twin Towers endure 25 years on

It has been 25 years since the most significant terrorist attack in modern history robbed New York City of the ‘jewel in its crown’, the Twin Towers, yet the legacy of the iconic buildings still stands

EXPLAINERArts

Rams’ FIFO plan a fizzer

Rams’ FIFO plan a fizzer

Ahead of Friday’s NFL season opener at the MCG, cartoonist Mark Knight imagined the LA Rams’ fly in-fly out gamble as a military-style operation but the San Fran 49ers won the battle

Young ‘Ace’ to follow F1 father

Young ‘Ace’ to follow F1 father

The 11-year-old son of Finnish F1 star Kimi Raikkonen has signed to Red Bull after being labelled a promising young talent. Will Robin grow up to become a world champion driver like his dad?

Society and Culture

Prince George starts high school

Prince George starts high school

The 13-year-old future king of England Prince George has begun his secondary education, arriving at Eton College for his first day with royal parents the Prince and Princess of Wales

Surge in kids needing glasses

Surge in kids needing glasses

More Aussie kids are becoming shortsighted than ever before, with rising rates of screen use and time spent indoors the main culprits. Find out how you can protect your precious eyes