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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 25, 2025: News Corp Australia's Content Director Education and Lifestyle, Diana Jenkins, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, with the Prime Minister's Spelling Bee, National Champions 2025, Elise Chittelborough Year 5-6 (Orange) (SA), Aditya Paul Year 7-8 (Red) (NSW), Echo Feng Year 3-4 (green) (ACT) and News Corp Australia's Community Ambassador, Penny Fowler at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

PM leaves Bee winners in stitches

The winners of this year’s PM Spelling Bee erupted in laughter when they met Anthony Albanese after he joked about spelling a certain political word. Find out which word it was

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Dog’s happy reunion after 49 days

There were many yelps of joy as missing dog Einstein was reunited with his owners after being lost in Australian scrubland for seven weeks. But just how was the beloved pooch found?

Society and Culture

Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, November 18, 2025

‘Slippery slope’ of youth crime

Cartoonist Mark Knight questions whether the justice system needs rehab with an ironic look at the bizarre ‘punishment’ dished out to two young criminals. RED LEVEL (YRS 7-12)

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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

VIDEOScience and Technology

Roblox is upping the safety measures for kids using the platform from today. Picture: Roblox

Massive change coming to Roblox

Popular gaming platform Roblox has launched a new feature it says will help keep young gamers safer and ‘reshape the way they connect’ online. So what’s changing and how it will work?

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

Figure 1. Megachile lucifer (also known as a lucifer bee) sp. nov. female, a lateral view b head, frontal view c dorsal view d ventral view. Picture: Kit S. Prendergast; Joshua W. Campbell

Devil in the DNA of bee discovery

A new native Australian bee species has been discovered and has a famously sinister new name to back up its gothic appearance – but why does this horned creature need a heap of human love?

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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How CPR saved this boy’s life

When 10-year-old Tala Teofilo suffered an unexpected cardiac arrest, the quick actions of his aunt and others who knew CPR saved his life. Here’s how you can learn this lifesaving skill too

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KIDS NEWS. On 12th February 2025 about 40 girls attended a UNICEF-supported child friendly space in Farah provincial city center, Mohajarabad village, Farah province. Picture: UNICEF/ Sharifa Khan

How playing helps in times of strife

When an emergency, war or natural disaster threatens a child’s right to play, these special safe havens in crisis zones help restore and protect dreams of the future and everyday fun – find out how

In this NASA handout image obtained on June 14, 2023, a combination of high-resolution images taken during a 2005 flyby of NASA's Cassini spacecraft were combined into this mosaic to show Saturn's moon Enceladus, with long fissures at the moon's south pole that allow water from the subsurface ocean to escape into space. The long hunt for extraterrestrials just got a major boost. Scientists have discovered that phosphorus, a key building block of life, lies in the ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The finding was based on a review of data collected by NASA's Cassini probe, and was published on June 14, 2023 in the prestigious journal Nature. (Photo by HANDOUT / NASA / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Is Saturn’s condition ripe for life?

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has excited an international team of researchers, as understanding grows of what lies beneath the surface of this ‘key target’ in the search for extraterrestrial life

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Cologne-Longerich, 25 June 2025: Children play/run at Gartenstadt Primary School in Cologne-Longerich, a UNICEF Child Rights School (Kinderrechte-Schule) where childrens rights are part of everyday life. Picture: UNICEF/ Annette Etges

How play helps keeps you healthy

Play has amazing health benefits for body, mind and emotional wellbeing – which is why kids across the world should be doing more of it. But just how much should you be playing each day?

Andrew Fahey with his pet croc Louis Vuitton

Wait, what? You can keep a croc?!

As one Australian state moves to ban pet crocodiles, another part of the nation is making it easier than ever to keep one of these apex predators in a suburban backyard – can you guess where?

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KIDS NEWS UNICEF STORY. During a break, girls hop tires in a playground at Atia Methodist Primary School in Juaben Municipality in Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Why children have a Right to Play

We all know play is fun, but did you know it’s also important for your health and learning? Play is an essential right for children across the world – but what is keeping so many from playfulness?

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Is this ‘humanoid’ a real robot?

A Chinese car manufacturer has unveiled an AI-powered robot so lifelike they had to prove to the audience it wasn’t a human fake – but many people still weren’t convinced. What do you think?

Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, November 11, 2025

Could federal fiasco flow to states

Fifty years since Australia’s most dramatic government crisis, Mark Knight’s Dismissal cartoon captures the cast of Whitlam’s sacking but also ponders if history could repeat in state politics

Ginnie Allwood shot this Aurora Australis over Lake Eppalock 9:24pm.

Solar storm lights up Aussie sky

A powerful solar storm delivered Australians a rare treat as the Southern Lights put on a dazzling display visible as far north as Queensland, while those who missed out could get a second chance

The sale of 381 Tweed Valley Way, South Murwillumbah marked an all-time low for the NSW government’s flood buyback scheme. Picture: First National Real Estate

Cheap as chips house sells for $1

Got a buck to buy a house? While most people spend their whole working lives paying off a home, one Australian has nabbed a bargain with a single gold coin. But just how did they do it?

VIDEOScience and Technology

Chinese carmaker FAW is experimenting with battery ejection technology. Picture: Supplied

Craziest car ‘safety feature’ fail

A car manufacturer’s eccentric solution to EV battery fires – ejecting the entire power pack out one side at speed – has left motoring experts scratching their heads. Watch the live demo

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SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - JULY 28: Zidi Yu of Team China reacts after the Women's 200m Individual Medley Final on day 18 of the Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships at World Aquatics Championships Arena on July 28, 2025 in Singapore. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Swim record shattered by 13yo

She is the new record holder for the Chinese and Asian women’s 200m individual medley, the ninth fastest swimmer of all time in the same event and she is just 13. Meet China’s teen swim prodigy