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The best books for wintry wonders

The best books for wintry wonders

Kids News is taking a brief pause during the Term 2 school holidays but the HarperCollins Book Club winter reading guide has got you covered – here’s what’s hot now the temp’s dropped

Time facts that will bend your brain

Time facts that will bend your brain

Among the pyramids, woolly mammoths, space travel, iPhones and Picasso are some weird overlaps that feel impossible – take a look at this fascinating gallery and these strange-but-true facts

Ask Healthy Harold

Why working together is ‘deadly’

Why working together is ‘deadly’

NAIDOC Week is celebrating ‘50 Years of Deadly’ from July 5-12 – join Healthy Harold as he explores this year’s theme and fun, meaningful ways to honour and learn from First Nations peoples

First Nations News

What’s in the water at Brewarrina?

What’s in the water at Brewarrina?

ARIA-winning rapper DOBBY has collaborated with First Nations artist Kelsey Iris and the kids of Brewarrina to create this year’s Busking For Change song. Find out what the catchy tune means

Happy ending for bushfire baby

Happy ending for bushfire baby

Robyn the koala joey lost both her parents in Victoria’s January bushfires and her survival was touch and go – discover how she was returned to the wild after a remarkable four-month recovery

UPDATEDSport

Socceroos to meet Egypt Round 2

Socceroos to meet Egypt Round 2

The Socceroos will meet Egypt in the World Cup knockout stages, dodging Belgium and thrilling Australian fans after the carefully played 0-0 draw against Paraguay both sides needed to advance

Skiers bemoan worst snow season

Skiers bemoan worst snow season

Winter is well underway but snow enthusiasts have been left gobsmacked by the worst snow season in a decade thanks to El Nino. See the shocking photos of Australia’s best slopes laid bare

First Nations News

No bus, no school for remote kids

No bus, no school for remote kids

Students in an Indigenous community in far northwest NSW have missed years of education due to limited transport in a village where almost no one can drive to the nearest school an hour away

Top five yoghurt pouches to pick

Top five yoghurt pouches to pick

Squeezy yoghurts are a popular and easy lunch box snack, but which ones offer the best boost for your growing bones? And which ones are hiding huge amounts of sugar in disguise?

Teen boardriders can’t surf socials

Teen boardriders can’t surf socials

They’ve both turned 16 but these two elite Australian teen surfers selected for junior world games this year have been left gutted by a shock social media decision leaving their fundraising in tatters

Aussies saved by Curacao keeper

Aussies saved by Curacao keeper

The smallest nation in World Cup history to earn a point has inadvertently handed Australia a 90 per cent chance of reaching the knockout stages – without even winning a game – here’s how

Nan throws birthday burnout bash

Nan throws birthday burnout bash

An 86-year-old great-grandmother has gone viral after celebrating her birthday by smashing tyres at a Leeton burnout track, attracting more than one million views by thrashing it like a pro

Egg drop for our endangered frogs

Egg drop for our endangered frogs

A massive conservation effort is underway to revitalise Southern Corroboree frog populations at Kosciuszko National Park. Find out what is being done to save our most endangered amphibians

Bluey star thought it wouldn’t work

Bluey star thought it wouldn’t work

The composer who created a catchy little tune for Australia’s best loved Blue Heeler has shared why he almost turned down the ‘little gig on the side’ that ended up becoming Bluey’s theme song

BMX champs wear green and gold

BMX champs wear green and gold

More than 1000 BMX racers will represent Australia at the upcoming UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Brisbane, including some special appearances from young Territorians

Mud choking Great Barrier Reef

Mud choking Great Barrier Reef

The impact of land clearing on the Great Barrier Reef has been laid bare in a shocking new report that shows more than 400,000 dump truck loads of mud end up in the fragile ecosystem annually

Society and Culture

Big Prince George news confirmed

Big Prince George news confirmed

A major change for the second in line to the British throne has been confirmed by a royal spokesman, ending speculation about whether or not the prince would follow in his father’s footsteps

Australia’s ‘Socceroo’ high school

Australia’s ‘Socceroo’ high school

Goalkeeper Patrick Beach’s dream World Cup debut for the Socceroos has shone a spotlight on the special school producing some of Australia’s greatest footballers over the past two decades

Butter vs. margarine: bad or best?

Butter vs. margarine: bad or best?

We’re spoiled for choice in Australia with such a wide selection of supermarket butters and margarines – but not all spreads are created equal as a dietitian reveals the hidden cholesterol culprit

Elon Musk: history’s first trillionaire

Elon Musk: history’s first trillionaire

SpaceX has soared on its US stock market debut, sending its founder Elon Musk into a brand new stratosphere of mind-boggling wealth as his majority shares deliver a whopping win