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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 03: A protester in support of Palestinians in Gaza holds a flag while marching towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge on August 3, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. Protesters in Sydney and Melbourne joined marches and actions globally, as pressure mounts on the Israeli government over a devastating humanitarian crisis unfolding as its war against Hamas continues. (Photo by Izhar Khan/Getty Images)

Australia to recognise Palestine

Australia has announced it will formally recognise a Palestinian state, joining several longtime European allies in doing so. But what does recognition mean and who will take charge of Gaza?

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Ozzy knocking on Heaven’s door?

Devotion to family defined heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne perhaps even more than rock ‘n’ roll, as cartoonist Mark Knight asks what awaits flawed but loving souls when the music stops

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IN FLIGHT - JUNE 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One on the way to the 2025 NATO Summit on June 24, 2025 in flight. This year's NATO summit, which brings together heads of state and government from across the military alliance, is being held in the Netherlands for the first time. Among other matters, members are to approve a new defense investment plan that raises the target for defense spending to 5% of GDP. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Shaky ceasefire btwn Israel, Iran

US President Donald Trump claimed credit for a ceasefire that Israel and Iran both denied before a shambolic day of uncertainty and breaches – now what? RED LEVEL (YEARS 7-8)

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Apple drops AI accuracy shocker

One of the world’s biggest tech companies could see AI slowing its roll after the new report exposed just how careless and alarmingly inaccurate the technology in its current form can really be

From homelessness to ice skating

Homeless teen to ice-skating star

Meet the courageous 17-year-old Sydney figure skater who fled his home a year ago and now lives in a youth refuge while pursuing his brave hopes of becoming a champion on the national stage

KIDS NEWS. Excavated hole with visible bricks and wood from the shipwreck. Photo: John FhÃ¦r Engedal Nissen, the National Museum of Denmark

Mutiny and the missing slaves

It was an unexpected series of events that led the crew of these two Danish slave frigates to abandon ship and steal away. But how did the 600 slaves on board vanish before the ships sank?

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - MAY 7: An infographic titled

India-Pakistan conflict explained

India and Pakistan have clashed multiple times since partition by the British in 1947 at the end of WWII. But what has sparked the current violence?

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Aussie film industry in tariff tailspin

The US has announced a huge tax on movies filmed Down Under – what will such a brutal blow mean for our homegrown industry and the big budget projects that boost our economy by millions?

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Dolly’s Dream a ‘Beacon’ of hope

Do it for Dolly Day shines a light to help victims and families of cyber-bullying as a report finds Australian students among the most bullied in the world – what can your school do on May 9?

Mark Knight cartoon 12/03/2025

Melb Grand Prix or criminal spree

Excitement in Melbourne is at fever pitch for the Grand Prix but a darker current is stripping the sheen off life in the capital as Mark Knight’s cartoon reimagines youth crime as an F1 pit heist

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Vaping danger in the air for kids

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Secondary News Story (Print) category – WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only): government acts on vapes designed to appeal to young children

KIDS NEWS 2024: Jnr Journo entry Secondary News (Print) category, original artwork by Madison Eve.

Families seek financial help online

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Secondary News Story (Print) category – WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only): Hungry households are asking for help through social media

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Farewell tribute to forever friends

The tragic loss of Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles this past week was felt around the nation, as captured in cartoonist Mark Knight’s poignant picture of youth and beauty

KIDS NEWS 2024: Jnr Journo 2024 Secondary News (Print) category, original artwork by Madison Eve.

Digital defiance takes dangerous turn

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Secondary News Story (Print) category – WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only): screen time has led to dangerous consequences across the country

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May 6, 2024, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Sophia from Kharkiv decided to become a paediatrician after the tragic loss of her young friends during the war. Picture: UNICEF/ Oleksii Filippov

Ukraine war changing kids’ dreams

A thousand days of war have changed the lives of Ukraine’s kids, who despite hardship and fear have become inspired by the heroes around them who are saving lives and working for a better future

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23,000 Aussie kids turn off socials

More than 20,000 Aussie schoolchildren have given up social media for 24 hours, as part of a national campaign to highlight the dangers – WARNING: RED LEVEL (SECONDARY ONLY)

British boy band One Direction, from left, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Harry Styles attend the premiere of

One Direction stars honour Liam

As millions of fans worldwide mourn the loss of Liam Payne, his One Direction former bandmates’ touching tribute to their beloved ‘brother’ expresses their deep condolences to family and friends

KIDS NEWS 2024: Junior Journalist Newsroom and competition: Years 7-8 entrant and current Junior Journalist of the Year Madison Riquelme submitted original illustrations with her four-part domestic violence series of stories. Picture: Madison Riquelme/supplied

Silent epidemic impacting males

PART 3: The reigning Kids News Junior Journalist of the Year returns with a four-part DV series entered in the Secondary News Story (Print) category WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only)

KIDS NEWS 2024: Junior Journalist Newsroom and competition: Years 7-8 entrant and current Junior Journalist of the Year Madison Riquelme submitted original illustrations with her four-part domestic violence series of stories. Picture: Madison Riquelme/supplied

Kids innocent victims of filicide

PART 2: The reigning Kids News Junior Journalist of the Year returns with a four-part DV series entered in the Secondary News Story (Print) category WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only)

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(FILES) This undated image obtained from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Bethesda, Maryland, shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple), cultured in the laboratory. The World Health Organization on May 11, 2023, has declared that mpox no longer constitutes a global health emergency , almost exactly a year after the disease formerly known as monkeypox started spreading globally. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the decision was prompted by falling case numbers worldwide, but emphasised that the disease remains a threat, particularly in areas of Africa where it has long been present. (Photo by Handout / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

What is mpox and how does it spread?

The World Health Organisation has declared a surge in mpox cases a ‘global public emergency’. But what is mpox, how does it spread and why have health authorities upgraded the warning?

KIDS NEWS 2024: Junior Journalist Newsroom and competition: Years 7-8 entrant and current Junior Journalist of the Year Madison Riquelme submitted original illustrations with her four-part domestic violence series of stories. Picture: Madison Riquelme/supplied

Education missing the mark on DV

PART 1: The reigning Kids News Junior Journalist of the Year returns with a four-part DV series entered in the Secondary News Story (Print) category WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only)

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A protester looks on as Border Patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks stood guard outside an industrial park in Paramount, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

What is a ‘riot’ and why do they happen?

The current events in Los Angeles are not the first time angry crowds have stormed the streets, so let’s look at the history of riots in the US, Britain and Australia to gain a better understanding of how and why they happen

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Australians overwhelming believe spelling is important but they fear standards are slipping because of social media and text messaging. iStock image. For Kids News

Why teen girls are feeling unsafe at school

The ‘manosphere’ led by toxic online influencers has encouraged a rise in sexism in high schools, a new study has shown, leading one in four girls to feel unsafe around male peers – but teachers are turning to education tools to fight back

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Butler Farm Show Inc. on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Shortly after, shots rang out and Trump slumped before being whisked away by Secret Service with injuries visible to the side of his head. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter and one audience member are dead and another was injured. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JEFF SWENSEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Assassination attempt echoes America’s past

The world has been rocked by the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his re-election rally in Pennsylvania – but the history of political violence in the US dates to Abraham Lincoln

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos JUNE 24 2024: A general view of a Pharmacy in Sydney as Vapes will be made available at pharmacies without a prescription after the Albanese government struck a deal with the Greens that would soften a proposed retail ban on e-cigarettes. Picture: Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Chemists outraged by vape change

Pharmacy groups have slammed changes to a new law allowing people to purchase vapes at chemists without a doctor’s prescription, labelling such a sale ‘unethical’

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TOPSHOT - This handout courtesy of the WikiLeaks X account @wikileaks posted on June 25, 2024 shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looking out of the window as his plane from London approaches Bangkok for a layover at Don Mueang International Airport in the Thai capital. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison in Britain and is set to face a final court hearing after reaching a plea deal with US authorities that brings to a close his years-long legal drama. A charter plane flew the 52-year-old from London to Bangkok, where it made a scheduled stop to refuel. (Photo by WikiLeaks / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Julian Assange granted freedom

After a controversial case spanning 14 years, the founder of WikiLeaks has returned home to Australia a free man. But who is Julian Assange and why was he imprisoned for so many years?

People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 24, 2024. Local officials and aid groups said a massive landslide struck a village in Papua New Guinea's highlands on May 24, with many feared dead. (Photo by AFP)

Oz pledges aid after PNG landslide

Australia has offered to help with rescue and recovery efforts after a remote village in neighbouring country Papua New Guinea was hit by a devastating landslide

FOR KIDS NEWS. R U OK? has launched a national art competition for kids in years 7 and 8 on what an R U OK? conversation means to them. Picture: R U OK?

Art U OK?

R U OK? has launched a national art competition for Years 7-8 students on the theme: what does an R U OK? conversation mean to you – and radio’s Will And Woody are jumping on board

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Leaders push social media reform

PM Anthony Albanese and multiple state leaders say it’s time to change minimum age requirements for social media sites and create better enforcement to help protect Aussie kids from harm