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Pictured are the next litter of puppies destined to become assistance dogs and transform peoplesÕ lives has arrived. Now in training at the Assistance Dogs Australia puppy kindergarten in Waterfall, the seven black labradors have been dubbed the ÒE-litterÓ.
They are: Echo,  Everly,  Elroy, Emerald,  Euan, Else, and Eleanor, Picture: Tim Hunter.

‘E-litter’ puppies to change lives

Not only are they adorable, these puppies have a special ability to improve the lives of whoever takes them home. Find out what sets them apart and how you can help them help others

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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures between his partner Jodie Haydon and son Nathan after winning the general election at the Labor Party election night event in Sydney on May 3, 2025. Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claimed victory in a general election on May 3, vowing to steer the nation through a rough patch of global uncertainty. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

Albanese’s Labor scores landslide

Now Anthony Albanese and Labor have won a historic second term after a huge federal election win, here are some changes they will roll out for Aussies over the next term WATCH THE VIDEO

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Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, April 28, 2025

Unholy show as leaders lock horns

Cartoonist Mark Knight’s four-letter wordplay speaks a thousand words as the humble casket of Pope Francis sat in stark contrast to two feuding presidents facing off in St Peter’s Square

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Taronga Zoo Sydney’s Asian Elephants Tang Mo and Pak Boon have officially embarked on their great migration this morning and are enroute to their new home at Monarto Safari Park in South Australia. Picture: Taronga Zoo

Mammoth move for Oz elephants

In an epic interstate migration, Taronga Zoo’s last elephants made the 22-hour journey across borders, making Australian zoo history set to include creating a new herd – find out where to see them

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Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds, right, and Wrexham's Ollie Palmer pose with trophy at the end of the English League One soccer match between Wrexham and Charlton Athletic at the Racecourse ground in Wrexham, Wales, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Famed footballers to visit Australia

Star-kissed Welsh underdogs Wrexham will play against Sydney FC when they head Down Under in July, but will Hollywood’s Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney be there to cheer them on?

Arts
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Yoda question now answered, is

Patient young Padawans have been as Star Wars creator George Lucas ends a decades-long mystery by finally sharing the story behind one iconic character’s very distinctive way of talking

History
Archaeologists claim to have unearthed a major Egyptian town dating back 3400 years. Picture: Cambridge University Press/iStock

King Tut’s dad built ancient town

A major town dating back 3400 years has been found, offering fascinating insights into Egypt’s most famous dynasty – so why do archaeologists think Tutankhamun’s father was its founder?

History
The 1945 Australian Services team with Warrant Officer Robert Graham Williams MBE inset. Picture: Supplied

POW ‘bowls over’ cricketing great

Anzac Graham Williams received an “orchestral” applause from English fans as he approached the wicket at the 1945 Victory tests, bringing tears to the eyes of star teammate Keith Miller

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Pope Francis kisses a baby as he leaves in the popemobile car following the weekly general audience on May 10, 2023 at St. Peter's square in The Vatican. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

Remembering Pope Francis

Now that Pope Francis has passed away at the age of 88, a centuries-old tradition of farewelling the pontiff has been set in motion. But how and when will the next pope be chosen?

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KIDS NEWS 2025: reader survey artwork, 4:3 thumbnail plus subs. Picture: Darren Gover

Take the Kids News reader poll!

Welcome back – Term 2, here we come! Here’s a reader poll to help us make Kids News an even better free literacy resource for your classrooms. Tell us what you think by taking the poll HERE!

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An FA-18A Classic Hornet is craned into the Australian War MemorialÕs Anzac Hall on April 1, 2025 in Canberra, Australia.

Sky ‘Ferrari’ lands at Anzac Hall

Known as ‘the Ferrari of the skies’, a classic Hornet has been gently craned into the War Memorial’s new Anzac Hall expansion, which will honour Australia’s recent overseas missions

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Mark Knight cartoon
Fri 4 April 2025
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Mark Knight does ‘Liberation Day’

The iconic Statue of Liberty is America’s great symbol of freedom and opportunity but Mark Knight’s cartoon imagines the US and Lady Liberty transformed by Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation’ tariffs

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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs as US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick holds a chart during an event in the Rose Garden entitled

What is Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’?

US President Donald Trump called it ‘Liberation Day’ and now the world’s anxious wait for tariff terms is over – but what does it mean for Australia and our own economy right here at home?