Society & Culture

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Aussie teen a literacy superhero

National Book Week: an Australian student and World Literacy Foundation Youth Ambassador has asked her city to help deliver a ‘symphony of stories’: 500,000 children receiving their first book

Arts

Libraries lost from Aussie schools

Libraries have long served a crucial function in the lives of generations of students across the country, yet an alarming number of schools have dumped this essential service. Here’s why

VIDEONews

Men lost at sea found safe in Esky

Two fisherman were miraculously found alive floating in a giant Esky 130 nautical miles from shore after being lost at sea for five days – how they were found?

Arts

Need cool ideas for Book Week?

If you don’t have a costume for CBCA Book Week, don’t worry. Here are seven character ideas you can easily pull together using stuff from around the house this August 22-28

VIDEOScience and Technology

Weird and wonderful science

A revolutionary cancer treatment and human brain cells used to power AI – this National Science Week (August 15-23), Kids News takes a look at two truly mind-boggling breakthroughs

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Animals

Penguin parade turned vax queue

Phillip Island’s little penguin colony is famous for its nightly sea to the sand parade but National Science Week saw the world’s largest wildlife vaccination program begin, inspiring Knight’s toon

VIDEOSport

Meet Australia’s strongest man

A combination of ‘whatever Mum’s cooking’ and Coco Pops may not sound like the makings of Australia’s reigning strongman but was being named for cricket’s GOAT inspiring? Let’s find out

Environment

Shark alerts on smartwatches

It’s Science Week! Australian shark sighting app Dorsal has a new feature coming that will enable the app to issue alerts to surfers and swimmers while they are in the water. Here’s how it works

Explainers

Why gambling is a problem

The government has introduced new reforms aimed at protecting young Australians from gambling but many say the laws don’t go nearly far enough. But why is gambling such a huge problem?

VIDEOAsk Healthy Harold

Where respect and resilience meet

One Brazilian player’s unexpected act of kindness after a World Cup match struck a chord for Healthy Harold, as a simple gesture of sportsmanship offers us all a blueprint for our own behaviour

VIDEOSpelling Bee

Shark survivor’s message to boys

Bondi Beach shark attack survivor and dad Glenn Orgias hopes his debut novel connects with Australia’s young men, backing the PM’s Spelling Bee as part of his effort to help build boys’ literacy

Money

Aussies binge big at the box office

Australians have flooded to the cinema this year, spending big on a string of blockbuster releases that could push ticket sales beyond $1 billion. Find out which movies were the most popular

Sport

Clubs on fine line for head knocks

Concussions in sport are under growing scrutiny and Geelong Football Club’s ‘secret deal’ to waive responsibility for a player’s concussions doesn’t pass the test, says cartoonist Mark Knight

VIDEOArts

Kidman’s message to school kids

Nicole Kidman took time out of her holiday in Greece to share a heartwarming message to a particular group of children from her hometown back in Australia – watch the sweet video

Sport

Wallabies eye Aussie World Cup

The countdown is on for sports fans with Australia hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup – here’s top talents in the mix to be the Wallabies’ anointed #10 chief playmaker in front of a home crowd

Explainers

Why Colombian builds didn’t hold

Building standards of earthquake-prone Colombia helps explain why this week’s event caused such devastation, researchers have said. Find out which countries have quake safety by design

VIDEOAnimals

K’gari: Girl saves stranded whale

Incredible footage has captured how a young Australian girl leapt into action to save a stranded humpback whale on the island of K’gari – watch the video and take the poll

VIDEOScience and Technology

AI robot could hit Oz ‘very soon’

Chinese company XPeng has unveiled its AI robot ‘Iron’, saying it’s only a matter of time before the tech is available to Australian companies. But what might it mean for ordinary families? Watch the video

Space

How to become an Oz astronaut

The first woman to wear an Australian-flagged astronaut suit was just a regular teenager when she first mapped out a trailblazing path to her dream job before Australia even had a space agency

Science and Technology

‘Digital detox’ a student success

A growing number of students are swapping tech time for pen and paper as schools stepping back from screen saturation report improved academic results, class focus and student wellbeing