First robotic shop open for business
technologyRobots served ice cream to excited kids on day one at Australia’s first robotic shop, in a move said to be about enhancing the customer experience rather than taking humans’ jobs
Australia’s critical water shortage
weatherSeveral NSW towns will run out of drinking water within weeks without rain. In the longer term, Australia needs to build more dams to supply our growing population
World’s biggest war memorial turns 100
geographyIt’s 100 years this week since returned World War I soldiers starting chipping away at the cliffs with picks and shovels to create Australia’s incredible Great Ocean Road
Hide and seek with giggling rats
scienceIf you see a rat disappearing around a corner one day, try not to freak out — scientists have discovered it may just want to play and could even be laughing at the fun of it all
First robotic shop open for business
technologyRobots served ice cream to excited kids on day one at Australia’s first robotic shop, in a move said to be about enhancing the customer experience rather than taking humans’ jobs
Australia’s critical water shortage
weatherSeveral NSW towns will run out of drinking water within weeks without rain. In the longer term, Australia needs to build more dams to supply our growing population
World’s biggest war memorial turns 100
geographyIt’s 100 years this week since returned World War I soldiers starting chipping away at the cliffs with picks and shovels to create Australia’s incredible Great Ocean Road
Hide and seek with giggling rats
scienceIf you see a rat disappearing around a corner one day, try not to freak out — scientists have discovered it may just want to play and could even be laughing at the fun of it all
Prizes to be won
Take our quick teacher survey and have the chance to win one of 20 books prizes to the value of $50
Know your landmarks?
Can you name all the famous places in the world and beat the Quiz Word clock?
Calling all writers
Enter our short story writing competition. First prize winners will have their tale turned into a book
Spelling Bee
National competition for Years 3-8. Class and school champion levels. Coming soon. Click HERE to register interest.
Aussie boy youngest to speak at UN
civicsA 12-year-old Australian boy has become the youngest person to speak at the United Nations, demanding Australia stop putting children as young as 10 in jail
Australian Reading Hour: top authors read to you
book clubPick up a book — or watch our video with four authors reading their books aloud — for Australian Reading Hour this week and you’re guaranteed to increase your happiness
Eels smash Broncos 58-0 and NRL finals record
sportThe Eels have smashed the Broncos 58-0 and broken a 75-year-old NRL finals record as two AFL stars sweat on tribunal results and the Boomers finished fourth in the basketball world cup
Shock find: superpowered Amazon eel
animalsFor more than 250 years, we thought there was only one species of electric eel on Earth. Scientists have discovered two more species, one of which can shock its prey with 860 volts
Water found on super-Earth called K2-18b
spaceScientists have discovered water on a distant super-Earth known as K2-18b, which has temperatures suitable for life. It’s the first time water vapour has been detected on an exoplanet
Modern take on The Four Seasons of Australia
newsIn our weekly series, Mark Knight explains why he used classic composer Vivaldi as inspiration for how different the four seasons and the weather is becoming in Australia
Tayla Harris ‘The Kick’ statue unveiled
sportIt was the kick that triggered a turning point in sport and had an impact far beyond the AFLW. And now, the iconic Tayla Harris moment has been immortalised with a life-size statue
Secret code hidden in new 50 cent coin
moneyThe Royal Australian Mint has made history after releasing the first Australian coin featuring a secret code. The new 50 cent coin has been launched to mark the 70th anniversary of ASIO
Time capsule of the day the dinosaurs died
scienceFor the first time, scientists have a clear picture of the day the giant asteroid crashed into Earth, wiping out dinosaurs with fires, tsunamis and a sky full of vaporised rock
Magical moonbows explained
weatherA rare moonbow has appeared in the South Australian sky in the middle of the night and been caught on camera. We look at how they form and why seeing one is very special
Drought leaves firefighters without water
environmentFires continued to burn across drought-ravaged Queensland and New South Wales on Monday night, forcing firefighters to find ways to fight bushfires without water
Hungry? Order a drone to bring lunch
technologyFlying roast chickens, hot coffee, milk, bread and hardware will drop from the air into Australian backyards in a world-first drone delivery trial expected to launch within weeks
Breakthrough in Loch Ness mystery
scienceScientists have made a major discovery in solving the mystery of the Loch Ness monster by testing DNA left behind by living things — ruling out the idea it was a dinosaur
Girl wins big as 1 billionth plane passenger
historyA 10-year-old Australian girl has been met from her flight by crowds and an orchestra after becoming the one billionth passenger at Sydney Airport, which turns 100 this year.
Australia wins fourth Test and retains the Ashes
sportFor the first time in 18 years, the Ashes are coming home from the UK after the Aussies pulled off a miraculous win in the final hour of play in the fourth Test against England
Australia’s amazing new world records
just for funA pizza with 154 varieties of cheese and a man pulling a massive army tank 10m are two of the incredible Australian achievements just announced by Guinness World Records
Boris rocks to a new anthem on Brexit
newsIn our weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight reveals why he drew British PM Boris Johnson as a punk rocker to help explain Brexit and whether the UK should stay or go
Smith fires with double century in fourth Test
sportAustralian batsman Steve Smith took his run-spree to a new level after returning from concussion to score 211 in the fourth Ashes Test against England
Welcome to the valley of the scarecrow dolls
humanitiesThe streets of Nagoro appear busy, dotted with people going about day-to-day life at school, at shops and in gardens. But they’re not people, they’re life-size dolls
Pack your bags for a space holiday
spaceDesigns have been revealed for the Von Braun Rotating Space Station, a low-orbit, wheel-shaped hotel for 100 space tourists a week that could be open for guests by 2025
Kids feeling eco-anxiety about plastic waste
environmentAustralian doctors have declared climate change a health emergency and children admit feeling anxious about the environment, some blaming adults for plastic waste
Chocolate can inspire a great short story
book clubAward-winning children’s author Jackie French gives her top tips on how to write a winning tale for the Kids News short story writing competition — and it involves eating chocolate
Inside the eye of Hurricane Dorian
weather‘Hurricane Hunters’ have taken an incredible photo from inside the eye of Dorian, which has hit the Bahamas and is now heading for the US, where people are doing their best to prepare
Double cuddle: twin panda cubs born
animalsMeng Meng placed the pink panda cub gently on her belly and warmed it lovingly with her big paws, warm breath and the soft fur of her cheeks. An hour later, its twin was born
Teaching bees to save lives
scienceHoneybees are being trained to do jobs too dangerous for humans and too difficult for sniffer dogs, detecting the smell of bombs and chemicals and helping test for life-threatening radioactivity
Great Barrier Reef outlook ‘very poor’
environmentIt’s one of the seven wonders of the natural world, but the outlook for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is “very poor”, according to a five-year report on its health
Indonesia to relocate capital city from Jakarta
geographyPresident Joko Widodo has announced plans to move Indonesia’s capital city from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to Borneo island, known for rainforests and orang-utans
Meet MRD, humans’ oldest cousin
scienceScientists have reconstructed the face of our earliest known ancestor from a fossilised skull belonging to a male who lived 3.8 million years ago in the mountains of Ethiopia
Are parents ignoring kids’ rights?
safe kidsAs the UN reviews the rights of children in the digital age, it has found parents who share online their children’s pictures or personal information may be violating their human rights
Dayleni is Australia’s best kids’ newsreader
just for funIn breaking news ..... eight-year-old Dayleni Drike Sanchez has been named Australia’s best kids’ newsreader and is making her live TV debut. Watch her in action
Innocent victims of the Amazon fires
newsIn our weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight explains why he used the faces of innocent animals to measure the destruction of the Amazon fires
Extra, extra! It’s a Kids News mini newspaper
just for funRead all about it … Kids News is now a mini newspaper. Pick up your copy full of fun stories and facts this weekend at Coles to complete your Little Shop 2 collection
