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Donald Trump’s big defeat; South Africa’s shark-hunting orca brothers; AI fakes from France; and mogging is word of the year.

American voters have delivered a political shake-up, with Democrats winning control of both houses of Congress.

Meet Port and Starboard, the orca brothers giving great white sharks nightmares!

Move over, boring old words... mogging has been crowned Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year!

A dramatic video supposedly showing protesters taking over the Eiffel Tower is actually AI-generated.

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Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett.

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Young Olympians shine in Africa; the rise of mountain robots; a pretend year on Mars ends; and birds behaving boldly!

Forty-one young Aussies have travelled all the way to Senegal for the Youth Olympic Games!

Ninety teams sent robots scrambling up more than 3,000 ancient stone steps in China.

Four NASA volunteers have emerged after spending 378 days pretending to live on Mars!

Meet Eric, the female emu who has decided pensioner Mal Richards needs a permanent feathered companion.

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How to Watch the Youth Olympics

Thousands of hungry emus. Three soldiers with machine guns. And a story that’s become famous as the war Australia lost … to birds.

In this Squiz Kids Shortcut, Christie and Bryce head into the wheat fields of Western Australia to investigate the Great Emu War of 1932. Discover how struggling farmers turned to the army for help, why speedy emus proved so difficult to stop, and how much of the famous tale is true.

Beyond the jammed guns and bumpy truck chases, there’s a bigger story about people, animals and sharing a landscape, and why understanding Country matters.

Listen carefully. There’s a S’Quiz at the end!

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Researched by Christie Kijurina

Hosted by Bryce Corbett and Christie Kijurina

Your daily kids news podcast.

The great pen and paper classroom comeback; Donald Trump’s big test; it’s Melbourne Cup day; and the man who walked around the world.

Dust off those pencils! Schools are rethinking their love affair with screens, with NSW pushing for handwritten NAPLAN tests and a Sydney school cracking down on smartphones.

It's election time in America, and voters are preparing to have their say on who's running the country. The midterms will help decide who gets a seat in Congress and could make life easier or harder for President Trump.

The race that stops the nation is almost here, with 24 thoroughbreds preparing to thunder around Flemington for a shot at Melbourne Cup glory.

Talk about taking the scenic route! English adventurer Karl Bushby is nearing the end of an extraordinary 28-year walk around the world.

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Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett.

Halloween might be over, but there’s one skeleton you won’t be packing away… your own!

This week, Bryce heads into the Squiz Kids Vault to unearth our Shortcut to Skeletons. Join Amanda and Bryce to discover how our bones hold us up, protect our organs and even make our blood. Find out why babies have more bones than adults, meet the remarkable bone that isn’t connected to any others, and learn how to keep your skeleton strong.

A journey beneath your skin for curious kids... with a S’Quiz at the end!