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Drug use in Richmond. Residents in Richmond call for safe injecting rooms as drug use in the area is conducted in the open. Discarded used needles are commonplace in the carpark adjacent to a needle exchange centre in Richmond. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Needle prick horror at Aussie school

An Aussie primary school has written to parents assuring them they are remaining “vigilant” after a young girl was pricked while picking up a discarded needle on the school grounds.

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KIDS NEWS: 2023 Prime Minister's Spelling Bee  national champion in the Green category (Years 3-4) Samuel Wright, 9, hails from Providence Christian College in Perth. Picture: Philip Gostelow

Kids go for gold in PM’s Spelling Bee

More than 35,000 Aussie students have been registered to take part in the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee, as the mother of last year’s champion reveals how taking part in the competition helped her son.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : Newswire Photos- JULY 09 2024: Olympian Cate Campbell and Ashleigh pose for a photo as the local youth sports teams play at Allianz Stadium and experience the support of the nation behind them like never before. Picture: Newswire  / Gaye Gerard

Olympians’ stern warning to parents

Two of Australia’s top athletes have warned of the damage of “digital devices” pulling kids away from the glories of sport to the closed world of smartphones.

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