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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.

Kids
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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The book about same-sex parents that's been banned in Cumberland City Council libraries.

Gay book ban doesn’t go far enough

A book about same-sex parents is the tip of a very graphic iceberg in Sydney libraries – there are far more disturbing titles that should also be banned.

Kids
A father who masked the eyes of his kids in wake of Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing tragedy. Picture: 7NEWS

Hero dad lauded after Bondi attack

Experts have praised the actions of quick-thinking parents who shielded their children from seeing the horror unfold during the deadly stabbing attacks in Bondi.

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