Thursday, June 18, 2026

Your daily kids news podcast.

Mary the Tassie Devil comes home; Marones level-up Origin; Socceroos next big test; and Merlin the duck wins the World Cup.

After two weeks on the run, Mary the Tasmanian Devil has finally been found!

A pet duck named Merlin has become an unlikely World Cup celebrity after photos of him wearing a tiny Mexican football jersey went viral.

Queensland turned the tables in a huge second-half comeback to defeat NSW 44–24, setting up a winner-takes-all State of Origin decider.

Squiz-E is warning that AI can create convincing fake videos of famous people saying things they never said.

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