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Eden Hasson surfs at Samurai Beach in Port Stephens on January 24, as a shark rolls in the wave behind him.

'Check its mouth': 10-year-old's encounter with a great white shark

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Ruccis Circus School in Kilsyth: Leave your insecurities at the door.

Class of laughs

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Simply being exposed to nature can help children better cope with stress

Five ways kids can benefit from being outside this summer break

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Trent Bonham (left) and Julian Lee advocate the career options that exist in the world of skateboarding from their shop ...

Riding the board turns mainstream

Skateboarding isn't the first career option many parents would have encouraged their children to pursue but times are changing.

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Galaxy All-Stars Cheerleading may produce Canberra's next crop of Olympic champions after the International Olympic ...

Next batch of ACT Olympians cheering their way to Games

Cheerleading was officially given the International Olympic Committee (IOC) green light last month and approved, provisionally, as an Olympic sport.

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Is your child a tennis player of the future?

Is tennis the right sport for your child?

Here's what you should know before you sign them up.

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Son sits out his soccer games - should my goal be to stop him?

The stalling, the refusals, the fear, the anxiety and the intimidation: It's all normal.

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Convincing your child to break up with the couch and get moving can be a challenge.

How to get your exercise-hating kid moving

My 12-year-old daughter hates exercise. I mean, she really hates it. With a passion I would love to see in her studies or efforts to keep her room tidy.

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Sabre Norris, 11, has a lot to say and her dad copped the brunt of her hilarious honesty.

Meet the 11-year-old surfer who has Australia in hysterics

If you haven't heard the name Sabre Norris, get ready to start hearing it - a lot.

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Losing is tough, but it doesn't have to be as awful as we make it out to be.

How losing at sports - even all the time - can be good for kids

"Losing builds character" is a hard expression to swallow when your nine-year-old athlete climbs into the car sobbing after yet another defeat.

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Gabi Shull was determined to dance on pointe again.

Teen becomes ballet dancer despite having her leg amputated

Gabi Shull, from Missouri, America, was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in her knee after an ice skating accident when she was nine years old.

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Dolphin jumps on WA junior surfing champion Jed Gradisen

"In my dreams I wouldn't dream about of anything like that. Because I think it was an accident. It was just as amazed as I was."

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Britain's Alistair Brownlee, left, helps his brother Jonny to get to the finish line during the Triathlon World Series ...

Triathlon champion hauls exhausted brother over the line

Alistair and Jonny Brownlee were brothers in arms at a dramatic finale of the World Triathlon Series as double Olympic champion Alistair hauled an exhausted Jonny over the line.

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Viral video reveals Doveton Steelers' secret weapon

Meaalofa Te'o, 9, looks unstoppable on the football field.

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