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MOTOGP WASHOUT
This wasn't the way anyone wanted three decades of MotoGP racing to end at Phillip Island. While race officials held out for a miracle, the weather meant the medical helicopter couldn't fly, and they were left with no choice but to cancel the race, which didn't just upset fans. This race was meant to be Aussie rider Jack Miller's final home Grand Prix, and while he still put on a show for the fans, the event will move to Adelaide starting next year.
F1
At the Formula 1 US Grand Prix, 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli took home his ninth win of the season, and almost the world championship! The Mercedes driver just missed the crown this round as his closest competitors George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished high enough to stay in the running... just. At the next race in Mexico, Antonelli only needs to win two more points to become the youngest F1 champion ever.
PARAMATILDAS
And finally, the ParaMatildas are back home, after just falling short at the IFCPF Women's World Cup Final in the U.S. The Aussies went into their match against the U.S as the favourites, and were up two-nil by half-time thanks to stunners from Annmarie De Uriarte and Georgia Beikoff, but the U.S turned it on in the second half, and took the win 3-2.
WESTERN SYDNEY AIRPORT
Western Sydney just got a brand-new airport! It was one of Australia's longest running infrastructure sagas, costing 5 and a half billion dollars, and for 80 years there was a lot of debate over where to construct it. But as of yesterday, the long-awaited Western Sydney Airport has officially opened its doors to the public, and it was Jetstar that had the honour of the maiden departure flight, jetting off to the Gold Coast! The hope is it'll help ease capacity pressure on Sydney's existing airport, as the population grows, and as more people come over for a visit.
FOOD INSECURITY
A new study from Foodbank has found that the number of Aussies going hungry has increased in the last year. Yeah, things have been pretty tough for a lot of Aussies over the last year. Foodbank's latest report found 3.6 million households, or one in three households, have struggled to put food on the table. Which is 100,000 more than this time last year. Food insecurity means having limited, uncertain, or inconsistent access to enough safe and healthy food, and it's been getting more common as the prices of everyday essentials continue to go up. The report found some of the people most affected by food insecurity in Australia are young adults, people in regional areas, and households with kids. This has experts worried, because if kids are going to school hungry, it can really impact their learning. So Foodbank is calling on the federal government to set up school breakfast programs across the whole country, with the goal of reaching every child by 2030.
MADRID SHEEP MIGRATION
First up, to the city of Madrid in Spain! Where thousands of sheep, goats, and other livestock make their way through town for their annual migration. Except this year, their regular path was blocked! By protestors, who had set up a camp in the city centre. So the animals made a little detour from their regular path. But were able to get to the other side no problema.
MOTORBIKE
Now to China, where a motorbike rider has just broken the world record for farthest distance travelled on open water. 40.74 kilometres! Yeah, that's quite a while to keep going like that. Zhang Xue smashed the previous record of 31.8 kays.
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