Mary the Tassie Devil comes home, and the Socceroos next big test

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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. For the full episode transcript, click here. ⁠All about Solstice⁠ Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett.

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