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It's been decades since Christa McAuliffe died in the Challenger explosion, before she could become America's first teacher in space. But her story has not been forgotten. Christa has now become the first woman to be memorialised with a statue on the grounds of the city where she once taught high school.

The threat posed by nuclear weapons has not faded, according to youth leaders who have attended a global conference in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the site of devastating atomic bomb attacks 79 years ago. There are around 12,500 nuclear weapons in the world – and with 56 active conflicts in the world, scientists say the threat and risk of activation is at the highest level it’s ever been. Youth leaders say they hope to accelerate progress towards a world without nuclear weapons.

Australia’s cost-of-living crisis is impacting school children with a sharp rise this year in those arriving without breakfast or lunch. Experts say missed meals take a toll on classroom learning and may also contribute to chronic health problems.