Thanks for your feedback. We do like to report on what Aussie kids are doing yes – recent stories like Banjo Girl and Karate Kid are examples of that. However we only have 5 stories a week and so we need to include reports that help explain the biggest news stories to everyone.
We do have a Rookie Reporter section now though that can be used to upload stories that you report on! Maybe if you want to have a go at making your own report you could give that a try? http://www.abc.net.au/btn/rookie.htm
Also, ABC Open do a lot of reports of things that are happening around the country – you may find some interesting stories in your local area.
https://open.abc.net.au/
Competitions are a good idea but we don’t have the funding to support that activity.