Kids take stolen car on 1,000-km road trip

SYDNEY - Four children drove a stolen four-wheel drive car on a 1,000-kilometer road trip across the Australian outback before being nabbed by police, officials said on Monday.

A 14-year-old boy, two 13-year-old boys and a 10-year-old girl began their epic journey on Saturday when they took cash and packed fishing rods in a vehicle belonging to one of their families in the coastal Queensland town of Rockhampton, police said.

One of the children left a note for his family telling them of his plans.