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From amazing animals to sensational sport, interesting insects to dino discoveries, mars missions and beyond. Join Emily Anderson every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to count down the weird and wonderful. News Time is perfect for 4-9 year olds who want to know more about the world around them.
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Happy Friday, friends! Get ready for a fruity, fishy, spacey episode of your favourite news podcast. Quiz Questions 1.What two special things does this exoplanet have? 2.In how many different lakes can you find the red fin blue eye fish? 3.What colour is the skin of the newly developed passionfruit? Answers 1.Liquid water, and an atmosphere 2.Just one 3.Purple News Noodler - a question you can chat about with the people around you Do you think there might be living things on the distant exoplanet? Why?
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The Commonwealth Games are in full swing, so we have some sporty stories to celebrate. And an awesome ocean story, too. Quiz Questions 1.Who held the 100m Australian women’s record before Torrie beat it? 2.What’s the name of the Sutherland team that play in the comp each week? Hint – it starts with T. 3.In which Australian state was the whale stranded? Answers 1.Torrie herself 2.Titans 3.Western Australia And your News Noodler – a question to chat about with the people around you. How do you think the dolphins and the whale were able to communicate?
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News Time on a Monday! What a novel thing. Emily will deliver news to your podcast feed three times a week. Quiz Questions 1.Where are the human artefacts being sent back to? 2.What colour lips does this newly described monkey have? 3.What’s the name for the bike with a big front wheel? Answers 1.Where they came from, Rapa Nui or Easter Island 2.Orange 3.Penny farthing
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In this episode of News Time, we'll get pulled through the ocean to check the health of a reef. Then, we'll hear about a popular new song that's created a stir in the music world. And we'll get up close to a very hungry creature with the nickname "garbage guts" in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. In which city is the Commonwealth Games being held? 2. What method has been used to check the health of the Great Barrier Reef for 40 years? 3. Josh Fawaz has WHAT to make his song? 4. What nickname was given to the T-rex skeleton? 5. What type of bird became a frog's snack? Answers 1. Glasgow 2. Manta tow 3. AI 4. Gus 5. A sunbird For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app (Australia). There you’ll find more kids news podcasts, educational children’s stories and storytelling, podcasts from your favourite characters like Bluey and Hey Duggee and plenty more of the best podcasts for curious kids like Imagine This, Dino Dome and News Time. For all ages from 0–4-year-olds, 5–8-year-olds, 8–10-year-olds, tweens and teens. And you can watch our kids shows on ABC iview and on the ABC Kids and ABC Big Kids channels of YouTube kids.
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We interrupt this feed with some breaking news! News Time, the best weekly news podcast for kids, is getting bigger, bolder and newsier. Starting next week, Emily Anderson will bring you the best news from Australia and around the world three times a week! Mind blown! Catch News Time every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from July 27, on the ABC Listen app. For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app (Australia). There you’ll find more kids news podcasts, educational children’s stories and storytelling, podcasts from your favourite characters like Bluey and Hey Duggee and plenty more of the best podcasts for curious kids like Imagine This, Dino Dome and News Time. For all ages from 0–4-year-olds, 5–8-year-olds, 8–10-year-olds, tweens and teens. And you can watch our kids shows on ABC iview and on the ABC Kids and ABC Big Kids channels of YouTube kids.
ABC Kids listen radio and podcasts are about to have a brand-new home! We’re packing up and moving over to the ABC listen app. There you’ll find a kids’ tab where you can create your very own kids’ profile and pick a fun avatar! For awesome podcasts to play, music to move to and stories and soundtracks for sleep, ask your grown-up to head to the kids’ tab on the ABC listen app. You can download it free from your app store. If you have any questions relating to this change, more information can be found here . For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app (Australia). There you’ll find more kids news podcasts, educational children’s stories and storytelling, podcasts from your favourite characters like Bluey and Hey Duggee and plenty more of the best podcasts for curious kids like Imagine This, Dino Dome and News Time. For all ages from 0–4-year-olds, 5–8-year-olds, 8–10-year-olds, tweens and teens. And you can watch our kids shows on ABC iview and on the ABC Kids and ABC Big Kids channels of YouTube kids.
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On this week's News Time, we’ll play a round of golf with a junior player taking on the world. We’ll visit a bakery to sample a pie that’s been named Australia’s best, even though it’s not a traditional Aussie flavour! Then, we’ll hear from a group of people who’ve connected through song in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What name was given to the mysterious spheres that appeared on beaches in North Queensland? 2. How old is junior golf player, Rianna? 3. In which country did this year's winner of Australia's best pie competition grow up? 4. The main character in the video game Buru and the Old People is what animal? 5. What is the name for the system of raised dots, that are read by touch? Answers 1. Space balls 2. 8 3. Cambodia 4. White ibis 5. Braille For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app (Australia). There you’ll find more kids news podcasts, educational children’s stories and storytelling, podcasts from your favourite characters like Bluey and Hey Duggee and plenty more of the best podcasts for curious kids like Imagine This, Dino Dome and News Time. For all ages from 0–4-year-olds, 5–8-year-olds, 8–10-year-olds, tweens and teens. And you can watch our kids shows on ABC iview and on the ABC Kids and ABC Big Kids channels of YouTube kids.
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On this week's News Time, we'll visit a coastal community that's hosted a naughty visitor. We’ll also learn the many ways the world’s been having a ball watching the FIFA World Cup, and then we’ll separate feline fact from feline fiction in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. Which continent was the titanosaur bone discovered in? 2. Boccia is a WHAT sport? (Hint: It starts with the letter P) 3. Which state has received a visit (with a side of mischief) from Neil the seal? 4. What is the name of the duck that's been waddling around in a Mexico jersey? 5. The sand cat was given the nickname, "WHAT of the desert"? Answers 1. Antarctica 2. Para sport 3. Tasmania 4. Merlin 5. Ghost
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Emily has passed the mic to Wiradjuri and Palawa journalist Isaac Muller for this special NAIDOC Week episode of News Time. NAIDOC Week is a time to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In this episode we’ll visit a patch of land being handed back to Traditional Owners, we’ll hear about some First Nations people nominated for some big awards, and we’ll learn some words in language for our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What is the national NAIDOC Week theme this year? 2. The beach at which Captain Cook and his crew repaired the Endeavour is being given back to Traditional Owners. What state is this in? 3. Which TV show has episodes that have been translated into an Aboriginal language? 4. What piece of headwear was created for the festival in Alice Springs? 5. How do you say 'water' in the language Pertame? Answers 1. 50 years of Deadly 2. Queensland 3. Bluey 4. Beanies 5. Kwatja (pronounced KWAH-jah)
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This week News Time is an innovation sensation! You’re going to hear five stories about people thinking outside the box to make the world a better place. We’ll learn about an invention being placed at beaches all over Australia to help save lives; then, we’ll head overseas with two mates who are seeing the world one piggyback at a time. And we’ll uncover a gadget to stop sticky beaks causing mischief in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What did Kai invent for his grandfather? 2. Yasmin invented clothing designed to be worn WHERE? 3. What potentially life-saving invention has been placed at more than 200 beaches around Australia? 4. How do Lachie and Fletcher get around at places that aren’t wheelchair accessible? 5. What is the name of the invention to stop cockatoos littering in Lorne? Answers 1. A smart clock 2. The gym 3. Shark bite kit 4. By piggyback! 5. Apron
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On this episode of News Time, we'll hear about an award that no one wants to win! Plus, we'll meet a 101 year-old trying to break a world record, and we'll buckle up for a road trip with a very cute passenger in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. Which country are the street drummers from? 2. Which two materials is the worst packaging made of? 3. How old did Nate turn this year? 4. May says that croquet is wonderful exercise for your body and your what? (Hint: It starts with the letter B) 5. What name did the rescuers give the wallaby they saved? Answers 1. New Zealand 2. Plastic and aluminium 3. 10 4. Brain 5. Little Claudia
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On this week’s News Time, we’ll visit a creek that’s been filled with wheely bad litter; then we’ll discover which Australian bird was the most spotted in the last year. And finally, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll head to a concert to hear about an audience member who did much more than just applaud the performers. Quiz Questions 1. What is the name of the Australian men's soccer team? 2. How many trolleys has Cassy pulled out of her local creek so far? 3. The moon base will be used to train astronauts to travel to WHICH planet? 4. Which bird was the most spotted in the 2025 Bird Count? 5. What musical instrument did Sterling step in to play? Answers 1. Socceroos 2. 300 3. Mars 4. The Australian magpie 5. Keyboard
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We're flying high on this week’s News Time! We’ll hear about an Aussie who’s been offered a job that’s truly out of this world; then we’ll head to an island where a creepy crawly has made quite a comeback! And in our Wow of the Week, we'll take you out to the ball game! Quiz Questions 1. How many sporting events are in a modern pentathlon? 2. What process did Travis call upon the Prime Minister to establish? 3. Where has Katherine Bennell-Pegg been invited to go? 4. What is the name of the island experiencing a boom in native cockroaches? 5. What are the first names of the two Australian Major League Baseball players who faced each other recently? Answers 1. Five 2. Truth-telling 3. The International Space Station 4. Lord Howe Island 5. Curtis and Travis
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On this week’s News Time, we’ll hear how sport is helping refugees feel like they belong. We’ll meet a new species of insect that's lacking table manners. Then, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll find out why a jet plane has travelled to Australia... by boat! Quiz Questions 1. What is the name given to Australian sign language? 2. What sport is helping refugees settle into the Toowoomba community? 3. The new insect was given the name Larrakia WHAT-legged assassin bug? 4. What bird did Christopher, the drone operator, say he's always wanted to fly like? 5. How long had the plane been travelling by sea? Answers 1. Auslan 2. Hockey 3. Feather-legged 4. Black cockatoo 5. Two months!
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Isaac Muller is back to bring you more News Time! We’ll hear about a group of teenage hikers who used their knowledge to make a brave rescue. We’ll find something gross but valuable that’s washed up on a beach. Then, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll meet someone who loves our world and has lived on it for much longer than most of us! Quiz Questions 1. What has been discovered about platypuses from millions of years ago? 2. What did the girls make to get the injured hiker to safety? 3. Ambergris was once used as an ingredient in what item? 4. Where are many Meekatharra kids riding their repaired bikes to? 5. How old did Sir David Attenborough turn last week? Answers 1. They had teeth! 2. A homemade stretcher 3. Perfume 4. School 5. 100!
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Isaac Muller has picked up the microphone from Emily for this week's News Time! You'll meet some litter legends working hard to make their community a cleaner place. We’ll visit an airport that’s hired a crew of robots to do some heavy lifting. And in our Wow of the Week, we’ll dig up a sensory scoop about seeds! Quiz Questions 1. What nickname has Ayla given her walking frame? 2. What bakery treat did the sisters enjoy after their litter collecting? 3. Which country has introduced humanoid robot baggage handlers? 4. What did Alby sleep next to each night as a two-year-old? 5. What noise does a falling raindrop sound like to a seed? Answers 1. Goldie 2. Vanilla slice 3. Japan 4. A container of golf balls 5. Plunk!
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We're eager as a beaver to bring you this week's News Time, because it's another Amazing Animals special! You’ll hear about a giant spiky creature that once roamed Australia; and meet Bruce, a disabled bird from New Zealand. Then we'll dive deep underwater and use our ears to find our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. What animal did the fossil in the museum belong to? 2. Is Bruce the Kea missing the top or bottom part of his beak? 3. What was the name of the dog helping kids read? 4. What does Kungaka mean in language? 5. The whales communicate in a series of short clicks, what are these called? (Hint: It starts with C) Answers 1. A giant echidna 2. The top 3. Tashi 4. The hidden one 5. Codas
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On this edition of News Time, we’ll hear about an inclusive sport called adaptive skateboarding! We’ll also find our way to a shop that’ll soon be going off the grid. Then, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll discover a very fashionable item made from recycled tennis balls! Quiz Questions 1. What is the name of the famous Australian dinosaur named after a town in outback Queensland? 2. What outback town did the Sydney Youth Orchestras travel to? 3. Why is the shop of maps in Adelaide closing? 4. What is the name of the sport that Bobby loves? 5. How many tennis balls go into landfill each year in Australia? Answers 1. The muttaburrasaurus 2. Wilcannia 3. Shop owner Anthony is retiring 4. Adaptive skateboarding 5. 10 million
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It's World Earth Day and News Time host, Emily, is learning all about it with the help of Lee Constable, a science and environmental communicator. She knows everything about renewable energy and where it comes from.