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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.
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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?
News Time on a Monday! What a novel thing.
Emily will deliver news to your podcast feed three times a week.
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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!
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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?
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1. Glasgow
2. Manta tow
3. AI
4. Gus
5. A sunbird
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Starting next week, Emily Anderson will bring you the best news from Australia and around the world three times a week! Mind blown!
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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.
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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?
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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.
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!
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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"?
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1. Antarctica
2. Para sport
3. Tasmania
4. Merlin
5. Ghost
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.
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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?
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1. 50 years of Deadly
2. Queensland
3. Bluey
4. Beanies
5. Kwatja (pronounced KWAH-jah)
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.
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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?
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1. A smart clock
2. The gym
3. Shark bite kit
4. By piggyback!
5. Apron
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.
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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?
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1. New Zealand
2. Plastic and aluminium
3. 10
4. Brain
5. Little Claudia
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.
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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?
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1. Socceroos
2. 300
3. Mars
4. The Australian magpie
5. Keyboard
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