News Time

ABC Australia

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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Thursday · 8 min
Clues in snail shells and youth protests
Today's show features snail shells that can decode the past, rugby players representing their nations and youth protests that have spread across Europe. Quiz Questions Where is the Rugby League World Cup being held this year? Who started the protests happening in Europe at the moment? Was it school students, or office workers? What might spaced out rings indicate on a snails shell? Answers Here, in Australia. School Students Lots of rain! News Noodler It's pretty cool that we can learn a
Tuesday · 8 min
Controversial soccer tech and long distance connection
In today’s episode, we're searching for a long lost plane wreck from an aviation trailblazer. Plus, hear from the winner of News in my neighbourhood – a competition you can enter, too. Hear the details in this episode, or ask your grown-up to search for News in My Neighbourhood on ABC Education. Quiz Questions Which is more serious, a red card or a yellow card? Where do Joyce's family live? Did they find Amelia Earhart's plane? Answers A red card Hong Kong Nope! It's still lost News Nood
October 25 · 8 min
Changing time rules and shooting hoops
You've heard of a leap year, you've heard of playing leap frog, but have you heard of a leap second? Find out what they are on today's episode. Plus, we're heading overseas for Talk of the Town! To a land of big red buses, tea and scones and a palace fit for a King... can you guess where? Quiz Questions What was the result of the meeting – was the leap second saved, or scrapped? What sport does Reema play? What do they call underground trains in London? Is it the tube, the subway or the ti
October 22 · 9 min
Meddling moths and six-legged calf
The forecast for today's episode is sunny with a chance of... moths? I'll tell you about a moth problem causing headaches for weather predictors, we'll kick a ball around with the Paratillies and Pararoos, and then meet a calf with six legs! Quiz Questions What sort of weather are the bogong moths tricking meteorologists into predicting? What is the 'tillies' part of the team name Paratillies short for? How many legs was this calf born with? Was it 4, 6, or 100? Answers Rain. Matildas. Th
October 20 · 8 min
World's oldest shipwreck and rice-sized bee
On today’s show, we’ll visit a preschool teaching languages to more than just kids... we’ll explore the oldest ever shipwreck and bumble along with some endangered bees. Are you ready? Quiz Questions Which language are the kids and adults learning? About how old is the shipwreck? In which country would you find the rare bee, Hylaeus navai? Answers Gumbaynggirr 4,500 years. Fiji. News Noodler Think about the different languages spoken by people you know or have met... why is it important
October 18 · 8 min
Prehistoric platypus and lap of the world
On today’s show we’ll discover a creature that resembles a prehistoric platypus, we’ll meet a man who walked and swam a lap of the world, and we’ll visit Victoria’s High Country for Talk of the Town. Quiz Questions In what period did Megacauda live? How many years did Karl take to walk around the world? What famous bushranger spent time in Beechworth? Answers The Middle Jurassic 28 Ned Kelly News Noodler Why would anyone choose to walk around the world (instead of using transport)? For
October 15 · 10 min
Rare snails and oldest man
On today's episode, we’ll rediscover a rare snail, we’ll examine a photo that’s out of this world, and we’ll celebrate the birthday of Australia’s oldest man. Quiz Questions When did the Darling River snail start disappearing? What is the name of the rover that took the photo on Mars? Where does the world’s oldest man live? Answers Around the 1960s Curiosity Brazil For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app (Australia). There you’ll find more kids news podcasts, education
October 13 · 9 min
Olympics ideas and shark scares
On today's episode we'll visit some green classrooms, we'll brainstorm some ideas for the Brisbane Olympics, and we'll discuss the scariness of sharks. Quiz Questions What is the name of the organisation that has been installing greenhouses in schools? In which year will the Olympics and Paralympics be held in Brisbane? What university does Juliana, the shark fear researcher, work at? Answers Food Ladder 2032 Adelaide University News Noodler Why do you think so many people are scared of shar
October 11 · 8 min
Ice age gums and portrait prize
On today’s episode we’ll meet a prize-winning portrait artist, we’ll hear about the race to protect some ice age trees, and we'll visit a village famous for its red soil on Talk of the Town. Quiz Questions Who did Jazz get to paint as her prize? How many ice age gums are left in the wild? In which state or territory would you find Alstonville? Answers Justine Clarke (from Play School) Six New South Wales News Noodler If you were to create a portrait of someone, who would you choose? Someone
October 8 · 9 min
Hero chihuahua and prehistoric bird
On today's show we'll meet a tiny dog with a big job, we'll celebrate White Sunday, and we'll find some fossils belonging to a prehistoric bird! Quiz Questions How tall is Commando the chihuahua? In which month is White Sunday? Which period did Tenuicruris Piscanexum live in? Answers 21 centimetres (about as tall as a milk carton) October The Cretaceous News Noodler Should dogs be used as workers to help humans? Why or why not? For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app
October 6 · 9 min
Fat Bear Week and moth swarms
Today, we’ll find out why masses of moths are on the move, we'll cheer for the winner of Fat Bear Week, and we'll dive deep underground to find relics of an ancient coral reef. Quiz questions: When did bogong moth numbers start falling? What is the name of Backpack's mum? How deep was the hole drilled by geologists in outback Queensland? Answers: The 1980s Holly 3km News Noodler: How would a prehistoric reef differ from reefs today? For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen
October 4 · 8 min
Amazing athletes and Kalkadoon cowgirl
On today’s episode we’ll cheer on the athletes in the Australian Transplant Games, we’ll meet a Queensland cowgirl who is about to travel to the USA, and we’ll visit a capital city for Talk of the Town! Quiz Questions Where were the Australian Transplant Games held this year? What colour is Lareece, the cowgirl’s helmet? What is the nickname for the Brisbane River? Answers Launceston, Tasmania Pink The Brown Snake News Noodler Would you ever compete in a rodeo? Why or why not? For more gre
October 1 · 9 min
Squishy warning and Yung Milla
Today we celebrate The Voice winner Yung Milla, we find out how squishy toys can be dangerous, and we applaud a girl who rescued her friend from drowning. Quiz Questions What is Yung Milla’s mum’s name? Finish this sentence: You should never put a squishy somewhere hot like in the sun, the oven, or the... How old is Aylah the rescue hero? Answers Kylie Miller Microwave Eight News Noodler Should it be compulsory for kids to do swimming lessons? For more great kids podcasts, download the free
September 29 · 8 min
Insect discovery and Rubik's record
Today, we’ll find out why a dictionary just got bigger, we’ll discover two new insect species, and we’ll meet the latest world record holder in Rubik's cubing. Quiz Questions How many new words have just been added to the Merriam-Webster? Where were the new species of stick insect discovered? How old is the new women’s world record holder in Rubik's cubing? Answers 1,400 Far North Queensland Six News Noodler If you could set the world record in something, what would it be? For more great ki
September 27 · 7 min
Planes, trains and Lego worlds
On today’s episode we’ll meet a man who built his very own plane, we’ll visit an art exhibition made of Lego, and we’ll head to the home of the world’s steepest train for Talk of the Town. Quiz Questions: What is the name of the man who built his own plane in Central Queensland? How many minifigures were used in Jackson and Alex's exhibition? What is the closest capital city to the Blue Mountains? Answers: Len Neale 2,500 Sydney News Noodler: If you could build anything in the world
September 24 · 8 min
Bluey dollarbucks and burping bovines
On today's episode we’ll visit an apple orchard in Tasmania, we’ll find out what’s on the latest dollarbucks released by the Royal Australian Mint, and we’ll learn why cow burps are bad for the planet. Quiz Questions In which state did they find the abandoned apple orchard? Who is on the new one dollar coin with Bluey? What is the name of the problem gas that cows burp out? Answers Tasmania Rusty Methane News Noodler Can you brainstorm any ways to reduce global warming (other than less cow b
September 22 · 9 min
Three kids and big dreams
Today's episode is all about cool kids! We'll meet a talented teen welder, a boy who impressed the prime minister of Australia, and a 13-year-old surfing world champion! Quiz Questions How much did Charlie sell his wolf sculpture for? What is the name of the charity Dusty is supporting? How old is Leihani Zoric? Answers $8,000 Little Wings 13 News Noodler This is something to ponder with no right or wrong answer... what big goal (like winning a surfing world championship) would you like to
September 20 · 8 min
Aura farming and tiny homes
On today’s episode we’ll meet some teenagers gaining skills and helping their community at the same time. Then we’ll be farming, but not for apples or corn... we’ll be aura farming. Yep! Plus, we’re headed to “the festival state” for Talk of the Town. If you’re not sure which state that is... listen on! Quiz Questions What do kids learn about in the first 2 weeks of the construction course? What are these people farming? In which state or territory would you find Stirling, in the Adelaid
September 17 · 9 min
Lean screen time and dino poo
Today’s episode features some big news about screen time that might be changing things at your school. We’ll stay off the screens as we visit a unique vending machine that’s full of something a little surprising, and definitely not edible. And then we’ll leave modern screens behind as we head back to prehistoric times for a dinoriffic, pooptastic Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions With this new idea, are New South Wales public school kids likely to have more time or less time on screens in scho
September 15 · 9 min
Baby chimp and Saturn surprise
In today’s episode, we’ll meet an amateur Aussie astronomer making big discoveries from their backyard. We’ll spend some time with a cute chimpanzee looking for a new family, and then it’s time to whip out any globes or maps of the world lying around, because a big change is coming. Quiz Questions How many sides does the decagon wave have? Which bone did baby Cassie break? Does the new map make Africa look bigger or smaller than it used to look? Answers 10 Leg Bigger News Noodler Why do y

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