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On today’s episode, we’ll strap our skis on and head to Italy for the Winter Olympics. Plus, we’ll bliss out in a spa with some frogs and meet a scientist bringing a little bit of stardust down to planet Earth. Quiz Questions 1.According to the Chinese zodiac, this year is the year of which animal? 2.In which country are the winter Olympics being held this year? 3.How far did Austin swim to get help for his family? 4.What sort of disease do they hope the frog spas will cure? 5.Can you name one o...
Spacesuits on, News Sleuths! On today's episode, Emily is taking you into the belly of a runaway black hole. Plus, we'll meet movie makers, code breakers and magic flowers. Quiz Questions 1.What’s the name of the movie that the children helped shape? 2.What’s the word, starting with M, for the little things on trees that are eating the harmful gasses? 3.What is a runaway black hole? 4.What’s the thing, starting with the letter C, that Neth is helping teach people to do? 5.What colour are these m...
Emily has got you covered with five fantastic stories in this week's episode. Hear the quiz questions at the end of the episode, or read them here. Quiz Questions 1.What’s the name of the condition that made the alligator a light white colour? 2.What is the first name of the young artist? hint! It’s the same as the name of the alligator! 3.How many countries have ratified the agreement? 4.What town is wind surfer Sarah Kenyon from? 5.What did Veronika the cow use to scratch herself? Answers 1.Al...
On this week's News Time we'll head to the Australian Open to meet some people making a racquet! We’ll also meet an endangered parrot that’s in a total flap, and in our Wow of the Week, we’ll visit a supermarket that’s been quite wild and woolly lately! If you'd like to be a News Time Listener Legend, all the details are here . Quiz Questions 1. What was one of the most-borrowed books in Brisbane last year? 2. What is the name of Australia's grand slam? 3. Finish this sentence: The kākāpō is the...
It's your new host Emily's first News Time and she's lined up a rich menu of tasty news morsels for you! We’ll meet some basketball players who are about to live out their hoop dreams, and we’ll meet a rare butterfly that survives thanks to some helpful ants. Then, we’ll head to the bottom of the ocean to discover some unusual treasure in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What’s something you’d find in a heat haven? 2. Which country will the First Nations basketball team be visiting? 3. We ...
While we warm up the News Time machine for 2026, we've been looking back at some favourite stories from 2025. This News Time episode is all about amazing animals. You’ll hear about a groovy seal, some helpful hounds, and a law-breaking duck! Plus, keep an eye on your News Time feed for a very special episode next week! You won't want to miss it.
If you’ve listened to News Time before, you’ll know that we end each week’s countdown with our Wow of the Week. Today’s episode is 100% Wow. It’s WowFest 2025! A countdown of five amazing stories this year that made you go... 'wow!'
On this week’s News Time, we’ll head to the desert to dig up a haul of significant artefacts. Then, we’ll hear from a News Time listener with a truly life-saving message. And, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll blast off to Mars for some rather shocking space news. Quiz Questions 1. How old do Australians now need to be to open a social media account? 2. What is Rosie asking grown-ups of News Time listeners to do? 3. What is the name given to the tools the archaeologists found? 4. Who is the last dog...
On this week’s News Time, we’ll play a game that’s saving a language from extinction, and we’ll journey deep into the jungle searching for something that humans haven’t seen for ten years! Then, we’ll blast off into space with some very green passengers in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. How long does a Test Match of cricket usually go for? 2. What did Macquarie Dictionary name as its "Word of the Year" for 2025? (Hint: it's actually two words!) 3. What did the Elders create to save their...
Nas Campanella, the ABC's National Disability Affairs Reporter, is picking up the News Time microphone this week for International Day of People with Disability. You'll hear about a show where everyone can experience ballet, even if they can't see! You'll meet a teenager whose idea to share expensive equipment is making a real difference. Then we'll head to a huge sporting event for deaf athletes in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. How many times has Leo's speech been viewed on social medi...
On this week’s News Time, you’ll hear about a family who’s received a message from 100 years in the past, and we’ll go on a quest to identify a mysterious animal prowling around a forest. Then we’ll put on our dancing shoes for a very wild Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. Where has the mango been grown and developed? 2. Who won the 2025 NSW Premier's Spelling Bee? 3. What was inside the glass bottle? 4. What breed of dog (not lion!) is Mouse? 5. How long did GrassHopper dance for? Bonus Tricky...
On this episode of News Time, we’ll descend from great heights to save an endangered tree, then we’ll hear about an archery world champion who shoots arrows with her feet! And, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll collide with something that’s truly out of this world! Quiz Questions 1. What was the name of the eSports competition that went to regional New South Wales for the first time? 2. What will be built on the car park? 3. What was the name of the endangered tree that Stan saw? 4. Where were the r...
This week's News Time is a real creature feature! You’ll hear five stories about curious creatures from Australia and around the world. We’ll meet a cheeky bear that broke into a zoo, then we’ll hop to an island where millions of scuttling crabs are making an escape. And, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll hit the catwalk to meet some very fashionable dolphins. Quiz Questions 1. What is the name of the project that's asking Australians to take photos of insects? 2. What type of dinosaur was dug up (a...
On this edition of News Time, we’ll head to a beach to see a shipwreck, we’ll hear about a clever invention giving sick kids a holiday from hospital, and we’ll hit the shearing sheds for a wild and woolly Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. How big was the tiny noisy frog? 2. How old is the shipwreck believed to be? 3. What sort of business did Sharon create? 4. What technology allows kids to have a holiday from hospital? 5. How many lambs did Nikki shear in nine hours? Bonus Tricky Question How ...
On this week’s News Time we’ll pound the pavement to solve an animal mystery, we’ll zoom down ski slopes to meet a duo seeking Paralympic glory, and in our Wow of the Week we’ll bang the drum with a kid whose rock’n’roll dreams have all come true. You'll also hear about Deep Time , an ABC resource that shares more than 130 cultural stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and language groups. Quiz Questions 1. How long have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples walk...
On this week’s News Time, we’ll blast off into space to share a message with the universe, we’ll hear the sweet song of a bird for the first time in over a century; and then meet a student who has used a 3D printer to create a big life change, in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. How have men's AFL games begun since the 1880s? 2. People from how many countries participated by recording messages? 3. What is Jaz teaching her teachers? 4. Which bird has been reintroduced into West Cape Nationa...
Every year the World Health Organisation marks World Mental Health Day. So on this week's News Time, we're bringing you five stories that dive deep into mental health, and how we can take care of ourselves and our friends. We’ll join some schoolkids in the garden, then travel to a town cutting down on screen time. After that, we’ll go the distance with someone who loves to spread kindness, in our Wow of the Week. If this episode brings up any feelings for you, please make sure you speak to a gro...
Discover the future of electric planes and their potential to reduce carbon footprints. Hear about the historic legacy of Neville Bonner, Australia's first Aboriginal parliamentarian, honored with a new statue. The episode also covers a cheating scandal at the World Stone Skimming Championships, the heartwarming adoption of orphaned emu chicks by mother hens, and the incredible speed skydiving achievements of Natisha Dingle.
This week on News Time you’ll hear about Aussies doing big things at home and around the world! You’ll meet a team fighting diseases with the help of mosquitoes, and we’ll cheer on a motorbike rider who has landed a world-first trick after 15 years of trying. Then, we’ll jump on a tram to compete in some wacky challenges in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What is the name given to Australians who work in Antarctica? 2. Which country has been sent 130 million mosquito eggs? 3. What did the...
On this week’s News Time menu, we’ll hear about a park designed to keep koalas safe, then we’ll swim upstream to meet a bloodsucking fish. And we’ll finish with a rather large helping of dessert in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. How much waste can the robot shark collect each day? 2. What is the name of the planned National Park in NSW? 3. What sport does Jamieson play? 4. How did the pouched lampreys get from Antarctica to Western Australia? 5. Which country set a new strudel line world...
This week on News Time, we’ll meet a tourist living large on a beachside holiday, and we’ll float along with an outlawed fish, before we take to the skies with a teenager and her puppy in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. Which was the last World Marathon that Charlie needed to run to complete all seven? 2. What did locals spot Sammy the elephant seal eating? 3. Who is the new women's surfing world champion? 4. Which Australian state or territory has banned fish-shaped soy sauce containers?...
This week on News Time, we’ll head to the nation’s capital, where some hungry birds are getting in a flap. Then we'll board a bus filled with barking best friends, before we pull up to a whale pit stop in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What job does Greta do during AFL games? 2. Which city is being swarmed by seagulls? 3. What is the name of the comic book Molly created? 4. How many dogs board the bus each week? 5. What type of whale is scientist Aashi studying? Bonus Tricky Question Wha...
We’re kicking goals on News Time this week! You’ll hear from a young soccer player gearing up for the Deaflympics. We’ll also dig up a pearler of a fossil in the outback before we head to a sporting event for robots in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What is the record-breaking amount of money that AFL player Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera will earn each season? 2. How old is the fossil pearl? 3. Where will this year's Deaflympics be held? 4. Why did the church have to be moved? 5. What sort of ...
Shalailah Medhora is filling in for Ruby in this week’s edition of News Time. We'll get the buzz on beekeeping, and hear how it’s helping people stay focussed and relaxed. We’ll also head overseas to a country offering grandmas for hire. Then we’ll grab a board and hang ten in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. How many years has Children's Book Week been around? 2. How many beehives does Miranda's family have? 3. What prize is on offer for the trackers who find the most skink burrows? 4. Ho...
In this edition of News Time, get out your lab coats because it’s National Science Week! It's a celebration of science and technology that happens every August. We'll investigate some scientific discoveries and technical triumphs! Find out about some clever climbing contraptions saving cats, hear about a thrill-seeking teen swapping his wheelchair for a race car, and we'll put our microscopes up to some boogieing birds who love to body-roll in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. What is the n...
This week on News Time we’ll track down a backpack-wearing bird, we’ll crash down to earth in a rocket, and then we’ll think like a fish in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. What name has been given to the women's shed in Cairns? 2. What have researchers placed in each of the birds' backpacks? 3. Which soccer team is Hannah Hampton part of? 4. How long was the rocket in the air? 5. What has grown on the tiles? Bonus Tricky Question What is the name of the bird that's back on Phillip Island?...
This week on News Time, we’ll meet a teenage turtle protector, we’ll hear about an artist selling out inspired masterpieces, and then we’ll go searching for undiscovered bugs in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. What job does Eva the border collie have? 2. What is the traditional name for the white-throated snapping turtle? 3. Which sport is facing concerns about extreme heat? 4. What did Cole do recently for the very first time? 5. What sort of insect did the students of Gin Gin discover? ...
