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

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

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.

On this week's News Time, we’ll hear about an entire town that’s up for sale at a bargain price, then we’ll go poolside to discover what’s lifting the spirits of stressed swimmers. Then, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll meet a native animal whose poo is worth millions of dollars! 

Quiz Questions

1. More people have been travelling around on WHAT mode of transport?

2. How many people live in the town of Cooladdi?

3. What did Swimming Australia introduce to help athletes calm down before racing?

4. What is the name of the creature more commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger?

5. How do bats plant trees?

Answers

1. Bicycles

2. Two! But there’s room for more...

3. Support dogs

4. Thylacine

5. They poop out seeds!

It’s a bit of a numbers game on News Time this week! 

We’ll hear about a surfing superstar who’s been making lists and checking them twice. Then, we'll countdown to blast off for a fly-by of the moon! 

And in our Wow of the Week, we’ll discover why one country is spending over a year counting all the way to one billion!

Quiz Questions

1. Where was the sugar glider having a nap?

2. What is the name of the list that Molly Picklum writes before she competes?

3. Why did Rhoda Roberts say you should never judge others?

4. What is the name of the mission that's just done a fly-by of the moon?

5. How many people live in India?

Answers

1. In the sails of a boat

2. "Admit it" list

3. Because you never know what they're going through

4. Artemis II

5. More than a billion... though we won't know for sure until after the census!

This episode of News Time is a wholesome one! We’ll hear about a generous donation from a stranger, then travel to a small-town footy field for a community-wide kickaround.  

We’ll take it slow for a surprising hobby that’s making a comeback, and for our Wow of the Week, we’ll cherish a furry friendship that’s lasted much longer than we realised! 

Quiz Questions

1. Who donated all the food to the flooded town? 

2. What sort of football do the Thargomindah Bulls play? 

3. What was Dame Sarah’s job before she became the Archbishop of Canterbury? 

4. What is the word, starting with W, for carving spoons and shapes out of wood? 

5. How long have humans had dogs around as companions? 

Answers

1. We don’t know! They chose to stay anonymous. 

2. Rugby league 

3. Nurse 

4. Whittling 

5. About 15,000 years

It’s a wiggly, squirmy episode of News Time today – we’ll hear about a creative environmentalist using fly larvae, or maggots, to make a positive difference.

Plus, we’ll go island hopping to spot a special stick insect with a surprising nickname. 

And I’d say you should pack your sunscreen for our intergalactic Wow of the Week, but where we’re going? That wouldn’t help much… 

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What do Shane and Charli feed their fly larvae?
2. 2.Can you name one of the nicknames for the Lord Howe island stick insect?
3. 3.What do the dancers with disability say you need to be able to do, to learn and grow?
4. 4.Which two sports have been combined to create Squalleyball?
5. 5.What would it smell like on the lava planet?

Answers

1. 1.Food waste from local businesses. 
2. 2.They’re tree lobsters, or walking sausages. 
3. 3.Fail.
4. 4.Squash and Volleyball
5. 5.Rotten eggs!

I hope you’ve got something orange to wear, because on News Time today we’re celebrating Harmony Day, and multiculturalism in Australia.  

We’ll welcome people from all over the world in another way, too – the Women’s Asian Cup Football Competition is on! And the best female soccer players from all over Asia are here in Australia for the big tournament.  

Plus, hear baby birds learning old songs, and take a dive deep underwater to explore a long-lost shipwreck.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What’s the word, starting with m, for lots of different cultures living in harmony? 
2. 2.Who is the captain of the Matildas? 
3. 3.How many years of dancing is the company celebrating? 
4. 4.What species of bird has been re-taught their own long song? 
5. 5.Which Australian city was the sunken boat named after? 

Answers

1. 1.Multiculturalism
2. 2.Sam Kerr
3. 3.50 years
4. 4.Regent Honeyeater
5. 5.The City of Hobart

Today’s episode has a little bit of everything. You’ll hear about some sportspeople taking on the best in the world at the Paralympic Winter Games, then meet a sporty, speedy teen travelling the world to follow her dream.

After that, we’ll get a little bit sticky learning something new about sweet, runny honey before grabbing a turtle and a toothbrush for the Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. 1.Aussie flag bearer and Paralympian Ben Tudhope has already won a medal at the games… was it a gold, silver or bronze medal?
2. 2.What bee behaviour made the honey even stronger at fighting germs?
3. 3.What country is Joanne going to for her racing career?
4. 4.What is it called when someone is both Deaf and blind?
5. 5.What part of the turtle did Josh fix with the dental supplies?

Answers

1. 1.A silver medal. 
2. 2.The bees visited lots of different kinds of flowers. 
3. 3.Japan. 
4. 4.Deafblind. 
5. 5.It’s shell. 

Rev your engines News Sleuths, because on today’s episode we’ll take a ride in a classic car fixed by hundreds of hardworking students.

Plus, we’ll hear about a colossal coral colony before we meet a scientist pulling something very useful out of thin air for our Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.True or false? Coral is a living thing.
2. 2.What sport are the Indigenous All-Stars heading to the US to play?
3. 3.After they sell the car, what will the community use the money for?
4. 4.A whinny is a combination of two sounds… singing and what?
5. 5.Professor Omar says that the technology to save the environment is already here. What does he say we need next?

Answers

1. 1.True
2. 2.Basketball
3. 3.To fund a rescue helicopter
4. 4.Whistling
5. 5.Courage

On today’s episode, we’re meeting some marine biologists saving endangered seagrass meadows!

Plus, we're hearing about a new board game that is helping build people’s confidence…and their dragon knowledge.

Quiz Questions

1. Where are they trialling the environmentally friendly mooring? 

2. How many gigalitres of water does the company want to take each year?

3. How far is the Canberra Broulee Nippers club from the beach?

4. What is the new board game called, in story number 2?

5. How long had it been since a quoll joey had been born in the wild, in NSW?

Answers

1.  The Sydney harbour!

2. 40 gigalitres of water!

3. 150km!

4. DOTS or Dragons of the Spectrum

5. A century!