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ABC KIDS News Time

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  • Summary

  • Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
    Copyright 2024, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
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Episodes
  • Villainous ant and astounding artwork
    May 3 2024

    On today's show, we'll hear about a newly discovered ant with an interesting name. We'll kick-flip and grind with a super skateboarder, and fossick for fossils with a prolific palaeontologist.

    Then, we'll hear about an Indigenous Australian artist winning big in the art world, before heading to a deserted island for the… Wow of the week!

    Quiz Questions

    1. Which villain was the ant named after?

    2. What's the name of the trick Arisa did?

    3. Which state is Samantha the dino lover from?

    4. What did Archie Moore paint on the gallery walls?

    5. What did the stranded sailors spell out in the sand?

    Bonus Tricky Question

    What did the sailors use to write their message?

    Answers

    1. Voldemort

    2. 720

    3. Queensland

    4. Family Tree

    5. HELP

    Bonus Tricky Answer

    Palm tree leaves/ fronds

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    11 mins
  • Artificial Intelligence special
    Apr 30 2024

    Join Ruby and the ABC's national technology reporter Ange Lavoipierre for a deep dive into the world of artificial intelligence.

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    13 mins
  • Underwater mountain and senior swimmers
    Apr 26 2024

    On today’s show, we’ll hear about some Paralympians speaking out about footwear. We’ll explore an underwater mountain and meet some of its fishy inhabitants. Then, staying in the water, we’ll splash about with some senior swimmers taking lessons for the first time.After that, it’s all eyes on the skies as we search for exploding stars, before we head down river for the… Wow of the week!

    Quiz Questions

    1. What does Stef Reid and other Paralympians want to be able to buy?

    2. What kind of environment were the scientists exploring underwater?

    3. What was special about the people taking the swimming lessons?

    4. What kind of stars are Rod's favourite to look at?

    5. What animal did the pumpkin weigh more than?

    Bonus Tricky Question

    What did Adam and Mark name their pumpkin boat?

    Answers

    1. Buy one shoe at a time

    2. Mountain

    3. They were older

    4. Exploding

    5. Horse

    Bonus Tricky Answer

    Cinderella

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    12 mins

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