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ABC KIDS News Time

ABC KIDS News Time

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Every Friday, join Emily 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 2026, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
Episodes
  • Shuffling trails and spewing whales
    May 14 2026

    Isaac Muller is back to bring you more News Time!

    We’ll hear about a group of teenage hikers who used their knowledge to make a brave rescue. We’ll find something gross but valuable that’s washed up on a beach. Then, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll meet someone who loves our world and has lived on it for much longer than most of us!

    Quiz Questions

    1. What has been discovered about platypuses from millions of years ago?

    2. What did the girls make to get the injured hiker to safety?

    3. Ambergris was once used as an ingredient in what item?

    4. Where are many Meekatharra kids riding their repaired bikes to?

    5. How old did Sir David Attenborough turn last week?

    Answers

    1. They had teeth!

    2. A homemade stretcher

    3. Perfume

    4. School

    5. 100!

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    13 mins
  • Amazing Animals: Beakless birds and whale words
    Apr 30 2026

    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

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    14 mins
  • Robot crew and seed breakthrough
    May 7 2026

    Isaac Muller has picked up the microphone from Emily for this week's News Time!

    You'll meet some litter legends working hard to make their community a cleaner place. We’ll visit an airport that’s hired a crew of robots to do some heavy lifting. And in our Wow of the Week, we’ll dig up a sensory scoop about seeds!

    Quiz Questions

    1. What nickname has Ayla given her walking frame?

    2. What bakery treat did the sisters enjoy after their litter collecting?

    3. Which country has introduced humanoid robot baggage handlers?

    4. What did Alby sleep next to each night as a two-year-old?

    5. What noise does a falling raindrop sound like to a seed?

    Answers

    1. Goldie

    2. Vanilla slice

    3. Japan

    4. A container of golf balls

    5. Plunk!

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    13 mins
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