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On today's show: We celebrate Diwali, explore giant kelp forests, track a rare sawfish, protest against unfair rules, and discover a knight's sunken sword. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. How long does Diwali go for? 2. What are the tiny cells called that grow on leaves and stems? 3. How long has it been since a sawfish was recorded on Quinkan Country? 4. How did Ella feel when she wore a hat or hoodie? 5. Wha...

On today's show: First Nations students design a dream school, goats help fight bushfires, fossil finders discover a prehistoric sea creature, country kids build a blooming business, and a tiny dog survives a tornado. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What type of sanctuary featured in the prize-winning school design? 2. What do goats eat to stop bushfires? 3. What does titanokorys gainesi mean? 4. What type of...

Head out of this world with Ruby and astrophysicist Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith as they answer your intergalactic questions about space travel. If there is a news story you would like us to explore in-depth on a special episode of News Time, you can email abckidslisten@abc.net.au

On today's show: Kids win a battle to recycle at school, bird-watching Aussies flock to their backyards, deaf dancers wow crowds, superstar scientists win awards, and archaeologists dig up an ancient toilet. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What powers the Kangaroo Inn Area School fish farm? 2. How many minutes do you spend counting for the Aussie Backyard Bird Count? 3. What does the Deaf Indigenous Dance Grou...

On today's show: A camel farmer invents a mobile dairy, the world's oldest rainforest is handed back to its original carers, kids use computers to help combat COVID-19, scientists discover dinosaurs wagged their tails, and we celebrate International Day of the Girl. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What toy did Max use to help design his dairy? 2. How old is the Daintree rainforest? 3. What is the name of the w...

On today's show: sizzling bacon sounds help coral reefs, a teenager drives a tractor across Australia, scientists find out why certain vegetables are on the nose, an elderly man gives his hometown a present, and Indigenous rangers open a saltwater crocodile farm. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What type of starfish is damaging reefs? 2. What is Sam Hughes' nickname? 3. What vegetable species are cauliflower a...

On today's show: An earthquake shakes eastern Australia, a five-year-old hikes across America, Space Cows track buffalo herds, a meat-eating flower is rediscovered, and Kiwi kids unearth a giant bird fossil. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What are the plates called that bump together and cause earthquakes? 2. What is the name of the hiking trail that Harvey followed? 3. What are buffalo and cattle damaging in...

On today's show: A boat-sinking walrus, International Day of Sign Languages, golden slam winners, a new aunty, and bringing woolly mammoths back to life. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. How much does Wally weigh? 2. What is Australia's national sign language called? 3. Where is Diede de Groot from? 4. What state is Nukunu Country in? 5. How long before scientists hope to have elephant-mammoth calves running ar...

On today's show: School of the Air singers go viral, teddy bear bees swarm in the thousands, an asteroid gets a new name, a footballing family kicks goals, and fossil hunters find a walking whale. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What is the name of the School of the Air song? 2. Where do Dawsons burrowing bees nest? 3. What does '10040' mean in '10040 Ghillar'? 4. How many times has Jarrod represented Australi...

Today we’ll celebrate a Paralympic win, ask ‘R U OK?', meet the kids welcoming arrivals from Afghanistan, find out why a tree was flown across the world, and discover which extinct creature is still alive. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. How many medals did Australian Paralympians just win? 2. What type of gathering is helping the kids at Mogo Public School? 3. In which city did 89 people arrive from Afghanist...

Ruby talks to ABC health and science journalist Tegan Taylor about why COVID19 is still here, what's being done about it, and how we can stay happy and healthy into the future.

Today, we’ll cheer along some of the world’s best athletes in the Paralympic Games, we'll snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef, find out why The Wiggles need a bigger Big Red Car, meet a farmer who bought an entire town, and hear which animals make the best dads. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. Where are the Paralympics being held? 2. What does 'muga dhambi' mean? 3. How old is new Wiggle Tsehay? 4. What are the...

Today we’ll follow a rogue elephant herd across China, visit a school making picture books in Indigenous languages, wear purple clothes for rainbow kids, find out what world leaders are doing to tackle climate change, and meet the winners of the Children’s Book of the Year Awards. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. How many Asian elephants live in China today? 2. What does Ngayulu Paku Pulka mean? 3. What date is...

It's National Science Week! We'll join a detective mission to spot some nocturnal natives, find out how Indigenous knowledge is saving swampland, meet a man finding his voice with a new invention, wonder if aliens are watching us, and we’ll dig up bones belonging to Australia’s very own dragon. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. Which Australian owl sounds like a dog? 2. What is another name for the Mulyawonk? 3....

Today we’ll meet a doctor mending broken hearts, celebrate our Olympic athletes’ success, follow a flock of birds to the middle of Australia, meet some prize-winning painters and examine some treasure from under the sea. QUIZ QUESTION: 1. What two objects did the toy doctor repair for Carol? 2. Where was Peter Bol born? 3. What food do the budgies like to eat in the outback? 4. What character is L...

Today we’ll ollie and grind with three teen Olympians, find out which threatened species is making a comeback, float in space, meet the brothers reviving an ancient language, and visit the Lost City. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. In which event did teenagers win gold, silver and bronze at the Tokyo Olympics? 2. Which two types of quolls are making a comeback in Australia? 3. How many floating planets did sci...

This week we’ll meet a super speller, celebrate International Day of Friendship, discover ancient treasure in the Queensland bush, find out how little lambs are spreading smiles, and hear about a disagreement in Tasmania all to do with poo. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What is Zaila Avant Garde's other talent, apart from spelling? 2. What international day did we recently celebrate? 3. Who goes bushwalking...

Today we explore a cave where birds’ nests are ruffling feathers, we meet a science star inspired by her mum’s cooking, we cheer on an Australian para-taekwondo competitor, we solve a meteorite mystery, and we hear a whale of a tale. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What type of birds are making nests on Indigenous artworks? 2. What does STEM stand for? 3. Where did taekwondo originate? 4. In which desert was t...

On today's show: A weed-whacking beetle business, a very expensive kelpie, Australia Post's plans to recognise Indigenous Country, a fire burning in the middle of the ocean, and our newest tennis champions! We also want to hear from you! We're making some super special episodes of News Time that take a deep dive into one juicy topic! Let us know the subject, issue or story you want to hear investi...

It's NAIDOC Week, a time for all of us to celebrate the history, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The theme for NAIDOC Week this year is Heal Country – that means everyone coming together to take care of First Nations lands, waters, sacred sites, cultures and languages. And that’s what NAIDOC News Time is all about!

To celebrate Dinosaur Week here at ABC Kids, we’re bringing you five of the world’s best stories all about dinos! We’ll be talking ancient crocodiles, backyard fossils, mammoth teeth, prehistoric sharks, and the biggest dinosaur ever discovered in Australia.

This week, we’ll be stretching, bending and twisting our bodies into all sorts of shapes for International Day of Yoga. Then, we’ll go bird-watching with scientists who have figured out how many feathered friends we have here on planet Earth. We’ll reveal the winners of some of the country’s most important art prizes. We’ll find out why teachers and students around the world are wearing skirts to...

This week, we’ll learn about a possible solution to Australia's massive mouse problem. We’ll make a splash with astronauts in the world’s deepest swimming pool. We’ll sashay down the runway with the stars of Australian Fashion Week. We’ll find out more about the coronavirus vaccine and why kids aren’t getting it yet. And we’ll discover the secret hiding spot of some deadly desert creatures.

Today, we'll travel to the centre of the Earth where scientists have made a ground-breaking discovery. We'll dive into the sea to celebrate World Ocean Day. We'll meet a blind teenager and his new pooch pal. We'll find out how horses are helping kids stay happy and healthy. And we'll examine some ancient human poo.

This week, we'll take a dive into the deep sea with some hungry penguins. We'll visit a house in the United States made without a hammer or any nails. We'll travel into the jungle of the Philippines where scientists have made a sparkly discovery inside the trunks of trees. We'll find out the truth about a misunderstood ancient wolf. And, we'll meet a Sydney teenager's spooky best friend.