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News Time

Kids EN ↓ 464 episodes

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.

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ABC Australia

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Kids

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www.abc.net.au

Latest episode

Oct 22, 2026

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Episodes

Jet packs and peacock spiders 23.10.2020

This week, we’re learning about Country, cheering on tennis champion Dylan Alcott and celebrating some very special people in our lives…

Weird science and a popstar parrot 16.10.2020

This week we’re getting silly with science, meeting a popstar parrot and celebrating girls across the globe…

World Space Week 09.10.2020

Get your moon boots on because today on News Time, we’re flying up through the atmosphere and heading for the stars to celebrate World Space Week!

World Animal Day 02.10.2020

We’re celebrating World Animal Day on News Time and taking a look back at some of our favourite stories from the animal kingdom. You might remember a flying dingo back in April, a town full of polar bears last year, and a handy guide to swooping season from last spring. Let’s listen back to more…

Awesome Kids News 25.09.2020

Today we’re looking back at some of our favourite news stories about awesome kids! You might remember hearing about a Nipper named Clayton who became a hero in January this year, or a young person named Greta Thunberg who is spreading a powerful message to protect the planet. Let’s look back at more awesome stories about awesome kids…

Rosh Hashanah and the voice of Earth 18.09.2020

This week, we’re visiting the koalas in the trees and singing to the whales in the sea, plus we’re celebrating Rosh Hashanah…

Zoo baby boom and RUOK Day 11.09.2020

This week, we’re stopping to smell the spring flowers, diving down in a South American submarine, and we welcome some furry new friends at zoos around Australia…

Top 5 Ocean News 04.09.2020

Today we’re looking back at our favourite stories about the deep, blue sea! You might remember getting stuck in some snot palaces in July, and the Seabins cleaning up our waterways in January. Let’s look back at more…

Dolphin language and a daring dog rescue 28.08.2020

This week we’re going on a daring dog recue, talking to dolphins and looking out for our friends on Wear It Purple Day…

Mars mission and helpful penguin poo 21.08.2020

It’s National Science Week and to celebrate we’re looking at five science news stories. We’re heading to Mars, looking back in time and spying some penguin poo from outer space…

Delivery dogs and an underwater museum 14.08.2020

This week we meet some helpful pooches, dive underwater to an ancient shipwreck and we search the skies for a missing star…

Dhurga Dictionary and Matariki 07.08.2020

In celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day on the 4th of August, and International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on the 9th, we’re taking a look at five First Nations stories from Australia and afar…

International Friendship Day 31.07.2020

This week on News Time, we’re singing with the sparrows, getting colourful with crayons and cooking up some scientific snacks...

Green cities and space toilets 24.07.2020

This week we meet a helpful lollipop dog, uncover an ancient Viking ship, and blast off into space for the Lunar Loo Challenge!

Meerkats and Mandela Day 17.07.2020

This week we set sail across the Indian Ocean, head back in time to visit an ancient ancestor of a cute Australian animal, and we celebrate Nelson Mandela Day…

Giant asteroids and dolphin friends 10.07.2020

This week we’re looking at the different theories about why the dinosaurs vanished, we meet some clever dolphin friends and hear all about Malala Yousefzai and her fight for girls to go to school…

Flying cars and snot palaces 03.07.2020

This week, we visit an underwater snot palace, zoom around in a flying car and get excited for the 2023 Women’s World Cup…

Top 5 Dino News 26.06.2020

This week, we count down five of our favourite dinosaur news stories ever! You might remember a story about a frozen dragon being uncovered in Canada back in September 2019, or a town full of dinosaur ants in one of last year’s shows. Let’s look back at more…

Black Lives Matter 19.06.2020

Today on News Time, we talk about the Black Lives Matter movement and why people are protesting around the world...

Noisy cicadas and eavesdropping squirrels 12.06.2020

This week we're listening in on some noisy cicadas, eavesdropping squirrels and a generous dolphin named Mystique...

In This Together 05.06.2020

This week we're looking at five news stories from Indigenous Australia. We're celebrating Mabo Day, talking about Reconciliation and learning how to make bread from native grass...

Sorry Day and quiet seas 29.05.2020

This week we talk about why National Sorry Day is so important, plus we hear about shooting stars, quiet oceans and a new dino discovery...

Top 5 Pet News 22.05.2020

This week, we’re counting down our favourite news stories featuring extraordinary pets! Let's head back to 2019, to a camel beauty pageant in Saudi Arabia; or to England, where a duck named Jimmy got a brand-new set of wheels. Let’s look back at more…

Leatherback turtles and frozen frog fossils 15.05.2020

This week on News Time, we hear all about migratory birds, leatherback turtles and fossilised frogs frozen in Antarctica...

Prickles the sheep and the Hubble Space Telescope 08.05.2020

This week we learn all about an insect invasion in Central Australia, a very woolly sheep named Prickles and the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 30th birthday...

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