On this episode of News Time, we’ll descend from great heights to save an endangered tree, then we’ll hear about an archery world champion who shoots arrows with her feet! And, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll collide with something that’s truly out of this world! Quiz Questions 1. What was the name of the eSports competition that went to regional New South Wales for the first time? 2. What will be built on the car park? 3. What was the name of the endangered tree that Stan saw? 4. Where were the recent World Para Archery Championships held? 5. What part of Andrew's car was struck by the possible meteorite? Bonus Tricky Question What did the horticulturalists collect from the trees? Answers 1. The FUSE Cup 2. An aged care facility for Indigenous elders 3. Jillaga ash 4. South Korea 5. Windscreen Bonus Tricky Answer Gumnuts

This week's News Time is a real creature feature! You’ll hear five stories about curious creatures from Australia and around the world. We’ll meet a cheeky bear that broke into a zoo, then we’ll hop to an island where millions of scuttling crabs are making an escape. And, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll hit the catwalk to meet some very fashionable dolphins.  Quiz Questions 1. What is the name of the project that's asking Australians to take photos of insects? 2. What type of dinosaur was dug up (as a mummy)? 3. How many red crabs on Christmas Island are migrating? 4. How did zoo staff describe the unexpected bear visitor? 5. What were the male dolphins wearing on their heads? Bonus Tricky Question What are two ways that residents of Christmas Island gently move the crabs? Answers 1. The Australian Bug Hunt 2. Duck-billed dinosaur 3. 100 million 4. He was very polite 5. Sea sponges Bonus Tricky Answer Shields on their cars, and leaf blowers

On this edition of News Time, we’ll head to a beach to see a shipwreck, we’ll hear about a clever invention giving sick kids a holiday from hospital, and we’ll hit the shearing sheds for a wild and woolly Wow of the Week!  Quiz Questions 1. How big was the tiny noisy frog? 2. How old is the shipwreck believed to be? 3. What sort of business did Sharon create? 4. What technology allows kids to have a holiday from hospital? 5. How many lambs did Nikki shear in nine hours? Bonus Tricky Question How do the newly-discovered frogs on Dauan Island begin life?  Answers 1. As big as a fingernail 2. 100 years old 3. Catering 4. Virtual Reality (VR) headsets 5. 502 Bonus Tricky Answer They hatch from eggs (and don't begin life as tadpoles!)

On this week’s News Time we’ll pound the pavement to solve an animal mystery, we’ll zoom down ski slopes to meet a duo seeking Paralympic glory, and in our Wow of the Week we’ll bang the drum with a kid whose rock’n’roll dreams have all come true. You'll also hear about Deep Time, an ABC resource that shares more than 130 cultural stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and language groups. Quiz Questions 1. How long have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples walked and lived on this continent? 2. What is the name of the Australian netball team that Hannah and Shelley have both played for? 3. What did the public vote to name the imprint? 4. How do Georgia and Ethan communicate on the ski slopes? 5. Which Aussie rock band did Noah play with? Bonus Tricky Question Which country will host the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games? Answers 1. At least 65,000 years 2. The Diamonds 3. Splatatouille 4. Walkie talkie 5. The Living End Bonus Tricky Answer Italy

On this week’s News Time, we’ll blast off into space to share a message with the universe, we’ll hear the sweet song of a bird for the first time in over a century; and then meet a student who has used a 3D printer to create a big life change, in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. How have men's AFL games begun since the 1880s? 2. People from how many countries participated by recording messages? 3. What is Jaz teaching her teachers? 4. Which bird has been reintroduced into West Cape National Park? 5. What did Lois and her classmates use to create a hand? Bonus Tricky Question How big is the disc that will be sent into space? Answers 1. With the centre bounce 2. 80 3. Paakantyi language 4. Noisy scrub-bird 5. 3D printer Bonus Tricky Answer The size of a slice of bread!

Every year the World Health Organisation marks World Mental Health Day. So on this week's News Time, we're bringing you five stories that dive deep into mental health, and how we can take care of ourselves and our friends. We’ll join some schoolkids in the garden, then travel to a town cutting down on screen time. After that, we’ll go the distance with someone who loves to spread kindness, in our Wow of the Week. If this episode brings up any feelings for you, please make sure you speak to a grown-up you trust. You can also call the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800. Quiz Questions 1. When is World Mental Health Day held each year? 2. What do the schools do with the vegetables they grow? 3. Which junior rugby league team did Nicho Hynes start playing football with? 4. How many hours of screen time does the Mayor of Toyoake want residents to keep to each day? 5. How far does Juliann drive on her journey every six weeks? Bonus Tricky Question What did Natalie say that the residents of Wilcannia discuss with Juliann? Answers 1. October 10 2. Create a shared school lunch 3. Umina Bunnies 4. Two hours 5. 1,000 kilometres Bonus Tricky Answer Anything at all - including talking about sad days and good days

On this week's News Time, we’ll hear about a world championship that’s been rocked by scandal, then we’ll meet some mother hens that have taken orphaned emu chicks under their wings. Then, we’ll fall from the sky at a very high speed in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. How far can the plane fly on a single charge? 2. What demonstration did Neville Bonner give in 1971? 3. What did the cheats do to their stones? 4. What did the zookeepers name the emu chicks? 5. In which sport is Natisha is the World's Fastest Female? Bonus Tricky Question How fast did Natisha get at this year's World Cup? Answers 1. 400 kilometres 2. Boomerang throwing 3. Ground them into a circular shape 4. Muffin and Socks 5. Speed skydiving Bonus Tricky Answer 497 kilometres an hour!

This week on News Time you’ll hear about Aussies doing big things at home and around the world! You’ll meet a team fighting diseases with the help of mosquitoes, and we’ll cheer on a motorbike rider who has landed a world-first trick after 15 years of trying. Then, we’ll jump on a tram to compete in some wacky challenges in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What is the name given to Australians who work in Antarctica? 2. Which country has been sent 130 million mosquito eggs? 3. What did the students create to tell Matt's life story? 4. Which "impossible" trick did Clinton do? 5. Which country won the Tram Driver World Championship? Bonus Tricky Question How tall was the wave that Matt surfed off the Portugal coast? Answers 1. Expeditioners 2. Laos 3. Dance 4. 720 5. Austria Bonus Tricky Answer 15 metres

On this week’s News Time menu, we’ll hear about a park designed to keep koalas safe, then we’ll swim upstream to meet a bloodsucking fish. And we’ll finish with a rather large helping of dessert in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. How much waste can the robot shark collect each day? 2. What is the name of the planned National Park in NSW? 3. What sport does Jamieson play? 4. How did the pouched lampreys get from Antarctica to Western Australia? 5. Which country set a new strudel line world record?   Bonus Tricky Question What were the two main ingredients used to make the strudels? Answers 1. 500 kilograms 2. The Great Koala National Park 3. Boccia 4. By sucking on the backs of whales 5. Croatia Bonus Tricky Answer Flour and apple

This week on News Time, we’ll meet a tourist living large on a beachside holiday, and we’ll float along with an outlawed fish, before we take to the skies with a teenager and her puppy in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. Which was the last World Marathon that Charlie needed to run to complete all seven? 2. What did locals spot Sammy the elephant seal eating? 3. Who is the new women's surfing world champion? 4. Which Australian state or territory has banned fish-shaped soy sauce containers? 5. What is the name of Jennifer's co-pilot pup? Bonus Tricky Question What word is used to describe Jennifer's journey, or lap of Australia? Answers 1. Sydney Marathon 2. A baby shark 3. Molly Picklum 4. South Australia 5. Bella Bonus Tricky Answer Circumnavigate

This week on News Time, we’ll head to the nation’s capital, where some hungry birds are getting in a flap. Then we'll board a bus filled with barking best friends, before we pull up to a whale pit stop in our Wow of the Week.  Quiz Questions 1. What job does Greta do during AFL games? 2. Which city is being swarmed by seagulls? 3. What is the name of the comic book Molly created? 4. How many dogs board the bus each week? 5. What type of whale is scientist Aashi studying? Bonus Tricky Question What have the whale calves have been eating? Answers 1. Boundary umpire 2. Canberra 3. Dreamwalker 4. 63 5. Southern right whale Bonus Tricky Answer Krill and crab larvae

We’re kicking goals on News Time this week! You’ll hear from a young soccer player gearing up for the Deaflympics. We’ll also dig up a pearler of a fossil in the outback before we head to a sporting event for robots in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What is the record-breaking amount of money that AFL player Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera will earn each season? 2. How old is the fossil pearl? 3. Where will this year's Deaflympics be held? 4. Why did the church have to be moved? 5. What sort of robots recently competed in Beijing? Bonus Tricky Question What items did workers have to remove along the road so the church could get to its new destination? Answers 1. $2 million 2. 100 million years old 3. Japan 4. Fissures in the ground due to nearby mining 5. Humanoid robots Bonus Tricky Answer Lamp posts, traffic lights, and a bridge!

Shalailah Medhora is filling in for Ruby in this week’s edition of News Time. We'll get the buzz on beekeeping, and hear how it’s helping people stay focussed and relaxed. We’ll also head overseas to a country offering grandmas for hire. Then we’ll grab a board and hang ten in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. How many years has Children's Book Week been around? 2. How many beehives does Miranda's family have? 3. What prize is on offer for the trackers who find the most skink burrows? 4. How much does it cost to hire a grandma? 5. Who is Kelia's surfing hero? Bonus Tricky Question What is the great desert skink said to be coloured like? Answers 1. 80 years 2. 450 3. A trophy 4. $60 5. Molly Picklum (from Australia) Bonus Tricky Answer A sunset

In this edition of News Time, get out your lab coats because it’s National Science Week! It's a celebration of science and technology that happens every August. We'll investigate some scientific discoveries and technical triumphs! Find out about some clever climbing contraptions saving cats, hear about a thrill-seeking teen swapping his wheelchair for a race car, and we'll put our microscopes up to some boogieing birds who love to body-roll in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. What is the name of the organisation sharing First Nations science? 2. What was the sport Ally did before taking up racing? 3. How long can the giant cuttlefish grow? 4. Which city has built tiny staircases on the sides of its canals? 5. Why did the researchers think the cockatoos were dancing? Bonus Tricky Question What are some of the dance moves that the cockatoos displayed? Answers 1. Deadly Science 2. Snow skiing 3. The length of a cricket bat (1 metre) 4. Amsterdam 5. They were feeling good Bonus Tricky Answer Headbang, body-roll, sidestep

This week on News Time we’ll track down a backpack-wearing bird, we’ll crash down to earth in a rocket, and then we’ll think like a fish in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. What name has been given to the women's shed in Cairns? 2. What have researchers placed in each of the birds' backpacks? 3. Which soccer team is Hannah Hampton part of? 4. How long was the rocket in the air? 5. What has grown on the tiles? Bonus Tricky Question What is the name of the bird that's back on Phillip Island? Answers 1. She Shed 2. GPS trackers 3. England Lionesses 4. 14 seconds 5. Algae and barnacles Bonus Tricky Answer Bush stone-curlew

This week on News Time, we’ll meet a teenage turtle protector, we’ll hear about an artist selling out inspired masterpieces, and then we’ll go searching for undiscovered bugs in our Wow of the Week! Quiz Questions 1. What job does Eva the border collie have? 2. What is the traditional name for the white-throated snapping turtle? 3. Which sport is facing concerns about extreme heat? 4. What did Cole do recently for the very first time? 5. What sort of insect did the students of Gin Gin discover? Bonus Tricky Question What is the name for a group of turtle eggs? Answers 1. Working cattle dog 2. Milbi 3. Cricket 4. Held an exhibition of his artworks 5. Parasitic wasp Bonus Tricky Answer Clutch

On this episode of News Time you’ll meet a teenager who can lift more than her own body weight, we’ll do our best to track down a green drink that’s taken the world by storm, and then we’ll inspect some royal subjects in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. How long did it used to take the residents of Burringurrah to do their weekly groceries? 2. How much weight could Carly lift at the recent national championships? 3. Which continent are fire ants native to? 4. What colour is matcha tea? 5. What is the title of the people whose job is to count and check the swans? Bonus Tricky Question What is matcha made from? Answers 1. Ten hours 2. 52 kilograms 3. South America 4. Green 5. Swan Uppers Bonus Tricky Answer Tencha leaves

Ruby hands this special episode of News Time over to junior reporter Miranda whose home town in northern New South Wales is being invaded by cane toads. Miranda also interviews experts about other invasive species in Australia like fire ants, cats and horses. We find out how they got here and what's being done to prevent them spreading further. Quiz Questions What is the scientific name for cane toads? What is behind a cane toad's ear drum? Which Australian state were cane toads first introduced to? How did fire ants get to Australia? How many native animals do cats eat every night in Australia? Bonus Tricky Question What year were cane toads brought to Australia? Answers Bufo marinus A poison gland Queensland In shipping containers About 8 million Bonus Tricky Answer 1935 Special thanks to South Grafton Public School for their help with this episode.

This week on News Time you’ll hear about a puzzling new dinosaur discovery, we’ll hit the road in a vehicle powered by veggies, and then meet some cheeky animals in a sticky situation for our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. What does Ian use to power his ute? 2. Where have the migrating whales swum from? 3. What is the name of the newly discovered dinosaur? 4. Which country won the recent Deaf Rugby Pacific Rim Championship? 5. Where did the bears find honey? Bonus Tricky Question What does enigmacursor mean? Answers 1. Vegetable oil 2. Antarctica 3. Enigmacursor 4. Fiji (in both men's and women's) 5. A storage room Bonus Tricky Answer Puzzling runner

We’re bowling at pace and heading to outer space on News Time today! Hear about a ginormous telescope, some courageous cricketers and paintings made of… something that might surprise you. I’ll give you a hint… you might want to wash your hands after handling one!  Quiz Questions In which country can you find the new telescope? What position did Australia finish in the cricket competition? Why is plastic on farms often hard to recycle? What are the artists using to create their artworks? Can you remember at least one of the final scorelines for Auckland City's games? Bonus Tricky Question What sort of mysterious thing are scientists hoping to understand through the telescope? Answers Chile 2nd It's often dirty Poo 10-0, or 6-0, or 1-1 Bonus Tricky Answer Dark Matter