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.
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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.
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
ABC KIDS News Time
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.