ABC KIDS News Time

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.

Episodes

July 22, 2025 10 mins

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

  1. 1.What is the scientific name for cane toads?
  2. 2.What is...
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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 Cham...

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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

  1. 1.In which country can you find the new telescope?
  2. 2.What position did Australia finish in the cricket competition?
  3. 3.Why is plastic on f...
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July 3, 2025 13 mins

Ruby has passed the mic to Wayilwan storyteller and journalist Laura Murphy-Oates for this special NAIDOC Week episode of News Time.

NAIDOC week is a time to celebrate and recognise the achievements, history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The theme this year is ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy’, and on this episode of News Time, you’ll meet some of the next generation ...

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June 26, 2025 11 mins

What do you get if you cross a sheepdog with a stolen church bell? Today’s episode of News Time, of course! You’ll hear about delightful dogs, nature nurturers and a mysterious missing bell. 

Quiz Questions

  1. 1.What is the name of Annie's sheepdog?
  2. 2.What are the three activities in a triathlon?
  3. 3.Where was the missing bell found?
  4. 4.What did the students make, to help fight PFAS?
  5. 5.How old is Goliath the tortoise?
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June 19, 2025 12 mins

On this episode of News Time, we'll meet some globetrotting soccer players from Wollongong and a dinosaur who travelled to South Australia! We'll then hear an amazing story of lives improved thanks to important surgeries in Katherine, NT.

Quiz Questions

1. What is the name of the Spanish soccer club the kids trained at?

2. How big are subalpine woolly rats?

3. What is the name of the Saltasaurus dinosaur Mascot?

4. Wha...

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June 12, 2025 11 mins

This week on News Time, we’ll meet some librarians bringing Indigenous culture to their bookshelves. We’ll also hear about a big win for women’s sport, and then prepare to climb very high very slowly in our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. What name did wildlife carers give the echidna?

2. How did the library organise their books?

3. What is the name of the Irish sport that now allows its players to wear shorts?

4. W...

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June 5, 2025 12 mins

On News Time today we’re counting down five stories that all feature amazing animals. You’ll hear about a itty bitty critter getting a boost from a biscuit, you’ll meet a cheeky bird that’s broken the law twice, and we’ll bob along to the beat with a marine mammal in our Wow of the Week. 

Quiz Questions

1. What is Harry the cocker spaniel's important job?

2. What is the main food source of the mountain pygmy possum?

3...

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On News Time today, you’ll hear from some impressive First Nations role models who are also catwalk models. You’ll also meet a talented athlete who’s switching between sports, and we’ll light up the sky in our Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1. What is the name of the fashion event held recently in Sydney?

2. What do Amina and her group do while they learn English?

3. What is the name of Abbygail-Nigella's alpaca?

4. H...

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May 22, 2025 12 mins

On this week's News Time, we’ll hear about a sleeping language, we’ll head to an office building that’s been taken over by birds, and then we’ll go the distance for our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. How old is Armardo?

2. Where will the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships be held?

3. What is the name of the 'sleeping' language being learned by preschoolers on the NSW Central Coast?

4. A flock of which bird have tak...

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May 15, 2025 13 mins

On this episode of News Time, we'll get the buzz on World Bee Day, we’ll dive to the bottom of the sea searching for shipwrecks, and then we’ll pop on a pair of wings and a beak for our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. What name has the new pope given himself?

2. How many different species of bee are in Australia?

3. Nearly 1,000 people from which NSW town relied on a public phone box during bushfires?

4. Which state...

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This week on News Time, we'll hear about some ice-cold innovation, meet an eight-year-old who has sifted out a significant seashell, and we'll roam an island for our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. How many books were passed along the human chain?

2. What tool has been designed to help para-athletes get in and out of ice baths?

3. Freshwater turtles are known as the WHAT of the river?

4. What shell did Zora discover...

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May 2, 2025 11 mins

This week on News Time, you'll hear five stories of awesome kids doing amazing things!

Quiz Questions

1. What sort of band does Zoe play in?

2. What is the name used for Australian sign language?

3. What prize is awarded to teenagers with ideas to help the environment?

4. Which famous person did one of the authors of Sweet Home want to read their book?

5. Sarah was the youngest ever player to represent which country in ...

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April 30, 2025 11 mins

This week on News Time, political reporter Shalailah Medhora hosts a special episode about Australia’s federal election.

We find out how elections work, why kids can’t vote, what a political party is (spoiler: there’s no fairy bread), and what politicians do in Parliament House.

Quiz Questions

  1. 1.What date is the 2025 federal election?
  2. 2.How old do you have to be to vote in Australia?
  3. 3.What colour are the seats in ...
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April 25, 2025 12 mins

There’s a healthy helping of mystery on News Time today! We’ll rediscover earless dragons that were once thought to be lost forever, and hear about an epic Scottish search for a fantastical monster. 

Quiz Questions

1. What sort of animal is the Victorian grassland earless dragon?

2. How long did it take Papunya locals to drive to the nearest hairdresser?

3. What is the name of the yellow submarine that found a missing...

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April 18, 2025 11 mins

This week on News Time we’ll dive deep underwater to listen to a rather loud shark, we’ll hear about a school that students can’t wait to attend, and then we’ll blast into space for our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. What job does Aleli's dad have in the surf?

2. What United Nations day is being marked this week?

3. In which country did the scientists study the noisy shark?

4. How many metres high are the new class...

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April 11, 2025 11 mins

On News Time this week, we blast off into space to see what astronauts are growing for food, hear about a little insect with a big appetite, and meet some scaly sailors.

Quiz Questions

1. What is the name of the local AFL team whose uniforms are washed by Linda?

2. Where did Wanda’s family go for camping holidays?

3. What type of mushrooms are the astronauts wanting to grow?

4. How quickly can native fungi defeat the f...

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March 27, 2025 10 mins

On News Time this week we meet a mighty mouse, we wrap up Ramadan, and we find out what's happening to Australia's five dollar note.

Quiz Questions

  1. 1.What is the evening meal called during Ramadan?
  2. 2.What is the name of the national park where the smoky mouse is thriving?
  3. 3.Queen Elizabeth is on the current five dollar note, but what is pictured on the other side?
  4. 4.How many wickets did Akanksha Swarup take in one ...
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March 20, 2025 11 mins

Happy Harmony Week! On News Time today we have five epic stories including a rare fossil donated to a Queensland school, a shipwreck unearthed by a cyclone, and the secret to growing enormous pumpkins.

Quiz Questions

  1. 1.How many fossilised footprints were discovered in the one rock?
  2. 2.Where is the Gove Peninsula?
  3. 3.What is the name of the shipwreck thought to have been unearthed at Ballina?
  4. 4.Which Victorian town is...
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March 13, 2025 12 mins

Jack is filling in for Ruby this week, counting down five stories from around Australia and the world. On News Time today we're travelling deep into the ocean to swim with whales, then heading into our atmosphere to hear the latest from some astronauts stuck up in space.

Quiz Questions

1.When are whales likely to have a big sing?

2.What sport did Ash Barty & Evonne Goolagong Cawley play?

3.How many months have Ast...

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