ABC KIDS News Time

Spacesuits on, News Sleuths! On today's episode, Emily is taking you into the belly of a runaway black hole. Plus, we'll meet movie makers, code breakers and magic flowers.Quiz Questions1.What’s the name of the movie that the children helped shape?2.What’s the word, starting with M, for the little things on trees that are eating the harmful gasses?3.What is a runaway black hole?4.What’s the thing, starting with the letter C, that Neth is helping teach people to do?5.What colour are these mostly magic flowers?Answers1.Imagine2.Microbes3.A blackhole that travels through space4.Coding5.Red

Emily has got you covered with five fantastic stories in this week's episode. Hear the quiz questions at the end of the episode, or read them here. Quiz Questions1.What’s the name of the condition that made the alligator a light white colour?2.What is the first name of the young artist? hint! It’s the same as the name of the alligator!3.How many countries have ratified the agreement?4.What town is wind surfer Sarah Kenyon from?5.What did Veronika the cow use to scratch herself?Answers1.Albinism2.Claude3.834.Geraldton5.A brush

On this week's News Time we'll head to the Australian Open to meet some people making a racquet!We’ll also meet an endangered parrot that’s in a total flap, and in our Wow of the Week, we’ll visit a supermarket that’s been quite wild and woolly lately!If you'd like to be a News Time Listener Legend, all the details are here.Quiz Questions1. What was one of the most-borrowed books in Brisbane last year?2. What is the name of Australia's grand slam?3. Finish this sentence: The kākāpō is the world’s only flightless WHAT?4. Where does all the money go that’s raised through auctioning lost luggage?5. In which country was there a herd of sheep in a supermarket?Bonus Tricky QuestionThe male kākāpō makes a booming noise that sounds like what?Answers1. WeirDo, Wings of Fire, or Cat Kid Comic Club2. Australian Open3. Parrot4. Charity5. GermanyBonus Tricky AnswerA cello string being plucked.

It's your new host Emily's first News Time and she's lined up a rich menu of tasty news morsels for you!We’ll meet some basketball players who are about to live out their hoop dreams, and we’ll meet a rare butterfly that survives thanks to some helpful ants. Then, we’ll head to the bottom of the ocean to discover some unusual treasure in our Wow of the Week.Quiz Questions1. What’s something you’d find in a heat haven?2. Which country will the First Nations basketball team be visiting?3. We found out people work in Japan as robot pilots… but what do the robots do?4. What insect works to look after the caterpillars of the purple copper butterfly?5. What was locked in the safe on the ocean floor?Bonus Tricky QuestionWhat is the name of Wiradjuri basketball player we met?Answers1. Air conditioning, movies, music, colouring in and even volunteers!2. The USA3. Serve food and drinks, or give people tours of Tokyo.4. Ants5. A packet of beef jerky!Bonus Tricky AnswerHugo

In this special episode, our intrepid News Time host Ruby Cornish has some breaking news to share.

While we warm up the News Time machine for 2026, we've been looking back at some favourite stories from 2025. This News Time episode is all about amazing animals.You’ll hear about a groovy seal, some helpful hounds, and a law-breaking duck!Plus, keep an eye on your News Time feed for a very special episode next week! You won't want to miss it.

As we begin a brand new year, our intrepid host Ruby takes a look back at her favourite stories of 2025.

It's getting very close to the end of the year, so we're looking back at five of our favourite good news stories from 2025.

If you’ve listened to News Time before, you’ll know that we end each week’s countdown with our Wow of the Week.Today’s episode is 100% Wow. It’s WowFest 2025! A countdown of five amazing stories this year that made you go... 'wow!'

On this week’s News Time, we’ll head to the desert to dig up a haul of significant artefacts. Then, we’ll hear from a News Time listener with a truly life-saving message.And, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll blast off to Mars for some rather shocking space news.Quiz Questions1. How old do Australians now need to be to open a social media account?2. What is Rosie asking grown-ups of News Time listeners to do?3. What is the name given to the tools the archaeologists found?4. Who is the last dog on Christmas Island?5. What is the name of the rover on Mars?Bonus Tricky QuestionWhy are dogs not allowed on Christmas Island?Answers1. 162. Donate blood, platelets or bone marrow3. Tulas4. Shiloh the chocolate labrador 5. PerseveranceBonus Tricky AnswerTo protect Christmas Island's threatened species

On this week’s News Time, we’ll play a game that’s saving a language from extinction, and we’ll journey deep into the jungle searching for something that humans haven’t seen for ten years! Then, we’ll blast off into space with some very green passengers in our Wow of the Week.Quiz Questions1. How long does a Test Match of cricket usually go for?2. What did Macquarie Dictionary name as its "Word of the Year" for 2025? (Hint: it's actually two words!)3. What did the Elders create to save their language from extinction?4. How many hours did Deki trek, to find the rare flower?5. What green plant was placed outside the International Space Station for nine months?Bonus Tricky QuestionWhat was the name of the charity that received all the leftover food?Answers1. Up to five days2. AI slop3. A smartphone game4. 23 hours5. MossBonus Tricky AnswerOzHarvest

Nas Campanella, the ABC's National Disability Affairs Reporter, is picking up the News Time microphone this week for International Day of People with Disability.You'll hear about a show where everyone can experience ballet, even if they can't see! You'll meet a teenager whose idea to share expensive equipment is making a real difference. Then we'll head to a huge sporting event for deaf athletes in our Wow of the Week!Quiz Questions1. How many times has Leo's speech been viewed on social media?2. What technology is Kaitie using to gain the confidence to drive?3. What is the name Ava has given to the online community she created?4. What word does Devon use to describe the type of accessibility in her show?5. What anniversary did the Deaflympics celebrate this year?Bonus Tricky QuestionIn track events at the Deaflympics, what is used instead of a starting pistol?Answers1. More than 2.5 million times!2. A driving simulator3. The Sharing Shed4. Radical5. 100th!Bonus Tricky AnswerLights

On this week’s News Time, you’ll hear about a family who’s received a message from 100 years in the past, and we’ll go on a quest to identify a mysterious animal prowling around a forest. Then we’ll put on our dancing shoes for a very wild Wow of the Week!Quiz Questions1. Where has the mango been grown and developed?2. Who won the 2025 NSW Premier's Spelling Bee?3. What was inside the glass bottle?4. What breed of dog (not lion!) is Mouse?5. How long did GrassHopper dance for?Bonus Tricky QuestionHow many songs did GrassHopper dance to?Answers1. Far North Queensland2. Finn3. Two letters4. Newfoundland5. 144 hours (or six days!)Bonus Tricky AnswerMore than 3,000 songs!

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 Questions1. 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 QuestionWhat did the horticulturalists collect from the trees?Answers1. The FUSE Cup2. An aged care facility for Indigenous elders3. Jillaga ash4. South Korea5. WindscreenBonus Tricky AnswerGumnuts

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 Questions1. 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 QuestionWhat are two ways that residents of Christmas Island gently move the crabs?Answers1. The Australian Bug Hunt2. Duck-billed dinosaur3. 100 million4. He was very polite5. Sea spongesBonus Tricky AnswerShields 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 Questions1. 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 QuestionHow do the newly-discovered frogs on Dauan Island begin life? Answers1. As big as a fingernail2. 100 years old3. Catering4. Virtual Reality (VR) headsets5. 502Bonus Tricky AnswerThey 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 Questions1. 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 QuestionWhich country will host the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games?Answers1. At least 65,000 years2. The Diamonds3. Splatatouille4. Walkie talkie5. The Living EndBonus Tricky AnswerItaly

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 Questions1. 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 QuestionHow big is the disc that will be sent into space?Answers1. With the centre bounce2. 803. Paakantyi language4. Noisy scrub-bird5. 3D printerBonus Tricky AnswerThe 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 Questions1. 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 QuestionWhat did Natalie say that the residents of Wilcannia discuss with Juliann?Answers1. October 102. Create a shared school lunch3. Umina Bunnies4. Two hours5. 1,000 kilometresBonus Tricky AnswerAnything 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 Questions1. 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 QuestionHow fast did Natisha get at this year's World Cup?Answers1. 400 kilometres2. Boomerang throwing3. Ground them into a circular shape4. Muffin and Socks5. Speed skydivingBonus Tricky Answer497 kilometres an hour!