I hope you’ve got something orange to wear, because on News Time today we’re celebrating Harmony Day, and multiculturalism in Australia.

We’ll welcome people from all over the world in another way, too – the Women’s Asian Cup Football Competition is on! And the best female soccer players from all over Asia are here in Australia for the big tournament.

Plus, hear baby birds learning old songs, and take a dive deep underwater to explore a long-lost shipwreck.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What’s the word, starting with m, for lots of different cultures living in harmony?
2. 2.Who is the captain of the Matildas?
3. 3.How many years of dancing is the company celebrating?
4. 4.What species of bird has been re-taught their own long song?
5. 5.Which Australian city was the sunken boat named after?

Answers

1. 1.Multiculturalism
2. 2.Sam Kerr
3. 3.50 years
4. 4.Regent Honeyeater
5. 5.The City of Hobart

Today’s episode has a little bit of everything. You’ll hear about some sportspeople taking on the best in the world at the Paralympic Winter Games, then meet a sporty, speedy teen travelling the world to follow her dream.

After that, we’ll get a little bit sticky learning something new about sweet, runny honey before grabbing a turtle and a toothbrush for the Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. 1.Aussie flag bearer and Paralympian Ben Tudhope has already won a medal at the games… was it a gold, silver or bronze medal?
2. 2.What bee behaviour made the honey even stronger at fighting germs?
3. 3.What country is Joanne going to for her racing career?
4. 4.What is it called when someone is both Deaf and blind?
5. 5.What part of the turtle did Josh fix with the dental supplies?

Answers

1. 1.A silver medal.
2. 2.The bees visited lots of different kinds of flowers.
3. 3.Japan.
4. 4.Deafblind.
5. 5.It’s shell.

Rev your engines News Sleuths, because on today’s episode we’ll take a ride in a classic car fixed by hundreds of hardworking students.

Plus, we’ll hear about a colossal coral colony before we meet a scientist pulling something very useful out of thin air for our Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.True or false? Coral is a living thing.
2. 2.What sport are the Indigenous All-Stars heading to the US to play?
3. 3.After they sell the car, what will the community use the money for?
4. 4.A whinny is a combination of two sounds… singing and what?
5. 5.Professor Omar says that the technology to save the environment is already here. What does he say we need next?

Answers

1. 1.True
2. 2.Basketball
3. 3.To fund a rescue helicopter
4. 4.Whistling
5. 5.Courage