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ABC Behind The News

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The BTN Audio Update is high-energy news for kids! It’s a quick wrap of the big, breaking, and just plain weird stories of the day told in simple, fun language. It’s brought to you by the team at ABC’s Behind The News. The updates are released every weekday at 2pm AEST.

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All Episodes

00:03:27

Dish Up The Red Dirt

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/27

The "mother of native title" Bonita Mabo dies (and leaves behind an inspiring legacy), the InSight lander makes a successful touch-down on the red planet and gets ready to dig, Steph Gilmore wins yet another surfing title and becomes even more of a legend, and the UK town that wants to ban silent discos because they're too loud!

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00:03:07

Hand Held Device... Or Potato Slice?

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/26

We find out what Aussie kids find essential to their health and well-being, Jael Wena does us proud at the Junior Eurovision contest, and the guy who insists he wasn't chatting on the phone behind the wheel, just snacking on some junk food.

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00:02:54

Here, Have A Turkey

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/23

The leaning tower of Pisa starts to straighten up, Aussies move up to the top of the global rich list (so why isn't my piggy bank fuller.... hmph), Victoria announces that more preschoolers will soon be learning to sign, and Nicki Minaj spends Thanksgiving with some plucked birds and friendly locals.

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00:04:11

Robots Saving Wombats

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/22

A new study’s found some games could be encouraging kids to gamble, a rocket blasts off from outback Queensland, a school project involving robots aims to help native wombats, and a teenager in Germany loses his licence after just getting it, but why?

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00:03:15

The Aliens... Are Us!

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/21

Happy Birthday to our cosmic space station, a soccer legend hangs up his boots, the giant belly of plastic that washed up on a beach of our northern neighbour, and a guy in America who brings together a special Thanksgiving family every year.

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00:04:05

Mysterious Wombat Poop

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/20

Why the world is wearing blue today, some good news for kids with super serious peanut allergies, scientists investigate the reason behind what comes out of a wombat's behind, and a couple of Russian traffic cops get creative when they spot a fire in their town.

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00:05:09

Blame The Birdie

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/19

The somewhat unsettling end to this year's APEC summit, a big discovery in an Egyptian tomb that has archaeologists feline pretty excited, India's new hospital for supersized herbivores, and the parrot spreading panic over at the fire department.

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00:04:53

Pineapple, Pizza And Other Toxic Combos

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/16

VIPs converge on PNG for chats about GDP, the flowery foliage described as smelling like "rotten fish, stinky cheese, rotten cabbage and an old diaper", the contextually felxible word of the year, and a seemingly innocent question about pizza toppings that sparked an all-out interwebz war.

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00:03:33

Sizzles And Sass

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/15

Some good news for our hairy mountain-dwelling relatives, discovering planet buddies beyond our solar system, a crispy world record straight out of a toasty warm oven, how it's possible to have something taken away... even if you never had it in the first place... and the sausage debate that's got Aussie barbecue-lovers on the brink of a meltdown.

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00:03:01

Burning A Hole In Your Pocket

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/14

Who decided how heavy a kilogram should be (and other questions you never even thought to ask), the cashless revolution that could be about to encroach on your weekend shopping sprees, and a teenager who's landed himself a pretty impressive job.

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00:03:07

Pixels Can't Cuddle

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/13

The creator of some of our favourite Marvel characters dies at a ripe old age, why all the flatback turtles in the NT are being born female, Foodbank breathes a sigh of relief as the government agrees to give their funding back, and the unconventional wedding the groom's mother refused to attend.

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00:03:20

The Joys Of Chocolate

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/12

A brave man with a trolley who intervened in a scary incident in Melbourne, conjoined twin sisters who won't have to spend their lives joined at the hip anymore, Foodbank says its funding cut is bad news for some Aussie families, and a very chocolatey discovery that could mean the sweet stuff's been around for longer than we thought.

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00:02:43

Oh Hey Big Spender

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/08

The Parker Probe gets closer to the sun than literally anything else from earth has ever been, why you should update your apps and head out into a swamp somewhere, and the big spender in the UK who's been asked to explain her extravagant lifestyle.

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00:03:20

People-Eating Platy-Monster

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/07

An update on the midterms... Things are about to get tougher for Trump! Bill Gates branches into a new business that might surprise you, the odd things being found in the bellies of our Aussie wildlife, and what may possibly be the best job that's ever existed.

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00:04:34

Bilby Blitz

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/06

Why is the Melbourne Cup such a big deal, Some good news about the hole in the ozone layer, Indigenous rangers helping to protect bilbies, And a white baby rhino born in Adelaide.

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00:04:34

Chunks Of Tongue

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/05

We almost got a new country over the weekend! But only almost. I get your take on whether celebs should get political every once in a while, one of the most hardcore dudes who ever lived risks losing multiple body parts on a swim around the UK, and the teenager who didn't let his stammer hold him back.

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00:03:01

Rules Are Rules

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/02

People making the long journey from their Central American homes into the US are told they won't be welcomed in, Lightning Bolt Usain's football career comes to a swift close, why you should be taking a closer look at your one dollar coins, and a band that's landed their big break just a few years too early...

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00:03:36

Rabbit Food

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/11/01

We suss out World Vegan Day and why it might be a good idea to swap your chicken for chick peas every once in a while, people with spinal injuries learn to walk again with the help of some very clever European scientists, NASA's Kepler space telescope begins a comfy retirement floating around the sun, and Aussie pollies come up with a simple solution to unwanted swooping.

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00:03:33

Get Your Spook On

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/10/31

Happy Halloween! Why is Halloween even a thing? Allow me to explain... We also get some good news about a deadly disease that's been wiped out in Oz, some bad news about the state of the world's wildlife population, and some weird news about a guy who went for a sail in a pumpkin boat.

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00:03:16

Sheep Eyeballs, Anyone?

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/10/30

The not-so-fresh air that's making kids around the world sick, a Japanese princess gives up her royal title in the name of love, the museum that requires a seriously tough stomach, and why 50 humanoid bananas took over the streets of Fremantle for a night.

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