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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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00:04:38

Never Too Old To Headbang

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/08/06

A couple of big earthquakes under Lombok topple buildings and cause chaos, a bus company tells kids they can't ride alone anymore, a girl in the US finds a new home for a mountain of stuff bound for landfill, and two crafty old friends embark on a mission to the mosh pit.

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00:02:29

Journey To The Sun

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/08/03

We find out about a festival that's just kicked off in North East Arnhem Land, Aussie firefighters back their bags for California, NASA sets out on it's hottest mission to date, and a gang of pups that found themselves stranded on an island.

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00:04:00

Poo In Strange Places

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/08/02

Coles decides to push ahead with its bag ban after all, a maths whizz-kid grows up to be a maths whizz-grown-up, strange new rules in China that are changing people's post-death plans, an Aussie space enthusiast touches down after an intergalactic journey, and an argument about dogs that got seriously weird.

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00:03:37

This Shark Is Not Your Baby

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/08/01

Coles back-pedals on a plastic-free promise, the MS Readathon kicks off, a pop star pops in to serenade a a sick fan, and a shark named Miss Helen goes on an unexpected adventure.

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00:03:25

Ginger Ale Fail

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/31

A big mystery... keeps being mysterious, scientists try to figure out why penguin numbers are plummeting, a stray dog finishes a half marathon (and it just may have saved his life!), and a woman takes a company to court over their spurious ginger claims.

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00:04:01

Clumsy Possums

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/30

Meet the sisters who are used to super early wake-ups on the farm, what happened with all those by-elections over the weekend, an experiment that has scientists raising their eyebrows, and a fellow who wriggled his way to a weird world record.

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00:02:56

Suspicious Stripes

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/27

A island in Vanuatu evacuates (again!), why the moon will be looking very appealing to vampires tonight, all the things you can do to say thanks to a tree this weekend, and the zebra that just... wasn't quite right.

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00:03:29

Next Level Babysitter

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/26

Some big changes in our media as Nine and Fairfax join forces, an exciting discovery as the search for life on Mars goes on, yet another weird incident at the Tour de France, and the world's best babysitter managing her job like a boss.

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00:03:52

Chaos On The Cycleway

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/25

Some crazy antics unfold at the Tour De France, a Sydney museum shows us how not to throw a fundraiser, the groovy lil system that gets the leftovers from a cafe coffee growing the avo for your toast, a couple of hundred elephants receive an eviction notice, and a massive rescue effort to save a little toy bunny from a smelly garbage grave.

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00:02:48

Chill Pill

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/24

Massive fires rip through Greece while neighbouring countries offer their help, uniform rules change for girls at NSW public schools, some ways to stress less on the national day of chilling out, and redheads unite in a march to celebrate their recessive ranga gene.

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00:03:31

Fight For Your Rights

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/23

The UN wants to know what you think about your rights, whale sharks turn out to be quite a bit more whale-like than we first thought, a teenager lends a hand in a daring rescue operation and an Aussie whose workout regime is definitely more hectic than yours.

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00:03:24

You Cracked The Baby!

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/20

The underwater treasure stash that could make its finders VERY rich, a pod of dolphins who needed some help escaping from a sandy lagoon, a new (but also really old) dinosaur gets a funky name, and the little penguin who was hatched early by a clumsy parent.

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00:03:12

Something Smells Fishy

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/19

The boys rescued from a Thai cave front the paparazzi, a community decides that six cats is just too many cats, the fishy smell set to hit a Tassie town, and just the thing you need when your crammed onto a stinky train in 35 degree heat.

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00:03:24

Dying For A Dip

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/18

The controversial proposal making waves at Bondi, how you could become the Gold Coast's latest attraction, what the world's oldest bread tastes like, and a basketballer who doesn't quite understand the concept of an 'emergency.'

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00:04:18

The Goblin Emoji

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/17

Donald and Vlad hang out in Helsinki, what on earth we're gonna do about all these people everywhere, one of football's legends calls it quits after his 50th goal for Oz, the twins who joined forces in a brave water rescue, and we find out about your fave emojis.

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00:04:00

Iceman's Last Supper

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/16

France celebrates an epic World Cup win, what you would've eaten for dinner 5 and a half thousand years ago, the giant iceberg making waves (... literally!), we chat to legendary kids author Morris Gleitzman, and why everyone's dying for a view of the Bavarian Alps.

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00:02:22

Watch Out, I Know Karate

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/13

Donald Trump prepares to meet Her Royal Highness, the kids keeping a precious indigenous language alive, the temple that was hiding in plain sight (spoiler... under another temple!) and the karate kid who's belting up.

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00:03:55

Long Curly Fingernails

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/12

The countdown's on to a World Cup climax, how rats manage to destroy fish without dipping so much as a whisker in the water, a determined young Aussie lands himself the old-fashioned job of his dreams, an escape room so effective it helped catch a crim, and what happens when you let your personal hygiene go for a few decades.

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00:04:08

Bertha, The Bugs And Some Mozart

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/11

Twelve rescued soccer players recover in hospital, some staggering stats for World Population Day, why the oldies might be kinda right about kids these days, and which songs your garden critters would pick if anyone ever let them choose.

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00:02:58

It Was Just A Food Baby

ABC Behind The News ·

2018/07/10

Most of the soccer team's out safe but heavy rain is on the way, the oldest ever colour is found in under the desert sands of Africa, an Aussie zoo gives a confectionary company the flick on behalf of orangutans, and a crafty panda who found a clever way to get more snacks.

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