Episode

Ninjas zooming and cockroaches booming

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News Time
Published
Jun 4, 2026
Duration seconds
852
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https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/programs/news-time/ninja-olympics-native-cockroaches/106757594
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Summary

We're flying high on this week’s News Time! We’ll hear about an Aussie who’s been offered a job that’s truly out of this world; then we’ll head to an island where a creepy crawly has made quite a comeback! And in our Wow of the Week, we'll take you out to the ball game! Quiz Questions 1. How many sporting events are in a modern pentathlon? 2. What process did Travis call upon the Prime Minister to establish? 3. Where has Katherine Bennell-Pegg been invited to go? 4. What is the name of the island experiencing a boom in native cockroaches? 5. What are the first names of the two Australian Major League Baseball players who faced each other recently? Answers 1. Five 2. Truth-telling 3. The International Space Station 4. Lord Howe Island 5. Curtis and Travis