About this episode
This episode covers an Australian's job offer related to space and the resurgence of native cockroaches on an island.
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
Topics covered
- space
- sports
- nature
- insects
- Australian news
Keywords
- Ninjas
- cockroaches
- Australia
- space
- sports
- Lord Howe Island
- modern pentathlon
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: International Space Station
Places: Australia, Lord Howe Island
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