ABC KIDS News Time Podcast
1) Summer Replay: Amazing animals special
While we warm up the News Time machine for 2026, we've been looking back at some favourite stories from 2025. This News Time episode is all about amazing animals. You’ll hear about a groovy seal, som...Show More
2) Ruby's Favourites
As we begin a brand new year, our intrepid host Ruby takes a look back at her favourite stories of 2025.
3) Good News of 2025
It's getting very close to the end of the year, so we're looking back at five of our favourite good news stories from 2025.
4) WowFest 2025
If you’ve listened to News Time before, you’ll know that we end each week’s countdown with our Wow of the Week. Today’s episode is 100% Wow. It’s WowFest 2025! A countdown of five amazing stories thi...Show More
5) Banned apps and tiny zaps
On this week’s News Time, we’ll head to the desert to dig up a haul of significant artefacts. Then, we’ll hear from a News Time listener with a truly life-saving message. And, in our Wow of the Week,...Show More
6) Language game and 6-7 fame
On this week’s News Time, we’ll play a game that’s saving a language from extinction, and we’ll journey deep into the jungle searching for something that humans haven’t seen for ten years! Then, we’ll...Show More
7) International Day of People with Disability 2025
Nas Campanella, the ABC's National Disability Affairs Reporter, is picking up the News Time microphone this week for International Day of People with Disability. You'll hear about a show where everyo...Show More
8) Champion spellers and long-lost letters
On this week’s News Time, you’ll hear about a family who’s received a message from 100 years in the past, and we’ll go on a quest to identify a mysterious animal prowling around a forest. Then we’ll p...Show More
9) Rescued tree and para archery
On this episode of News Time, we’ll descend from great heights to save an endangered tree, then we’ll hear about an archery world champion who shoots arrows with her feet! And, in our Wow of the Week,...Show More
10) Curious creatures special
This week's News Time is a real creature feature! You’ll hear five stories about curious creatures from Australia and around the world. We’ll meet a cheeky bear that broke into a zoo, then we’ll hop ...Show More