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, we’ll blast off to Mars for some rather shocking space news.

Quiz Questions

1. How old do Australians now need to be to open a social media account?

2. What is Rosie asking grown-ups of News Time listeners to do?

3. What is the name given to the tools the archaeologists found?

4. Who is the last dog on Christmas Island?

5. What is the name of the rover on Mars?

Bonus Tricky Question

Why are dogs not allowed on Christmas Island?

Answers

1. 16

2. Donate blood, platelets or bone marrow

3. Tulas

4. Shiloh the chocolate labrador 

5. Perseverance

Bonus Tricky Answer

To protect Christmas Island's threatened species