News Time

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On today's show, we’ll find out how far you have to travel to play in a WA footy league. We’ll learn how a small country town with a funny name is helping make the community healthier! We’ll blast off into the galaxy and discover why some Aussie students sent spiders into space. Then we’ll take a trip away to learn what holidays are like for people with a disability.

QUIZ QUESTIONS:

  1. 1.Why does the East Kimberley Football League want to split the competition into two?
  2. 2.Why did the town Poowong change its name?
  3. 3.What did students want to find out about spiders in space?
  4. 4.What was 2023 declared the year of?
  5. 5.Why are cane toads dangerous to native animals?

BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:

Where do cane toads originally come from?

ANSWERS:

  1. 1.So players don't travel long distances.
  2. 2.To promote gut health and make the residents healthier by eating more fruit and veggies.
  3. 3.To see if spiders can weave webs in zero-gravity.
  4. 4.The Year of Accessible Tourism
  5. 5.The compete with native animals for food and habitat and are poisonous to eat.

BONUS TRICKY ANSWER

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