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On this week's News Time, we’ll hear a musical instrument that’s taken more than three years to repair. We’ll also visit a workplace looking for an energetic new staff member who’s keen to fetch; and then we’ll uncover a salad surprise in our Wow of the Week.

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© Australian Broadcasting Corporation Length 13 min 28 May 2026 NewsEducationalGeography Australia Episodic

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Assassin spider and space telescope

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On this week's News Time, we’ll hear a musical instrument that’s taken more than three years to repair. We’ll also visit a workplace looking for an energetic new staff member who’s keen to fetch; and then we’ll uncover a salad surprise in our Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1. How old is lawn bowler Jacky Hudson?

2. What native animal was Bear the detection dog trained to sniff out?

3. Braithen has written a book in which Indigenous language?

4. What giant music instrument has been restored?

5. What name did the housemates give the frog?

Answers

1. 75

2. Koalas

3. Gudjal

4. A pipe organ

5. Greg!


© Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 13 min

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