Koala park and robot shark

Koala park and robot shark

Author: ABC Australia September 19, 2025 Duration: 12:42
On this week’s News Time menu, we’ll hear about a park designed to keep koalas safe, then we’ll swim upstream to meet a bloodsucking fish. And we’ll finish with a rather large helping of dessert in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. How much waste can the robot shark collect each day? 2. What is the name of the planned National Park in NSW? 3. What sport does Jamieson play? 4. How did the pouched lampreys get from Antarctica to Western Australia? 5. Which country set a new strudel line world record?   Bonus Tricky Question What were the two main ingredients used to make the strudels? Answers 1. 500 kilograms 2. The Great Koala National Park 3. Boccia 4. By sucking on the backs of whales 5. Croatia Bonus Tricky Answer Flour and apple

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