With so much news around about the coronavirus COVID-19, it’s natural that kids are going to have questions and, this week, we’re going to answer some of them. It was announced this week that the wire service Australian Associated Press or AAP will close after 85 years and some reckon its closure will be a big blow for independent and accurate journalism. Australia’s new Children’s Laureate is worried that too many schools are moving away from traditional libraries and swapping rows of paper books for computers. We meet Presley, a 12-year-old kid who dreams of a career in ballet. He’s on his way to a training session run by the Queensland Ballet Company.
COVID-19 coronavirus is having a big effect on businesses and investors and last week, stock markets around the world fell because of the virus. We find out how that can happen by looking at the way global trade works. NASA’s InSight lander has been studying Mars in more detail than ever before. We find out more about the mysteries of Mars. We find out about the important role that dogs have always played in the military. We meet Brydi, a nine-year-old athlete who’s got her sights set on Paralympic glory.
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