Questions for discussion
North Korea Threats
1. As a class, discuss the BTN North Korea Threats story. What were the main points of the discussion?
2. Who has North Korea threatened with nuclear war?
3. Who is the leader of North Korea?
4. About how long has North Korea been threatening other countries with nuclear war?
5. North Korea isn’t as powerful as it says it is. Give some examples of this.
6. Which powerful friends does Australia have to protect it?
7. Which countries closer to North Korea are really worried about the nuclear threats?
8. Australian Prime Minister says North Korea should still be taken very seriously. True or false?
9. How did this story make you feel?
10. How has your thinking changed since watching the BTN story?
Check out the North Korea Threats resource on the Teachers page.
Citizenship Changes
1. Discuss the Citizenship Changes story with another student and record the main points of the discussion.
2. What rights and responsibilities do Australian citizens have?
3. Why was a citizenship test introduced by former Prime Minister John Howard?
4. What sorts of questions are in the test?
5. The Government are going to make the process of getting citizenship easier. True or false?
6. Give an example of a change they are going to make.
7. New citizens will also have to prove they’re trying to fit into society by…
8. Why are some people against the changes?
9. What do you think are Australia’s values?
10. What did you learn watching the BTN story?
Check out the Citizenship Changes resource on the Teachers page
Battle of Coral Sea
1. Briefly summarise the BTN story.
2. Where is the Coral Sea? Locate using Google Maps.
3. The Battle of the Coral Sea happened during which war?
4. Who was Australia and its allies fighting against in that war?
5. Which places did Japan plan to invade?
6. Why did they want to invade those countries?
Episode 10 2nd May 2017
8. In May 1942 hundreds of ____________________ troops joined Australia’s and went to sea to intercept Japan’s forces.
9. Why was the Battle of the Coral Sea considered a significant battle?
10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BTN story?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Kids Suing Trump
1. What does the BTN story explain?
2. Where does Levi live?
3. Why is Levi worried about his local beach?
4. Levi is part of a group of young people who are suing ____________________.
5. Why are they suing him?
6. What are President Trump’s views on climate change?
7. Finish the following sentence: Levi and his group think that young people have a right to a…
8. When will the trial be held?
9. What was surprising about the BTN story?
10. If you could send Levi a message, what would it be?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Marngrook Footy
1. Explain the BTN Marngrook Footy story to another student.
2. Briefly explain how the game of Aussie Rules was invented.
3. Some people say that Aussie rules may have been based on which sport played by Indigenous people?
4. What does Marngrook mean in the Gunditjmara language?
5. The ball in Marngrook is made of a. Possum skin
b. Kangaroo skin c. Cow hide
6. About how many players are there on each team?
7. Finish the following sentence: In a game of Marngrook, the winner is the person who…
8. In Djab Warrung language the word mumarkke means what?
9. Do you think Aussie Rules and Marngrook are similar? Explain your answer.
10. What was surprising about the story?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Teacher Resource
North Korea
1. As a class, discuss the BTN North Korea Threats story. What were the main points of the discussion?
2. Who has North Korea threatened with nuclear war?
3. Who is the leader of North Korea?
4. About how long has North Korea been threatening other countries with nuclear war?
5. North Korea isn’t as powerful as it says it is. Give some examples of this.
6. Which powerful friends does Australia have to protect it?
7. Which countries closer to North Korea are really worried about the nuclear threats?
8. Australian Prime Minister says North Korea should still be taken very seriously. True or false?
9. How did this story make you feel?
10. How has your thinking changed since watching the BTN story?
Class Discussion
Before students watch the BtN North Korea Threats story, ask them to record what they know about the country. Watch the story and discuss the information raised as a class. What questions do students have? Ask students why North Korea is in the news at the moment.
Snapshot of North Korea
Watch the short BTN video about North Korea and answer the following questions:
1. Who is the supreme leader of North Korea?
2. Kim Il-sung is North Korea’s _______________ President.
3. In which year did he die?
4. What is a necrocracy?
5. What is life like for people living in North Korea?
6. How did North Korea get nuclear weapons?
7. Approximately how many nuclear weapons does North Korea have? How does that compare to other countries?
8. What do experts say about the possibility of North Korea using nuclear weapons on another Episode 10 2nd May 2017
Students will investigate North Korea in more detail including what life is like in the country and the nuclear threat it poses.
Geography – Year 6 The geographical diversity of the Asia region and the location of its major countries in relation to Australia (ACHASSK138)
Differences in the economic, demographic and social
characteristics of countries across the world (ACHASSK139)
HASS – Years 5 & 6
Develop appropriate questions to guide an inquiry about people, events, developments, places, systems and
challenges (ACHASSI122) (ACHASSI094)
Civics and Citizenship – Year 6 The obligations citizens may consider they have beyond their own national borders as active and informed global citizens
(ACHCK039)
Students will investigate in more depth some questions they have about North Korea.
Define: What do I want to know?
Key questions to research
Students can choose one or more of the following questions or come up with their own:
• Why was Korea divided into North Korea and South Korea?
• What is life like for people in North Korea?
• What is the school system like in North Korea?
• What happens if North Koreans are caught listening to foreign broadcasts? How does this impact on people’s freedom of speech?
• How would your life be similar and/or different if you grew up in North Korea?
• How does the rest of the world view North Korea?
Locate: Where do I find the information?
What resources will help answer my questions? (Internet, people, resource centre, organisations, print). Discuss with students what a reliable source is.
Select: What information is important for the investigation?
Students may need support to sort through and select relevant information.
Organise: How do I make sense of the information?
Students can organise their research by creating main headings from their questions. Write each heading on a separate piece of paper. Record the information found for each question.
Present: How do we let others know about this information?
Students decide on the best way to present the information. Possibilities could include:
• A `Did You Know’ Fact sheet
• Create an infographic using Canva
• Prezi presentation
• Oral presentation
Evaluate: What have we learnt?
Students reflect on what they have learnt about North Korea and respond to the following.
• What I learned...
• What I found surprising...
Nuclear Weapons
Students watch the BTN Nuclear Threats story then answer the following questions:
1. What happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?
2. Where does the power in a nuclear weapon come from?
3. What was the tension between the USA and the Soviet Union known as?
4. How did many people react to nuclear weapons?
5. When did the Cold War end?
6. What did many countries agree to do when it ended?
7. Which countries have nuclear weapons?
As a class, create a mind map with `Nuclear Weapons’ at the centre. Ask the students to brainstorm words that they associate with nuclear weapons.
Draw a line from the circle to connect each idea to the central theme:
nuclear weapons.
Some questions to generate students’ ideas include:
• Which countries have nuclear weapons?
• What do nuclear weapons do?
• What makes nuclear weapons different than other weapons?
• What is radiation?
Information Report
Using the information recorded on the mind map and additional research, students write an information report about the subject.
Information reports are factual texts written to inform and provide detailed facts about a topic. Discuss with students what they already know about the purpose, structure and features of an information report. Use the following as a guide to use with students.
• Purpose – An information report provides information to the reader by stating facts.
• Structure – see table below.
• Language features – write in the present tense, use technical or scientific words and write in the third person.
Students can then use the following plan to help write their report.
Information report – structure
Title States a topic
Introduction The opening statement explains the subject of the report, and includes a definition or short description.
Body Facts grouped into paragraphs. Starts with a topic sentence. Include subject specific language.
Text features such as sub-headings, labelled
diagrams, charts and captioned photographs may be included.
Conclusion A summary of what the topic is about and end with an interesting fact.
Reflection
What did you learn?
What do you understand more clearly?
BTN – North Korea Tests
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4538779.htm BTN – North Korea
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3687415.htm Youtube – What’s the deal with North Korea?
https://youtu.be/GBPdiydKDIQ
CBBC Newsround – What’s going on in North Korea?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/39762137 CBBC Newsround – Guide to North Korea http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20692214 BBC – North Korea country profile
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-15256929
Teacher Resource
Citizenship
1. Discuss the Citizenship Changes story with another student and record the main points of the discussion.
2. What rights and responsibilities do Australian citizens have?
3. Why was a citizenship test introduced by former Prime Minister John Howard?
4. What sorts of questions are in the test?
5. The Government are going to make the process of getting citizenship easier. True or false?
6. Give an example of a change they are going to make.
7. New citizens will also have to prove they’re trying to fit into society by…
8. Why are some people against the changes?
9. What do you think are Australia’s values?
10. What did you learn watching the BTN story?
After watching the BtN Citizenship Changes story, ask students to finish one or more of the following incomplete sentences:
• This story made me wonder why...
• It was interesting to learn that...
• This story made me feel...
Hold a class discussion about the information raised in the BTN story. What questions do students have (what are the gaps in their knowledge)? The following questions may help guide the discussion:
• What does it mean to be an Australian citizen?
• How do people become Australian citizens?
• What are the rights and responsibilities of citizenship?
• What do you think are Australia’s values?
Use the following KWLH organiser as a framework to consider what they would like to know and learn.
What do I know?
What do I want to know?
What have I learnt?
How will I find out?
Episode 10 2nd May 2017
Students will investigate the rights and responsibilities and shared values of Australian citizenship.
Civics and Citizenship Years 5 & 6
Present civics and citizenship ideas and viewpoints for a particular purpose
using civics and citizenship terms and concepts (ACHCS045) (ACHCS033)
Civics and Citizenship – Year 6 Who can be an Australian citizen, the formal rights and responsibilities, and shared values of
Australian citizenship (ACHCK038)
Identify over-generalised statements in relation to civics and citizenship topics and issues (ACHCS041)
Six Hat Thinking
As a class, use Edward De Bono’s Six Hat Thinking to explore the issue of citizenship in Australia. Make your own coloured hat cut- outs and place on the floor.
Students will take it in turns answering questions in relation to what they already know about the issue, what they have learned from the BTN Citizenship story and what they want to learn further about the topic.
Ask students to consider what rights and responsibilities they have as a citizen of Australia. Fill in the table below.
Rights
of an Australian citizen
Responsibilities of an Australian citizen
What are Australian values?
Ask students to brainstorm a list of values that they think define what it is to be an Australian. Students can then survey people from their school community to find out what values are important to them. What are the three values that they think are the most important to Australia? Reflect on their own beliefs. What do they think is the most important value for Australia and why?
Migration in Australia
Students will investigate the experiences of people who have migrated to Australia. Identify and explore the migration experience through the eyes of one migrant group that has come to Australia. For example:
• Chinese migrants who worked in the goldfields in the 1850s
• Italian migrants that came to Australia during the 1950s and 60s
• Vietnamese refugees who arrived in Australia after fleeing their homeland in 1975
Display your research in an interesting way and include images, text
and audio. Answer some or all of the following questions:
o Who came?
o Where did they come from?
o When did they come?
o Why did they come?
o What was life like in Australia for them?
o What contributions to Australian life did these individuals or cultural groups make?
o Write a letter from the point of view of a newly arrived person describing their experiences to a family member who remained back home.
Further Investigation
Many Australian citizens have shaped our nation into what it is today. Students will identify Australian citizens whom they feel have contributed significantly to our national identity. Students prepare a
presentation for the class about what their chosen person has contributed to Australia. Students may want to consider producing a painting of a famous Australian who has made a positive contribution to Australian society and identity. Display the paintings in an ‘Australian Citizenship Gallery of Identities’.
Take the Test!
Students have a go at the Australian citizenship practise tests. Ask the students to reflect on the questions in the test and ask them if they would change any of the questions. What would they change and why? Create your own Australian citizenship test and then test your classmates.
Students watch the BTN Citizenship story and answer the following questions:
1. There are a few ways that you can be a citizen of a country. Name one of them.
2. When a person applies to be a citizen, what might they have to do?
3. What is dual citizenship?
4. What special rights do you have as a citizen of Australia?
5. What responsibilities do Australian citizens have?
6. How does the Australian government want to change the citizenship laws?
7. Why are some people worried about changing the laws?
8. Should the government be able to take away a person’s Australian citizenship? Why or why not?
BTN – Citizenship
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4247966.htm
ABC News – Australian citizenship law changes mean migrants will face tougher tests
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-20/migrants-to-face-tougher-tests-for-australian-citizenship/8456392 ABC News – Citizenship test: Australians around the country have their say on values
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-20/australians-share-values-after-citizenship-test-ovehaul- proposed/8458154
BTN: Episode 10 Transcript 2/05/17
Hi I'm Nathan Bazley and this is BTN!
Coming up today:
• What does it take to become an Australian? We find out.
• Meet the nine-year-old kid suing the President of the United States.
• And learn about the old Indigenous sport that might've helped inspire Aussie Rules.
We will have all that for you very soonbut first:
North Korea Threats
Reporter: Jack Evans
INTRO: Should you be scared of North Korea? That's the question a lot of Australians are asking themselves after threats of nuclear war were aimed at us by the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un. So, to start today we're going to find out whether you should actually be worried.
This parade looks like a big celebration. But for many countries it was also seen as a big threat. Recently, North Korea has tested weapons the United Nations says it's not allowed to make and threatened some countries with nuclear war, like the US and its allies,
including Japan and even Australia.
KCNA: If Australia persists in following the U.S. [It'll come] within the range of the nuclear strike of the strategic force of the DPRK.
After hearing about these threats it's easy to feel worried about what could happen if North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un decides to follow through. But It's something experts say Aussie kids shouldn't stress about right now. Here's a few reasons why:
Firstly, North Korea has a long history of threatening others
For around 40 years North Korea has regularly been threatening other countries with war with statements like this.
STIMME KOREAS: If the American imperialists provoke us a bit, we will not hesitate to slap them with a pre-emptive nuclear strike.
Recently, North Korea has even started releasing YouTube videos threatening the US. But it has never actually followed through on any of them.
Secondly, North Korea isn't as powerful as it says it is.
North Korea holds parades like this to show off its military might and it often boasts about how powerful its weapons are.
KIM JONG-UN: Our advanced strike assets, irrefutable in terms of science and technology, just show the strength and dignity of our country.
But most experts say a lot of that just isn't true. It's been known to parade weapons that are actually fakes and claim to have perfected technology that fails or doesn’t even exist yet. Unfortunately, we do know that North Korea does have some nuclear weapons. But at this stage it doesn't have the ability to launch them very far. Meaning that for now Australia is safe. And even if it did try to start a nuclear war with its estimated 10 nuclear weapons, it would have a tough time beating countries like the US or Russia, which both have around 7000.
And lastly, Australia has powerful friends to help protect it.
If North Korea ever did try to attack Australia, the US would be there to support us because of an alliance we have that was formed during WWII. And if you compare the amount each country spends on defence it's not hard to see who'd have the upper hand.
But while knowing this information should help ease your fears about North Korea's threats, it's worth remembering that there are countries closer to North Korea that are really worried right now like South Korea and Japan. In fact, recently, Japan sent this information out to schools to show kids what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. To try to stop that happening leaders from many countries around the world are working together to put pressure on North Korea to back down peacefully. But while those efforts continue.
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says this small nation should still be taken very seriously.
MALCOLM TURNBULL: This reckless and dangerous regime puts the peace, the stability, the prosperity of our region at risk.
Ask a Reporter
Have you got a question about North Korea? Ask me live on Friday during Ask a Reporter!
Head to our website for all the details
This Week in News
To other news now. A 13-year old boy's being praised for his bravery and survival skills after spending three days lost in the Tasmanian wilderness with his dad. Stephen and his dad were at the Huon campground where they were supposed to go for a short bushwalk but they strayed onto the wrong track and got lost.
REPORTER: What was it like?
STEPHEN, HIKER: Really tough. Really, really tough!
They managed to make a hut near a river and ate food that other hikers had stashed away along the track. Eventually they were found 15 kays from where they started. And while Stephen's dad had mild hypothermia from the cold they're both in good shape.
Last week thousands of Australians across the country commemorated Anzac Day. For many it was a day to remember the Aussies who've served in wars and conflicts around the world.
KID: I'm marching for my grandpa and his name is called Thomas.
KID: My grandpa was in the war and I had to do this for him because he's my Grandpa.
People marked the day in other ways too. These students travelled 127-kays by horseback from Hermannsburg to Alice Springs as part of 'Ride for Pride'. They wanted to
acknowledge the role Indigenous people have played in the Australian defence forces.
COMMENTATOR: Here are some of the riders coming into camp.
While these guys from Ela Murray International School in Papua New Guinea did a great job cleaning up the entrance to the Kokoda track.
COMMENTATOR: The first unit of soldiers to arrive here were B company 39th Battalion.
The Cassini spacecraft has survived its first dive through Saturn's rings giving us the closest view we've ever had of Saturn's atmosphere.
Cassini even managed to snap a giant hurricane on the planet's surface as it travelled in between Saturn and its rings.
It will attempt another 21 dives before its mission ends in September.
And finally, more than a thousand redheads and supporters have created a sea of orange in Melbourne's Federation Square for the second annual Ginger Pride rally.
CROWD: R-A-N-G-A!
The event's all about celebrating red hair and helping red heads feel confident about their hair colour. And there was certainly plenty of pride on show.
REDHEAD WOMAN: It's great, it's so much fun, I feel so connected to everyone who's ginger.
REDHEAD MAN: It's about celebrating the uniqueness that we hold as the 1-2 percent of the population.
Citizenship Changes
Reporter: Amelia Moseley
INTRO: Next up. Recently the Australian Government announced changes to the way refugees and migrants become citizens of this country. But what does it mean to become a citizen? And what sort of difference will these changes make? Let's take a look.
What do these, er-herm, very famous and talented Australians have in common? Julia Gillard, Keith Urban, Sophie Monk, the founding members of ACDC and me. Well, we were all born somewhere else and became Australian citizens!
Pretty much everyone who's born here is automatically a member of the Australia club. But if, like me, you became a citizen you'll have a citizenship certificate like this.
REPORTER: It makes you an official Aussie with the same rights and responsibilities as any Australian, including voting, paying taxes and being able to live here permanently.
Every year, more than 100 thousand people from more than 200 nations are given this important piece of paper. They attend a special ceremony and swear an oath to be loyal to Australia, and for most new citizens it's something to be proud of! The federal government says it should be an honour that's only given to people who plan to uphold our country's laws and values. So, last week it announced that it wants to make some changes to the way people go about getting citizenship.
MALCOLM TURNBULL, AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER: There is no more important title in our democracy than Australian citizen and Australian citizenship that institution must reflect Australian values.
Back in 2007, then Prime Minister John Howard said something similar about potential new citizens.
JOHN HOWARD, FORMER AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER: An understanding of um, basic aspects of Australian society, our culture and our values.
So Mr Howard introduced a citizenship test. It's written in English and it's multiple choice, including questions on Australia's history, culture and values like 'What do we remember on Anzac Day?' and 'Who maintains peace and order?' Every 18 to 60-year-old applying for citizenship has to take that test and they have to be permanent residents here for at least a year to be eligible.
Now, the Government's decided it wants to make the process tougher. Under its new plan, people will have to be permanent residents for four years before applying, they'll have to undergo more thorough criminal background checks, questions will be added to the citizenship test to prove people can speak English fluently and potential citizens will be asked if they agree with things like respecting women’s and kids' rights, and the number of times someone can fail the test and try again soon after will be limited.
On top of all that, new citizens will also have to prove they're trying to fit in with society by doing stuff like working, sending their kids to school and joining community clubs. The government reckons these changes will make sure every new Aussie fits in.
But some say there's no reason to change the test or make people wait longer to become citizens. They say a test can't really tell you that much about a person's values anyway, and some reckon a harder language test could exclude people who are still learning English but could still be valued citizens.
The government still has to get the changes through parliament, so we'll have to wait and see whether becoming an Australian becomes a little more complicated!
Discussion Question
And on citizenship we've got a class discussion topic for you now.
What do you think are Australia's values? Have a chat about it and add your ideas to the story page on our website.
Poll
And while you're there we'd like to know what you think about the government's plan to make it harder to become a citizen of Australia. Let us know where you stand in our online poll.
Battle of the Coral Sea
Reporter: Amelia Moseley
INTRO: Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will this week meet US President Donald Trump to mark 75 years since the beginning of Australia's military relationship with America. As we mentioned earlier Australia and the US first teamed up on the 4th of May 1942 to fight Japan in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Here's more about the battle and how it started such a long friendship.
US NEWSREEL, 1942: More than eight thousand miles from the American mainland lies Australia!
It was 1942, in the middle of World War Two, when Australia found itself in need of a great and powerful friend to help fight against a great and powerful enemy.
US NEWSREEL, 1942: Guarded by sturdy ships and ever-watchful planes, American fighting men land safely on Australia's friendly shores.
Just a few months earlier, Japan had bombed American and British forces at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii bringing the United States into the war. It joined a group of countries including the UK, Australia and France that were fighting against another group of countries led by Germany, Italy and Japan.
Japan's plan was to take control over the whole Pacific region. By early 1942, it had
Moresby in Papua New Guinea via the Coral Sea. If Japan managed that, it would strengthen its defences, cut sea ties between Australia and the US and make it easier to attack their military bases, including the ones in Queensland. But what Japan didn't know was that intelligence agencies had cracked its secret codes and uncovered the plan!
So in May 1942, hundreds of American troops joined Australia's and went to sea to
intercept Japan's forces. That's when the Battle of the Coral Sea began. The fighting went on for several days as both sides searched by air for each other’s vessels and attacked them from far away. They did that by launching fighter planes from huge aircraft carriers, and dropped torpedoes or bombs on the enemy. It was the first air-sea battle of its kind in history. On both sides, hundreds of people died and hundreds more were injured, and both suffered big losses of an aircraft carrier each, plus many planes and smaller ships.
QUOTE FROM CREWMAN MERVYN JOHNSTON, HMAS AUSTRALIA: We could hear the comments of various pilots [who] in some cases were running out of fuel or could not land on the 'Lexington' or the 'Yorktown' as they were either damaged or on fire. Many messages were goodbyes to friends or loved ones.
At the time, many people believed the Battle of the Coral Sea saved Australia from invasion. At the least, it was a major turning point in the war in the Pacific; reducing Japan's fighting power for the battles that came after. It was also the start of a military friendship between two allied countries that still exists today.
Did You Know?
Did you know? No opposing ships fired at each other during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
It was fought entirely by aircraft attacking ships.
Kids Suing Trump
Reporter: Natasha Thiele
INTRO: Next up a nine-year old American kid is part of a group of young people currently suing US President Donald Trump over his environmental policies. We talked to him to find out what he's so worried about.
Levi's a huge fan of the beach. He uses it for meditation and a place to read books. He even has a special spot he likes to sit in!
LEVI: It is really nice to be able to be sitting over here and being able to see the ocean.
But right now, Levi is really worried about his favourite local beach in Florida because of climate change.
LEVI: I just think that climate change is a really big problem right now and my dunes are being eroded like this and that's a cause of climate change so we need to do something to stop that.
How? Well he's taking on one of the world's most powerful people, who's also around 8 times his age!
Levi's part of a group of 21 young people, who along with a heap of environment
organisations and experts, are suing US President Donald Trump over his climate change policies. That's because President Trump doesn't really think it's a thing and during his campaign for the top job, he said he would cancel a global agreement aimed at tackling the issue.
DONALD TRUMP, US PRESIDENT: We are going to cancel the Paris climate agreement and stop, unbelievable, and stop all payments of the United States tax dollars to UN global warming programs.
He's also talked about plans to cut government spending on climate change. But that's upset a lot of people from big name scientists to kids like Levi!
LEVI: I was just totally in shock when I figured out that he doesn't believe that climate change is real. I was just completely shocked. I was like, "What, what, what?"
They argue that things like rising ocean temperatures and rising sea levels are already having a negative effect on beaches and marine life.
LEVI: That's what my nightmares are about, that I won't have dunes.
And if something isn't done now, they say their favourite beaches might not be there when they're older.
That's why Levi and his group are suing the government for failing to protect the planet from climate change. They reckon young people have a right to a safe, healthy and liveable planet when they grow up. And they're hoping the court might order the US government to take action to reduce carbon emissions and fight the problem.
The government's already tried to have the lawsuit thrown out of court, but Levi and his team aren't giving up. The trial is set to be held later this year and while some people think their case probably won't get very far, they're hoping they'll be taken seriously on an issue close to their hearts.
Quiz
Which country is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide?
• The United States
• The United Kingdom
• or China
The answer is: China
Sport
Sydney will make their fourth grand finals appearance this weekend after a 3-nil win over Perth Glory on Saturday. While two of Sydney's goals were controversially awarded by the video referee they out-classed the Glory throughout the match. They'll meet Melbourne Victory in a re-match of the 2015 Grand final after Melbourne knocked Brisbane Roar out of the comp on Sunday with a 1-nil win.
The crows are a win clear at the top of the AFL ladder after thumping Richmond at the Adelaide Oval. The Tigers started well but fell apart after the first quarter scoring 64 points to the Crows 140. That makes Adelaide the only unbeaten side after 6 rounds so far.
Now if you think things can sometimes get muddy on the footy field, take a look at this competition! The Kamfari race in the Northern Territory is all about avoiding bogs, stacks or even just sinking. And at the four-hour mark whoever's managed to stay in front wins the race! This year it was Chris Warwick who's been racing in the Kamfari for 14 years.
CHRIS WARWICK: This is the best, I’ve always wanted to win this race since I was a little kid.
Speaking of unusual races here's another one! It's the Puffing Billy Great Train Race held in Victoria's Dandenong ranges. It pits people against a century-old steam train to see which can complete the hilly 13.5 kay race first!
This year the first place human beat the machine by more than 10 minutes but it looks like the steam train came out the real winner as all funds from the race go to the Puffing Billy Preservation Society.
And after six days of this the Gorilla Man has finished the London Marathon! Tom Harrison known as Mr Gorilla completed the 42-kilometre course on his hands and feet. It might not be the most efficient way to run a race but it was all for a good cause
TOM HARRISON: Tough at points, but yeah really glad I've done it, and it's highlighted Gorilla's plight all over the world so that's fantastic.
Marngrook Footy
Reporter: Jack Evans
INTRO: Finally today, a researcher has uncovered evidence that Aussie Rules Football might actually have been influenced by a traditional Indigenous game called Marngrook.
So, we thought we'd take a closer look at Marngrook and let you decide if you think they're related.
It's the game millions love to watch and play. But what is it that makes Aussie Rules
Football so unique? Well Aussie Rules was founded more than 150 years ago, by Thomas
Wentworth Wills, who at the time was one of Australia's best cricketers. He grew up in Australia and spent some time in England, so he'd seen a lot of different sports played.
When he returned home he decided to encourage his cricketing team mates to keep fit in the winter by playing a new game he'd come up with - a game we know today as Aussie Rules.
Over the years, many people have tried to guess where its unique rules came from. Some say it was rugby and other forms of Footy. But others say some of the rules might actually have been based on a traditional sport played by Australia's Indigenous people for
thousands of years called Marngrook. Marngrook is the Gunditjmara word for 'Game Ball'.
And like Aussie Rules it's a contact sport between two teams that fight for possession of a ball with kicks and catches.
There are a few differences though. Instead of being made out of cow hide a Marngrook ball is made out of possum skin and Marngrook teams are much bigger with up to 50 players on each side. You also had to be pretty fit to play because games lasted for around 2 days! At the end of all that only one person was named the winner. The person who either kicks the furthest, jumps the highest or has the ball for the longest.
But here's where Marngrook starts to look more like Aussie Rules. Teams would come from all over and would be represented by different animal totems. Sound familiar?
Marngrook is also a free flowing game without an offside rule just like Aussie Rules. Then there's the mark. If you've ever watched an AFL match you'd know what a mark is. You catch the ball and you get a kick. It's the same in Marngrook. In fact, the word for catch in Djab Warrung is Mumarkke or Mark for short. These similarities have led many people to believe there must be a shared history between Marngrook and Aussie Rules. However, the AFL says there isn't enough evidence to prove it.
But now, transcripts have been found that show Marngrook was played near where Tom Wills grew up, here in Western Victoria - Djab Wurrung country. And there, it was already known that he'd befriended kids from the local Indigenous community and learnt to speak their language. Which means he could have been introduced to Marngrook before creating Aussie Rules.
Some experts still doubt the connection and Tom never actually admitted one. But while the origin of Aussie rules continues to be debated, no one doubts the mark the game has made on this country or the mark Indigenous athletes have made while playing it.
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