Questions for discussion
Basin Plan Problems
1. Discuss the BTN Basin Plan Problems story in pairs. What points were raised in the discussion?
2. Why have the Murray and Darling rivers struggled to survive over the past decade?
3. Why did farmers need water from the Murray-Darling Basin?
4. Finish the following sentence: The Murray-Darling Basin is Australia’s most important agricultural region because…
5. Why was the Murray-Darling Plan created?
6. All states involved in the plan had to agree to it. True or false?
7. What were the important parts to the plan?
8. What did a recent Four Corners investigation find?
9. Why were people living downstream angry?
10. What do you understand more clearly after watching this story?
Check out the Basin Plan Problems resource on the Teachers page
Parliamentary Terms
1. What was the main point of the BTN story?
2. Our country’s oldest rule book is called the __________________.
3. What does Australia’s constitution say about how often a federal election has to be held?
4. What is a parliamentary term?
5. What percentage of countries around the world have a four or five-year term?
6. List the advantages of having a shorter parliamentary term?
7. What are the disadvantages?
8. What does Bill Shorten want Australia’s parliamentary term to be?
9. What did you learn watching the BTN story?
10. Do you think Australia’s federal parliamentary term should be extended to four years? Give reasons for your answer.
Vote in the BTN Online Poll
Dr Yunupingu
1. Summarise the Dr Yunupingu story.
2. Which island is Dr G Yunupingu from?
3. Which award did he win in 2008?
4. His songs are sung in his traditional language ____________.
5. What did you learn about Dr G Yunupingu’s life?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
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Indigenous Rites
1. Explain the Indigenous Rites story to another student.
2. Indigenous people have sacred ceremonies called ___________ _______________ when someone dies.
3. What does Sorry Business normally involve?
4. How long does it last?
5. What rules do many Indigenous people follow when someone has died?
6. What does the media do to respect these rules?
7. Why is it important not to show a deceased person face or hear their voice?
8. Who ultimately decides whether a person’s name or image is used after their death?
9. What questions do you have after watching this story?
10. What did you learn watching this story?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Megafauna Fossil Footprints
1. What does the BTN story explain?
2. On which island were fossils found recently?
3. What is the name of someone who studies fossils?
a. Ecologist b. Biologist
c. Palaeontologist
4. Explain what scientists found on the island.
5. Name three facts you learnt about the Tasmanian Tiger.
6. What does Aaron say about the possibility of the thylacine being alive today?
7. Describe what a diprotodon looks like.
8. What can the footprints found on Kangaroo Island tell us?
9. Illustrate an aspect of the story?
10. What did you like about the Fossil Footprints story?
Check out the Megafauna Fossil resource on the Teachers page Do the quiz on the BTN website
App Tutor
1. How old is Yuma?
2. When and why did he start coding?
3. How many apps does he have in the App Store at the moment?
4. What was the first app Yuma created?
5. Describe the latest game he’s created.
6. Yuma says that anyone can code if they have…
7. Why did he start his own YouTube channel?
8. Why does Yuma want more kids to learn to code?
9. What did he win recently?
10. What was surprising about this story?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Teacher Resource
Murray-Darling Plan
1. Discuss the BTN Basin Plan Problems story in pairs. What points were raised in the discussion?
2. Why have the Murray and Darling rivers struggled to survive over the past decade?
3. Why did farmers need water from the Murray-Darling Basin?
4. Finish the following sentence: The Murray-Darling Basin is Australia’s most important agricultural region because…
5. Why was the Murray-Darling plan created?
6. All state involved in the plan had to agree to it. True or false?
7. What were the important parts to the plan?
8. What did a recent Four Corners investigation find?
9. Why were people living downstream angry?
10. What do you understand more clearly after watching this story?
Murray-Darling
Before watching the BTN Murray Darling story...
• What do you already know about the Murray River?
• Do you have a connection to a river or significant body of water in your area?
• Who do you think relies on the Murray River? Brainstorm and record your thoughts as a class.
After watching the BTN Murray Darling story...
• Brainstorm a list of words and terms that relate to the BTN Murray Darling story. Use these words and terms to make your own sentences about the issue. Here are some to get you started.
o Agreement
o Murray Darling Basin plan o Livelihood
o Connection o Drought
o Crops and livestock
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Students will investigate how the Murray River supports people, wildlife and the economy.
Students will develop an understanding of the connection different people have to the Murray River.
Science – Year 5
Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE083)
Science – Year 6
The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment (ACSSU094) Year 6
Geography – Year 5
The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places (ACHASSK112)
The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them (ACHASSK113) Geography – Year 7 The way that flows of water connects places as it moves through the environment and the way this affects places (ACHGK038)
The quantity and variability of Australia’s water resources compared with other continents (ACHGK039)
Economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and peoples of the Asia region (ACHGK041)
o Wetlands o Agricultural o Food supply
Discuss with students what they learnt about the Murray River having watched the BTN Murray Darling story.
• Who depends on the Murray River?
• What is the job of the Murray Darling Basin Authority? Why is it important to have a plan to look after the Murray River?
• Why do you think BTN covered this issue?
Write a personal response to the BTN Murray Darling story. Leave a comment on the BTN Murray Darling story page. Ask students to finish one or more of the following incomplete sentences:
• This story made me feel….
• This story made me wonder…
• The Murray River is special because...
• The Murray River is in danger because...
• We can protect our rivers by...
Research Questions
• Where is the Murray–Darling Basin?
• How big is the Basin?
• What are the key features of its landscape?
• Why is water so important?
• What are the major towns and cities within the Murray-Darling Basin?
• Why is it important to Australia and Australians?
• What is my responsibility for its protection and preservation for the future?
• Many people depend on the Murray- Darling Basin for their livelihoods.
What is meant by this statement?
• Why is it referred to as a ‘basin’?
Further challenge
• Can you think of any strategies to help with water scarcity?
• Why is it such a complex problem?
Think about the environmental, social, political, economic and cultural reasons.
The Murray Darling Basin. Source: ABC News
How do we use the Murray River?
BTN River Kids is a documentary that looks at life along Australia's largest river system, the Murray River. It's narrated by Tyrone, a young Ngarrindjeri boy, who introduces us to people who depend on it.
The documentary highlights the importance of Australians working together to look after the Murray and how the river supports people, wildlife and the economy.
Watch BTN’s River Kids documentary to meet some of the kids that live along the Murray River and find out how they depend on it for different reasons.
Teachers can download the supporting teacher resource for topics of inquiry and other activities.
BTN River Kids video
BTN River Kids teacher resource
Students will choose one or more of the inquiry questions (listed in the teacher resource) to investigate and present their findings in an interesting way.
Water sharing game
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has designed a water sharing game, a powerful illustration of the diverse uses and needs for water throughout the Murray–Darling Basin. The aim of the game is to get water to the end of the river system.
Follow these simple step-by-step instructions
BTN – River Kids
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/topic/riverkids.htm
ABC News – What is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and why are we still talking about it?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-21/what-is-the-murray-darling-basin-plan/8043180
ABC News – Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Taxpayer-purchased water intended for rivers harvested by irrigators
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-24/murray-darling-basin-water-pumped-by-irrigators/8732702 ABC News – Who is benefitting from the billions spent on the Murray-Darling?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-24/who-is-benefitting-from-the-billions-spent-on-the-murray- darling/8738860
Murray-Darling Basin Authority – Basin Plan https://www.mdba.gov.au/basin-plan
Murray-Darling Basin Authority – Kids Page https://www.mdba.gov.au/education/for-kids
Teacher Resource
Megafauna Fossils
1. What does the BTN story explain?
2. On which island were fossils found recently?
3. What is the name of someone who studies fossils?
a. Ecologist b. Biologist c. Palaeontologist
4. Explain what scientists found on the island.
5. Name three facts you learnt about the Tasmanian Tiger.
6. What does Aaron say about the possibility of the thylacine being alive today?
7. Describe what a diprotodon looks like.
8. What can the footprints found on Kangaroo Island tell us?
9. Illustrate an aspect of the story?
10. What did you like about the Fossil Footprints story?
Negotiate with students how many activities they will need to complete.
• Students develop a glossary of words and terms that relate to fossils and megafauna. Below are some words to get them started. Add
words and meanings to your glossary as you come across unfamiliar words throughout your research. Consider using pictures and diagrams to illustrate meanings.
• What do you THINK about what you saw in the Megafauna Fossils story? What does this video make you WONDER?
o Think of three questions you have about the BTN Megafauna Fossils story. Remember that good questions are open-ended (have no right or wrong answer and can’t be answered with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’).
o What did you learn watching the BTN story? Leave your comment on the BTN Megafauna Fossils story page.
extinct fossil megafauna
palaeontologist thylacine diprotodon
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Students will develop a deeper understanding of Australian megafauna and fossils
Science – Year 6
The growth and survival of living things are affected by physical conditions of their
environment (ACSSU094)
Science – Year 7
Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as
new evidence becomes available (ACSHE119)
Interactions between organisms, including the effects of human activities can be represented by food chains and food
webs(ACSSU112)
o Why is it important to research fossils?
• Students will practice their note-taking while watching the BTN Megafauna Fossil story. After watching the story, ask students to reflect and organise the
information into three categories. Students may want to watch the story again or download a copy of the Aussie Fossil transcript to assist them with this activity. What information was...?
o Positive o Negative or o Interesting
• Students investigate Australian megafauna and create a profile of one of the animals. Australian megafauna included animals such as Here in Australia the megafauna included animals such as Diprotodon, a very large marsupial plant eater; Procoptodon, a giant leaf-eating kangaroo and Genyornis, a very tall flightless bird like an emu. Before students begin the megafauna profile, ask them to respond to the following questions:
o What does the term megafauna mean?
o Why did they grow so big?
o Why did they die out? Create a list of possible causes for megafauna extinction.
o What are some examples of extinct megafauna?
Megafauna Profile
o What was its scientific name? Was it known by any other names?
o What did it look like?
o How big was it?
o What was its habitat? Where did they live? Describe the environment that it lived in.
o What did it eat?
o How long ago did it live?
o When did it become extinct?
o What were some of the causes of its extinction?
o What were the effects of its extinction? Did it have an impact on humans, plants or other animals?
Procoptodon
Genyornis
• Research and write a Creature Feature about the thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger). Use this Creature Feature: Thylacine worksheet to record your findings. Use a range of sources to find the information.
• Create a fossil and megafauna quiz using Kahoot!.
Quizzes can be created to recap learning or test personal knowledge. There is also the option to connect with classrooms around the world and play kahoot in real time.
• Be a palaeontologist! Have a go at being a virtual palaeontologist and dig for megafauna fossil bones. Play the Pitfall game
ABC News – Fossil footprint reveal Kangaroo Island’s diverse ancient wildlife
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-23/kangaroo-island-fossil-footprints-reveal-ancient-wildlife/8735572 BTN – Tassie Tiger
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2252369.htm BTN – Weird Fossils
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2364705.htm Megafauna – Tasmanian Tiger
http://www.megafauna.com.au/view/megafauna/thylacinus-cynocephalus Australian Museum – The Thylacine
https://australianmuseum.net.au/the-thylacine
Flinders University News – Kangaroo Island – home of Tassie tigers, devils and megafauna
https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2017/07/24/kangaroo-island-home-tassie-tigers-devils-megafauna/
ABC Splash – Megafauna fossils video
http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/106498/megafauna-fossils
BTN: Episode 20 Transcript 1/08/17
Hi, I'm Nathan Bazley, thanks for joining me for BTN!
Coming up today:
• How long do you think our pollies should stay in power?
• The fossilised footprints that are proving just as valuable as bones.
• And meet the kid who wants to teach you how to code.
All that soon but first today.
Basin Plan Problems
Reporter: Emma Davis
INTRO: A lot of people this week have been talking about the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
It's a massive, multibillion dollar agreement designed to help save Australia's most important rivers. But a recent report says some people might be doing the wrong thing.
Here's more.
These great rivers are home to more than 2 million people. Some use it as their livelihood, some use it for research. Some like it for fun and there are many who feel a deep
connection to this land. But over the past decade or so, the great Murray and Darling Rivers have struggled to survive.
In the mid-2000s, Australia was going through one of the worst droughts ever recorded.
For hundreds of thousands of farmers, the only way to get water for their crops or livestock was to take it from the rivers in the Murray-Darling Basin. That's this massive area
covering more than a million square kilometres with at least 77 thousand kays of river. It's also Australia's most important agricultural region because around a third of our national food supply comes from the farms here.
But while farmers were taking water from the river there wasn't enough going back in to help it survive and some areas started to get really sick. So, in 2007 the federal
government created a new group called the Murray Darling Basin Authority. Its main job was to create a plan that made sure people weren't taking too much water out of the river and it had to get all the states involved to agree because what happens at one end at the river makes a huge difference to the other end.
After years of discussions and research, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan was finally signed in 2012. A big part of it was that the government was going to pay farmers to put water from their dams back into the river. It also introduced limits on how much farmers could take especially during times when the river levels were low. All up the government put 13 billion dollars into the plan, but 5 years on a lot of people reckon it isn't going as well as expected.
The ABC's Four Corners program recently discovered that certain cotton farms are taking way more water than they should. See growing cotton requires a lot of water. Like a lot!
And while these irrigation pipes have counters to measure how much water is being sucked up. It turns out that many of the counters aren't working so they haven't been recording how much water is actually being taken and experts think this was done on purpose.
That made a lot of people really angry because at the same time, these people downstream in the town of Broken Hill almost ran out of water.
AUNTY BERYL CARMICHAEL: When the river’s low, and there’s no water, there’s a sickness that engulfs the whole community. Everyone's fighting against one another.
There's arguments going on.
Some people have accused the New South Wales government of not following the Basin Plan or not doing enough to enforce its laws. The Basin Authority says their plan was created for a reason and that everyone needs to do their part to make sure that millions of Australians can continue to call these great rivers home.
This Week in News
To other news now and there have been some big delays at Aussie airports after extra security was put in place over the weekend.
It was done to keep travellers safe because over the weekend Sydney police arrested 4 men suspected of planning an attack on a plane.
But since then, the government's reassured everyone that our airports are safe and we're all okay to fly.
Meanwhile, Indigenous rangers in remote parts of west Arnhem land have discovered thousands of new rock paintings.
The art depicts all sorts of things from dreaming creatures to the first contact between traditional owners and police officers.
Rangers are now working to preserve and document all the art.
An amazing 456 hot air balloons have taken to the sky in France!
They broke the world record for the most balloons flying in once place at the same time.
And these little steps were a big milestone for a super cute polar bear cub at Sea World in Queensland.
The three-month old cub, who hasn't been named yet, has been learning life skills from her mother Liya since she was born in April.
She's not quite ready to meet the rest of the world yet but word is she could be out and about by the end of August!
Parliamentary Terms
Reporter: Ruby Cornish
INTRO: Next up. Recently, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announced that he was throwing his weight behind changing the length of time between federal elections.
It’s currently it's three years; he says it should be extended to four. But why? Here's the arguments for and against so you can make up your own mind.
QUEEN'S GUARD: Good people of the kingdom, may I present - your new queen!
PEASANTS: Huh?
Back when kings and queens ruled a lot of the world, their power would last a lifetime.
Some were even crowned as babies! And as they grew up, they stayed in power no matter what.
QUEEN: I hereby declare that I can do whatever I want!
PEASANT 1: Are we really stuck with her forever?
Here in Australia though, leadership's always been done differently. Here, the people in charge are voted in. And since Federation, our country's oldest rulebook - the Constitution- says there has to be a federal election at least once every three years, meaning we have a three-year parliamentary term. At the end of it, everyone over 18 heads to the polls to have a say on who they think should lead. That's a bit shorter than many other countries. In fact, 90 per cent have 4 or 5 year terms. So why do we have a limit in the first place? There are some good reasons not to let one person or group stay in charge for too long. If a leader isn’t doing a good job.
QUEEN: What? You have no money, army, or food? Oh well!
We should be able to replace them. And if people don't have that option.
PEASANT 2: Help! What can we do?
Things can get ugly.
PEASANT LEADER: Fetch the pitchforks.
The Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten says three years is too short. So now, he's suggested having an election every four years instead. He reckons leaders would then spend less time worrying about votes, and more time, well, leading!
BILL SHORTEN: Governments can be more daring and more determined if they're not constantly thinking about the next election.
Election campaigns are super expensive, so we'd save money if we had them less often too. Business groups are pretty keen on the idea. They say longer parliamentary terms will allow them plan further into the future. Soon after Bill Shorten put the idea out there, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called him to talk more about the idea. But even if every
politician agrees, making the change still wouldn't be easy. Changing to 4 year terms means changing the rules in this big rule book - the Constitution - and that can only happen through a referendum.
ALL PEASANTS: Down with the queen! Down with the queen! Down with the queen!
PEASANT LEADER: We want the queen gone!
PEASANT 1 and PEASANT 2: Yeah!
Referendums cost a lot of money, and to be successful it would need to get the thumbs up from more than half the voters in every state!
QUEEN'S GUARD: Yes, ah, well, ah...We'll think about it.
Nearly 30 years ago in 1988, Australia actually did vote on this very question, but fewer than a third of people said yes to making election cycles longer, so the referendum failed.
But that was quite a while ago - so what do you think now?
LARE: If we have an election every three years, parties will be worried about the election and they wouldn't worry about the problems that need to be fixed around Australia.
MAX: I think that it's rather a good idea because it will make us better in line with other countries.
CLAIRE: We have to have a referendum to change it, and that will be expensive and also in the past referendums haven't always worked.
ANGUS: I think the referendum, it's needed to improve the system. Why wouldn't you want a stronger government? A four-year term, I believe will make a stronger government.
Poll
And we'd like to know if you think our politicians should be voted in for four years instead of three.
Let us know in our online poll.
And here’s the results from last week’s poll.
Dr Yunupingu
Reporter: Jack Evans
INTRO: Next up. Australia's most prominent Indigenous musician, Dr G Yunupingu, has died. Here's a look back at his life and some of the music he created. But first a warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers, this story contains images of people who've died
People right around the world have paid tribute to famous Aussie singer, Dr G Yunupingu, who died last week at the age of 46. Dr G Yunupingu is from the remote Galiwin'ku
community on Elcho Island which is just off the coast of Arnhem land. He was born blind and learnt to play a right-handed guitar with his left hand by turning it upside down.
His songs are sung in his traditional language, Yolngu, and in 2008 he became internationally famous after winning an Aria award. His song, Bayini, was the first Indigenous language song to reach the top 5 in the ARIA charts. Dr G Yunupingi also performed with a bunch of other musicians including Paul Kelly and Sting and even performed for Barack Obama and the Queen. His music will continue to be shared and celebrated right around the world.
Indigenous Rites
Reporter: Jack Evans
INTRO: Now, in that report and all of the others broadcast in other news programs you won't have seen a picture of Dr Yunupingu's face. You also won't have heard anyone say his first name. But why? Take a look.
Around the world there are different ways that people celebrate the life of someone who has passed away. In New Orleans in the US funerals can involve long parades with jazz bands. In Thailand when a king dies, the entire country dresses in black and mourns for a full year. Back home Indigenous Australians have their own sacred ceremonies called Sorry Business
DANIEL BROWNING, AWAYE! - ABC INDIGENOUS ARTS PROGRAM: Sorry Business is a term that describes how Aboriginal people and communities all over Australia deal with the death of a person in their community. Now it can include private and public
expressions of grief, like a funeral, or it can just mean everyone coming together to mourn the loss of someone they loved. And it’s during Sorry Business, families and communities should be left alone to deal with that loss. Respect and privacy are also a big part of Sorry Business.
There are also a number of rules that many Indigenous people follow when someone has died. They can include not using the name of a person who's passed away; not showing any images or video of their face; and not broadcasting their voice either. These laws have been around for thousands of years and have been adapted as technology has changed.
And they're taken very seriously by the media. Which is why you might have seen things like this before.
INDIGENOUS WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have passed away.
And you might have also noticed that in all of the news reports about Dr Yunupingu's life and achievements his face or full name was never used. Some Indigenous people believe that by following these rules we won't disrupt the spirit of the departed. But for most, it's about respecting the person's family and community and allowing them time to grieve. But it's worth remembering that there are hundreds of Indigenous language groups. So, these rules can be different in different areas and it's often up to the family to ultimately decide whether or not names and images can be used. For example, last week Dr G Yunupingu's family decided it was ok to continue playing his music after he'd passed away. But images of him weren't allowed unless they were blurred. By working together and respecting the wishes of others, the aim is to be respectful while still publicly honouring the life of a great musician.
Megafauna Fossil Find
Reporter: Emma Davis
INTRO: Scientists have found hundreds of fossilised footprints on a beach on Kangaroo Island. Some of them belong to ancient megafauna, others, to extinct animals like the Tasmanian Tiger. We visited the scientist's lab to find out what you can actually learn from a really old footprint.
Just off the coast of South Australia lies a little island that's big on nature! Kangaroo Island is home to sea lions, penguins, koalas and, well, thousands of kangaroos. Obviously.
REPORTER: But according to experts, a few hundred years ago some much bigger creatures roamed the coasts of Southern Australia and I'm here to find out more about them.
This is Dr Aaron Camens. He's a palaeontologist and for almost a decade he's been investigating around 6 and a half thousand kilometres of coastline from Melbourne to Western Australia. But on Kangaroo Island he found these really interesting footprints.
REPORTER: What animals are we looking at?
DR AARON CAMENS, PALAEONTOLOGIST: We've got quite a range of different animals here. This is what's so special about the site, so you can see the three toes here of a bird footprint and then we've got little hopping footprints from little kangaroos and potoroos.
We’ve got brushed-tailed possums. This one here is actually the foot of a Tasmanian devil and over here we've got a Thylacine or a Tasmanian Tiger print.
The scientific name of the Tasmanian Tiger is Thylacinus cynocephalis which basically means pouched dog with a wolf's head because, well, it had a pouch and looked like a dog with a wolf's head. The thylacine went extinct almost 100 years ago. Experts say it died out because of hunting, loss of habitat and disease. But over time the thylacine has become a bit of an Aussie mystery, because there've been thousands of reported sightings out in the wild. But Aaron says none of those have ever been proven so it's almost impossible for a thylacine to still be alive.
AARON: Even though we've got tens of thousands of sightings across Australia, we don’t have one single bit of hard evidence, there's not one clear photo, there hasn't been a single thylacine caught anywhere on the mainland so signs point to it being extinct right across the country.
Another extinct animal Aaron found evidence of on Kangaroo Island was a diprotodontid. It was kind of like a wombat but giant, around 2 metres tall. The species existed between 2.3 million and 40 thousand years ago.
REPORTER: How do you know what it would have eaten and what it looked like?
AARON: Well actually, one of the key sites in interpreting or unravelling that mystery is a place called Lake Callabonna that's over east of the Flinders and lots and lots of
diprotodon actually got stuck in the mud there so not only are there skeletons preserved but sometimes we've even got gut contents as well.
Aaron says these footprints are an exciting find because they can give experts new insight into how these ancient animals lived and what this landscape might have looked like generations ago.
Quiz
Now to a quiz.
How big is the biggest footprint fossil ever found?
70cm across 1.7m across or 17m across The answer is: 1.7m
Sport
One of Australia's sporting icons Les Murray has died.
He was known as Mr Football covering the sport for SBS for more than 30 years.
A lot of people say he had a massive impact on the growth and success of soccer in Australia.
And speaking of soccer, the Matildas have scored their first ever win over world champs the United States in the Tournament of Nations comp.
The Aussies beat the Americans 1 nil then followed up with a 4-1 defeat of Japan.
Australia's had a bit of a disappointing result at the World Aquatic Championships in Hungary.
The team came in 7th overall which was their first time outside the top 5 since 1986.
Emily Seebohm won the team's only swimming gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke.
While Rhiannon Iffland became the first ever Aussie to win gold in the high diving event.
And Ned Wieland's become the youngest Aussie male to swim the English Channel!
The 16-year-old from Sydney spent up to 14 hours a week training for the swim and said it was tough going.
NED WIELAND: Sadly, the weather was playing a poll on me being able to swim the Channel and it just wasn't looking good and then all of a sudden there was a break in the weather at about 1:15 yesterday and that's when I went for it.
He finished the 34-kay swim from England to France in 9 hours and 45 minutes.
App Tutor
Reporter: Jack Evans
INTRO: Finally today. Have you ever wanted to learn how to code games and other apps?
Well, this rookie reporter might be able to help. 10-year old Yuma's been teaching kids how to code on his YouTube channel. He's also published 5 of his own apps and been invited to Apple in the US to talk about them. Take a look.
Hi BTN, my name in Yuma Soerianto and I am 10 years old. I live in Melbourne and I like taekwondo, playing piano and most of all I like to code. I started coding when I was 6, because my school work was not challenging enough. I started with coding websites and made online games and once I was good enough I started to learn apps from an iTunes Stanford university course which I finished in about 4 months. Currently I have 5 apps on the app store and I'm hoping to make even more. The first app I created was very simple as I was still learning how to make apps. It was called kid calculator and it is an app with big flashy numbers. It also tells you what number you pressed on so you will never press on the wrong number ever again. My favourite App so far is my latest game Let's Stack.
I like to say that coding is something anyone can do if they have the perseverance and if they have a creative and logical mind. Last year I decided to share my knowledge with others especially kids my age. So, I stared making videos on my YouTube channel 'anyone can code'. As I started making a few videos I found out that most viewers were adults instead of kids. The reason why I want kids to code is so they can make their ideas come true through apps. It also helps them think about what technology itself can achieve
and also it can help them. So, when technology advances over time they won’t struggle with the new technology and know how to use it.
I am also the youngest scholarship winner at Apple’s worldwide developers conference in San Jose in California.
TIM COOK: One of our youngest is here this morning his name is Yuma Soeriento he's from Australia and he's just 10 years old.
I was shocked when my dad told me that I won the scholarship. Meeting the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, was an amazing experience. When I showed him my apps he was amazed and he couldn't wait to see what I do next. I still want to keep coding but I believe technology can shape the world. So, I want to make apps for everyone to use so they can make their lives easier and I can shape the world.
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