Friday, February 3 - A new $5 design; Congo’s million person mass; killers off the WA coast; and a Roman god found in the sewer.

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.

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LINKS

The current $5 banknote: https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/five-dollar/ 

Heatwave Do’s and Don’t’s: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/queensland-heatwave-hot-weather-heatstroke-safety-health/101917120 

BBC video of the Pope’s mass: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64482031

Congolese choir rehearsals: https://www.youtube.com/@choralehosannasiloe 

Pictures of the Bremer Canyon orcas: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-30/hundreds-of-orcas-return-to-south-coast-hotspot/101897876 

Hercules statue after a cleanup: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hercules-statue-discovery-roman-sewer-2249303 

American Pie by Don Mclean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngDJIjbAvz4 

LINKS TO DIG DEEPER: 

All about Australian banknotes: https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/ 

Reserve Bank statement on $5 note: https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-02.html 

Learn more about orcas: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/orca 

TedEd on Hercules (suitable for older kids): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIIjhAuC76g 

Hercules in Rick Riordan books: https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Hercules 

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