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Questions for discussion

Saying Sorry

1. Summarise this story.

2. Who was the Australian Government recently caught spying on?

3. They were caught spying on their...

a. Mobile phones

b. Facebook account

c. Online banking details

4. What did protestors do when they found out that the Australian Government was spying on Indonesia?

5. Why won’t Tony Abbott say sorry to the Indonesian President? List the reasons.

6. Why is it important that Tony Abbott says sorry?

7. Do you think Australia should apologies to Indonesia? Explain your answer.

8. Imagine if you caught someone spying on you. How would you feel?

9. What do you know about the relationship between Australia and Indonesia? Discuss as a class.

10. What is the capital of Indonesia?

a. Bali

b. Jakarta

c. Manila

Should Australia say sorry for spying on Indonesia? Have your say in the BtN online poll. To vote head to the BtN website http://abc.net.au/btn/polls.htm

Eureka Stockade

1. When is the anniversary for the Eureka Stockade?

2. Where was the Eureka Stockade? Locate using Google Maps.

3. What is the Eureka Stockade? Explain what happened.

4. What happens at Sovereign Hill?

5. What was mined in Ballarat Victoria in the 1850s?

a. Copper

b. Diamonds

c. Gold

6. Describe what life was like for the miners.

7. What did the miners call themselves?

8. What happened to the miners if they didn’t hold a license?

9. How has the Eureka Stockade contributed to democracy in Australia?

10. What does the Eureka flag look like and what does it symbolise?

Check out BtN’s Eureka Stockade teacher resource. Students learn about the impact of the Eureka

Stockade on Australian democracy. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/resources/teacher/episode/20131203-

eurekastockade.pdf

Test your knowledge in the BtN Eureka quiz. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/quiz.htm

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Fast Cars

1. In your own words, describe Formula 1 racing.

2. What is the name of the Australian Formula 1 in Schools team?

3. How long is the car that the students made? Illustrate.

4. How fast does their car travel?

5. What is their Formula 1 car made from?

a. Pine

b. Balsawood

c. Oak

6. Why do you think this particular type of wood is used to make the Formula 1 car?

7. List the different roles that the students have in making the Formula 1 car.

8. Where did the team go in America to represent Australia? Find using Google Maps.

9. What awards did team Odyssey win?

10. Design and illustrate your own Formula 1 car.

Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the BtN Fast Cars story page.

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3900132.htm .

Year in Review 2013

1. What was your favourite BtN story for 2013? Explain your answer.

2. How many Prime Ministers did Australia have in 2013? List.

3. Name the U.S. spy that made news headlines around the world?

4. What country was Australia found to be spying on?

5. The Duke and Duchess of _______________ had their baby.

6. What church chose a new Pope?

a. Uniting Church

b. Church of England

c. Catholic Church

7. What AFL team was accused of cheating?

8. Describe a natural disaster that occurred in 2013?

9. Who reported for BtN on the Philippines typhoon this year?

10. If you were a rookie reporter for BtN what 2013 event would you like to report on?

Check out BtN’s Year in Review 2013 teacher resource. Students will review BtN’s stories for 2013 and

put together their own BtN episode. Students will understand what makes a story newsworthy.

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/resources/teacher/episode/20131203-yearinreview2013.pdf

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Activity

Eureka Stockade

Key Learning Students will learn about the impact of the Eureka Stockade on Australian democracy.

The Australian Curriculum History / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / The Australian Colonies

The impact of a significant development or event on a colony; for example, frontier conflict, the gold rushes, the Eureka Stockade, internal exploration, the advent of rail, the expansion of farming, drought. (ACHHK095)

The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony; for example, explorers, farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, humanitarians, religious and political leaders, and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. (ACHHK097)

History / Historical Skills / Analysis and use of sources

Identify the origin and purpose of primary and secondary

sources (ACHHS209)

History / Historical Skills / Historical questions and research

Identify a range of questions about the past to inform a historical

inquiry (ACHHS207)

Discussion Questions

1. When is the anniversary for the Eureka Stockade?

2. Where was the Eureka Stockade? Locate using Google Maps.

3. What is the Eureka Stockade? Explain what happened.

4. What happens at Sovereign Hill?

5. What was mined in Ballarat Victoria in the 1850s?

a. Copper

b. Diamonds

c. Gold

6. Describe what life was like for the miners.

7. What did the miners call themselves?

8. What happened to the miners if they didn’t hold a license?

9. How has the Eureka Stockade contributed to democracy in Australia?

10. What does the Eureka flag look like and what does it symbolise?

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Activities

Remember and understand

After watching the BtN Eureka Stockade story encourage students to participate in and contribute to a class

discussion about the Eureka Stockade. Find out what your students know about the event, what they learnt

from the story and what questions they have about Eureka Stockade.

Working individually or in pairs students can investigate their own questions or some of the following.

Encourage students to share their research with the class in an interesting way.

Primary and secondary sources

Students will identify the origin and purpose of primary and secondary sources and share their findings with

the class. As a class brainstorm examples of primary and secondary sources.

Definition – Primary sources are from the time the people lived and are made by the people involved.

Primary sources are facts from someone that was present at the time it happened.

Examples – diaries, letters, paintings, maps, drawings.

Definition – Secondary sources are records that were made by others, like a person talking about

something they didn’t see themselves and textbooks.

Examples – newspaper articles, accounts from the internet.

Discussion questions

When did the Eureka Stockade occur?

Where was it located?

Who was involved?

What made the miners feel that they were being treated unfairly?

How were they treated by the police?

What were the conditions of the mining license?

Why were the Victorian police so disliked?

Inquiry questions

What do we know about the lives of people in Australia’s colonial past and how do we know?

How did an Australian colony develop over time and why?

How did colonial settlement change the environment?

What were the significant events and who were the significant people that shaped Australian colonies?

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Public Record Office Victoria – Eureka Stockade: Gold License

No. 43

http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Eureka_Stockade:Gold_Licen

se_No.43

Public Record Office Victoria – Eureka Stockade: Bakery Hill

Meeting Poster

http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Eureka_Stockade:Bakery_Hill

_Meeting_Poster

My Place – Australia in the 1850s: Eureka Stockade

http://www.myplace.edu.au/decades_timeline/1850/decade_landin

g_15_1.html?tabRank=2&subTabRank=2

Sovereign Hill Education – Historic photo gallery: A miners hut

near Ballarat

http://education.sovereignhill.com.au/index878a.html?id=historicph

otogallery

National Treasures – Eureka Flag (video)

http://www.nfsa.gov.au/digitallearning/heritage/eureka.html

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Students will use their research on primary and secondary resources to tell the story of the Eureka Stockade.

Learn more about digital storytelling Digital storytelling is a great way to research historical events and to tell a story using images. A digital story is made up of images and narratives synchronized to convey thoughts, information and perspectives on a moment in time. Public Record Office Victoria – http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/data/10343/eureka%20stockade%20-%20digital%20storytelling.pdf

Visit Sovereign Hill’s historic photo gallery

The photographs are presented by courtesy of the Ballarat Historical Society Inc. Collection jointly

housed by the Gold Museum, Ballarat and the Ballarat Library. They are early photographs depicting

aspects of the Victorian gold rushes.

After analysing the photographs answer the following questions.

http://education.sovereignhill.com.au/index878a.html?id=historicphotogallery

1. What is going on here?

2. How do we know?

3. What else is going on?

Eureka on Trial

The Eureka Stockade was an eruption of suppressed anger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1854, and

remains an ongoing symbol of popular protest.

Take a look at one of the nine focus areas to explore the Eureka story further. Public Record Office

Victoria – http://prov.vic.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/eureka-on-trial

Biography

Students will develop a biography on Peter Lalor or another significant individual that has helped shaped

Australia’s history in the 1850s. What sort of information is included in a biography? What does a biography

tell us about a person?

Research questions

Who is Peter Lalor?

Where is he from? Find it on a map.

What did he achieve?

What were his challenges?

Did he help of hinder the miners in their endeavour to

find gold?

How was he responsible for the Eureka Stockade?

Create a ‘what if’ scenario by constructing different

outcomes for a key event, for example ‘What if Peter

Lalor had encouraged gold miners to pay rather than

resist licence fees?’

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The following plan provides a guide for students when writing a biography.

Research

Set a direction for your biography

Create a plan

Start writing

Edit

Encourage students to present their research using maps, timelines, drawings and photographs in an

interesting way, for example using:

Prezi http://prezi.com/index/

Glogster http://www.glogster.com/

Bio Cube Creator http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/

Remind students that they will need to cite all references in a bibliography at the end of their biography.

English

Choose one or more of the following English activities to explore with your class.

Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in which you express your thoughts and feelings about the

diggers’ plight and the way in which the authorities handled the situation.

Describe what you think this poem by Timothy Hayes would have meant to the diggers:

‘On to the field, our doom is sealed

To conquer or be slaves:

The sun shall see our country free

Or set upon our graves.’

Divide the class into half, one half diggers, and the other half Gold Commissioners or authorities.

Organise for students to argue the case for and against the licence hunts.

Visit the Public Record Office Victoria classroom ideas for more education activities for students in

years 5-8. http://prov.vic.gov.au/education/eureka-stockade/classroom-ideas

Imagine you are the editor of the Ballarat Times. Create the front page of your newspaper for the 4th

of December 1854. What would it say?

Timeline

December 1854 Battle takes place at Ballarat between miners and government troops at the Eureka Stockade. South Head

1851-1852 Migrants from Europe, the USA and Asia flooded the goldfields in Australia.

January 1858 A telephone line opened between Sydney GPO and South Head

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Provide students with the opportunity to create a timeline of significant Australian historical events that

occurred during the 1850s including the events that led to the Eureka Stockade battle in 1854. Consider

adding photos and video. Refer to the My Place website for more information. http://bit.ly/18AlnvV

Democracy

Students will choose one of the following inquiry questions to investigate and report back to the class.

What is democracy?

Some historians say that democracy was ‘born’ at Eureka. What does this mean?

Do you think the battle at Eureka was influenced by the miners’ desire for democracy?

Did the struggle at Eureka contribute to the establishment of democracy in Australia?

What does the Eureka flag symbolise? Illustrate.

Visit the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka (M.A.D.E) to learn more about the impact that the

Eureka Stockade had on Australian democracy.

http://www.made.org/

Further Investigation

Gold Rush – Flash Interactive! Does the sight of gold make your palms itchy?

Give them a scratch by mining for gold in the Ballarat goldfields of 1865. For 8-

12 year olds. http://www.nma.gov.au/education-

kids/classroom_learning/multimedia/interactives/gold-rush

Related Research Links

Australian Government – Eureka Stockade

http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/eureka-stockade

Sovereign Hill – Education

http://www.sovereignhill.com.au/education/

Museum of Australian Democracy Eureka – Home

http://www.made.org/

State Library of Victoria – Eureka Stockade

http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/golden-victoria/impact-society/eureka-stockade

Department of the Environment – National Heritage Places: Eureka Stockade Gardens

http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/eureka-stockade/

Museum of Australian Democracy Eureka – Eureka Flag

http://www.made.org/Explore/EurekaFlag.aspx

Australian Screen – Riot or Revolution?

http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/riot-or-revolution/clip3/

My Place – Australia in the 1850s: Eureka Stockade

http://www.myplace.edu.au/decades_timeline/1850/decade_landing_15_1.html?tabRank=2&subTabRank=2

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Activity

Year in Review 2013

Key Learning Students will review BtN’s stories for 2013 and put together their own BtN episode. Students will understand what makes a story newsworthy.

The Australian Curriculum

English / Language / Text structure and organisation

Understand that the coherence of more complex texts relies on devices that signal text structure and guide readers, for example overviews, initial and concluding paragraphs and topic sentences, indexes or site maps or breadcrumb trails for online texts (ACELA1763)

English / Literacy / Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital texts (ACELY1713)

Discussion Questions

1. What was your favourite BtN story for 2013? Explain your answer.

2. How many Prime Ministers did Australia have in 2013? List.

3. Name the U.S. spy that made news headlines around the world?

4. What country was Australia found to be spying on?

5. The Duke and Duchess of _______________ had their baby.

6. What church chose a new Pope?

a. Uniting Church

b. Church of England

c. Catholic Church

7. What AFL team was accused of cheating?

8. Describe a natural disaster that occurred in 2013?

9. Who reported for BtN on the Philippines typhoon this year?

10. If you were a rookie reporter for BtN what 2013 event would you like to report on?

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Activities

Produce your own rundown

Students will put together their own BtN

episode (of 5 stories) using a mix of 2013 BtN

stories. Students will need to include a good

balance of stories across different topics (for

example: science, politics, world news,

environment, arts, sport and human interest).

Students will also rewrite the links and make

up their own poll and quizzes.

Consider using BtN’s media assets (video and audio files) to create your own BtN style news report.

Students can find these assets on the ROOKIE REPORTER page on the BtN website.

Watch some of BtN’s stories to get an idea on how the links, polls and quizzes are put together.

Also, check out BtN’s News24 story, which provides a great insight into how ABC’s News24 program

is produced.

Before starting this activity students will research and write their own news glossary. Students can conduct

their research online and refer to BtN’s jargon buster. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/rookietraining.htm

In the news industry you'll hear some words that aren't used in usual conversation. Every industry

has its jargon and the news industry is no different. Write your own jargon busting glossary!

So you've gone out and done some reporting!? We'd love to hear from you,

just visit the ROOKIE REPORTER page on the BtN website and click on the

Submit Report button. Check out some of our rookie reporter stories from kids

around Australia and the world for inspiration!

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/rookie.htm

Rundown Vox pops Green screen

Links Piece to camera Voice over

Super Lead story Intro + Outro

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What make a news story newsworthy?

Events happen in the world every day. Some of these events become news stories that appear in

the daily news.

What makes an event news? It needs to be new, interesting and important to people. A good

television news story uses words and pictures to report the most up-to-date information about an

event.

Students will brainstorm what they think makes a story newsworthy. Students will then choose a news event.

Sources of potential news are: newspapers, the internet, radio and TV programs, sporting and cultural

events, as well as friends, family and local community.

Ask students to respond to the following questions in relation to the news story they have chosen.

We all make decisions about where we are going to find out about the news, often without even thinking about it. Understanding your audience and what will appeal to them is an important part of news making.

Ask students to compare and contrast the following news programs:

BtN – http://www.abc.net.au/btn/

News24 – http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/

Channel 7 News – http://au.news.yahoo.com/

CBBC Newsround – http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/

Guess the age of the audience for each – comment on the choice of news topics, language and layout.

Consider choosing a news report and adapting it to a different audience, either younger or older. For example, students could choose a News24 story and adapt it so that it appeals to kids their own age.

Newsworthy checklist

1. Is the news about a current local issue?

Where did it happen?

When did it happen?

What new information have you found about it?

2. Is the news story about an issue from the past?

Where did it happen?

When did it happen?

What new information have you found about it?

3. Who is affected by the issue?

4. How are they affected by the issue?

5. Why is it important for people to know about the issue?

6. Why will people be interested in watching the news story?

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Further Investigation

Are you a quiz master? Design a quiz on any subject and share it

with the world. The only thing you need to keep in mind is that we'll

be looking for the most interesting and unique quizzes. Visit BtN’s

quiz page for more information!

Related Research Links

Behind the News – Stories

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/stories.htm

ABC Splash Live – Want to be a junior reporter?

http://splash.abc.net.au/web/splashlive/home

Behind the News – Year in Review 2012

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3639721.htm

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Activity

End of Year Quiz 2013 1. In what sport would you find a ball kid?

a. Football

b. Tennis

c. Soccer

2. What is the main task of spy agencies?

a. Collect intelligence

b. Arrest foreigners

c. Fight in wars

3. Between what two planets would you normally

find asteroids?

a. Earth and Mars

b. Saturn and Uranus

c. Mars and Jupiter

4. Someone who tries to scam you out of your

personal details online is referred to as a...

a. Trawler

b. Baiter

c. Phisher

5. Who was the Prime Minister before Julia

Gillard?

a. Tony Abbott

b. Kevin Rudd

c. John Howard

6. What is the name of the language used for

computer coding?

a. Matrix code

b. Password code

c. Source code

7. Government front benchers are ministers who

have been allocated a...

a. Briefcase

b. Portfolio

c. Folder

8. Cyprus is an island found in which sea?

a. The Caspian Sea

b. The Mediterranean

c. The Black Sea

9. The National Broadband Network (NBN) plan

involves replacing all the copper cable with...

a. Fibre optic cable

b. Coaxial cable

c. HDMI cable

10. In the 90s scientists used a technique which

led to the birth of the world’s first mammal

cloned from adult cells. What was its name?

a. Dolly the sheep

b. Daisy the cow

c. Daniel the goat

11. What year was the first polio vaccination given

in Australia?

a. 1906

b. 1956

c. 1996

12. Asbestos is a ...

a. Plant

b. Mineral

c. Gas

13. In Latin, what does the word auction mean?

a. I increase

b. I decrease

c. I sell houses

14. William and Kate are the Duke and Duchess

of...

a. Cornwall

b. Duke

c. Cambridge

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15. In what country was snooker created?

a. England

b. India

c. Russia

16. What type of social media uses tweeting?

a. YouTube

b. Facebook

c. Twitter

17. What are photovoltaic cells made from?

a. Aluminium

b. Silicon

c. Neon

18. What is the name of the Aboriginal people that

live in Arnhem Land?

a. Yolngu

b. Kaurna

c. Koori

19. Which one of these isn’t a political party?

a. Liberal Party of Australia

b. Australian Labor Party

c. Australian Blues

20. Sugar is a...

a. Protein

b. Carbohydrate

c. Fat

21. The Ediacaran Period was a time when living things...

a. Didn’t have backbones

b. Couldn’t see

c. Didn’t need to eat

22. How many senators are there in the Senate?

a. 56

b. 76

c. 106

23. For a political candidate to win their seat in an election they need to...

a. Win half the votes

b. Win half the votes plus one

c. Win 100% of the votes

24. Karate is a form of...

a. Wrestling

b. Classical dance

c. Martial art

25. What substance gives hair its colour?

a. Melatonin

b. Keratin

c. Melanin

26. Someone that studies plants is called a...

a. Archaeologist

b. Botanist

c. Astronomer

27. Crocodiles are...

a. Reptiles

b. Amphibians

c. Mammals

28. What does mime mean in ancient Greek?

a. To imitate

b. To run

c. To be happy

29. What disease is carried by mosquitoes?

a. Polio

b. Rabies

c. Malaria

30. What is a group of lifesavers watching out for

swimmers called?

a. Patrol

b. Troop

c. Pack

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Answers

1. b. Tennis

2. a. Collect intelligence

3. c. Mars and Jupiter

4. c. Phisher

5. b. Kevin Rudd

6. c. Source code

7. b. Portfolio

8. b. The Mediterranean

9. a. Fibre optic cable

10. a. Dolly the sheep

11. b. 1956

12. b. Mineral

13. a. I increase

14. c. Cambridge

15. b. India

16. c. Twitter

17. b. Silicon

18. a. Yolngu

19. c. Australian Blues

20. b. Carbohydrate

21. a. Didn’t have backbones

22. b. 76

23. b. Win half the votes plus one

24. c. Martial art

25. c. Melanin

26. b. Botanist

27. a. Reptiles

28. a. To imitate

29. c. Malaria

30. a. Patrol

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BtN: Episode 35 Transcript 3/12/13 On this week's show

Why sorry seems to be the hardest word over the Indonesian spying scandal.

On the anniversary of the Eureka Stockade we find out what it was and why it's important.

And why these kids took BtN half way around the world to play with toy cars. Hi and welcome to a very special BtN because it's our last show of the year. I know, but to celebrate we're hanging out with these guys today at Norwood Primary School. Later we'll be chatting with them about some of the most memorable stories of the past 12 months. But as usual let's kick off with a wrap up of the main news stories this week.

The Wire The way schools are funded was big news this week. The Federal Government announced it's changing its policy. Both major parties went into the election saying they would follow the Gonski plan which promised extra funding for struggling schools. The new Education Minister Christopher Pyne says he wants to fund schools differently but hasn't decided how yet. The Opposition's accused the Government of breaking an election promise. ***** To the Arias now and dance artist Flume has proved once and for all that you don't need vocal talents to dominate Australia's music industry awards. "You know the coolest thing about winning this one is, I'm a producer I don't even sing (laughs). I did some research and never in the history of the Arias has someone who doesn't sing won this award.” The 22 year old picked up four awards including best male artist. Tame Impala, Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian also got amongst the honours. ***** And finally thousands of sweaty Santas took to streets across the nation for the Variety Santa Fun Run. The event raised money for charity and raised temperatures for those running. KID: It was really good fun yeah.

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KID: Definitely do it, it's for a good cause, even though it might be a bit of a hard run. I'm sure it would have been easier not wearing costumes designed for the North Pole.

Saying Sorry Reporter: Nathan Bazley INTRO: Who here likes saying sorry? Yep it can be pretty hard to say even for the Prime Minister. Everyone's been talking about Australia getting caught out for spying on Indonesia. The Government says it won't say sorry. Why not? NATHAN BAZLEY, REPORTER: It's the word that's spawned a thousand songs. Each one of them no doubt inspired by someone getting caught out and trying to make up for it. Musicians sure do seem to love saying 'sorry'. This guy was a big fan of the word back in 2008 too. KEVIN RUDD, PRIME MINISTER: As Prime Minister of Australia, I am sorry. On behalf of the Government of Australia, I am sorry. On behalf of the Parliament of Australia, I am sorry. This apology to the thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait children who were taken from their families by the Australian Government in the past was a big moment for ex-PM Kevin Rudd. In fact when Kevin retired, new PM Tony Abbott said it was the best thing he ever did. TONY ABBOTT: The Member for Griffith, Kevin, he had the decency to see that here was something that needed to be done. So it seems Tony is a fan of people who say sorry too. Well he was. As you'd know, the Australian Government was recently caught out trying to spy on the personal phone of the President of Indonesia, his wife and a whole lot of other people he works with a few years ago. The news didn't go down well. Protestors took to the streets to voice their anger and burn stuff. And the President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took to Twitter to get the message across in a less flammable way. It wasn't looking good for the relationship between Australia and Indonesia. So some in Indonesia demanded Tony make like a musician and say this. But Tony must not be a fan of sorry songs. TONY ABBOTT: Australia should not be expected to apologise for the steps we take to protect our country now or in the past, any more than other governments should be expected to apologise for the similar steps that they have taken or in the words of Naya Rivera. NAYA RIVERA, SORRY: Sorry, I'm not sorry. So why won't Tony just say sorry? Well in the world of international relations, this boy band knows the deal. BLUE FEAT. ELTON JOHN, SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST: Sorry seems to be the hardest word to say.

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There's a couple reasons Tony might be avoiding saying sorry. First up the thing we're talking about here, the tapping of phones, is secret spy stuff. And the Government has one rule about secret spy stuff. Whatever you do, don't talk about secret spy stuff. TONY ABBOTT: The Australian Government never comments on specific intelligence matters. By saying sorry, he'd be admitting that it happened and that's a no no. But there is another possible reason too. When you say sorry, you're usually also promising not do whatever it was you did again. But as Tony said earlier, other governments do this kind of thing too. So if he were to promise not to get secret intel like this again, it would put Australia at a disadvantage to other countries who still could. Basically, in the words of Taylor Swift. TAYLOR SWIFT, YOU'RE NOT SORRY: You're not really sorry. No no no. Of course there are some people who say Tony should apologise anyway because our relationship with Indonesia is too valuable. But One Republic can sum up how Indonesia might be feeling about that. TIMBALAND FEAT. ONE REPUBLIC, APOLOGIZE : It's too late to apologise. It’s too late. Oh well, least Tony did have a backup plan. TONY ABBOTT: I sincerely regret any embarrassment that recent media reports have caused him. Hmm, not sure that would make much of a song Tony.

Online Poll So what do you guys reckon should Australia say sorry? Who thinks yes? Who's no? Hmm interesting. Do you agree with these guys? That's the BtN poll this week. What are we asking Bianca? BIANCA: We're asking: Should Australia say sorry for spying on Indonesia? If you want to vote go to the BtN website.

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Eureka Stockade Reporter: Sarah Larsen INTRO: Today is a significant day and not just because it's the last BtN of the year. It's also the anniversary of a very famous event in Australia's history called the Eureka Stockade. Sarah visited Ballarat in Victoria to find out what it was and why it's so important. KID: Good morning my name is Amelia Flynn and I am from Ireland. KID: My favourite hobbies here are noughts and crosses, cooking, reading and feeding my horse Maple. KID: I came to the Ballarat goldfields because my father wasn't getting paid enough money and also because of the potato famine. KID: I want to have a useful husband and a big family. It isn't very often that a school excursion takes you back in time. But here at Sovereign Hill some 21st century school girls have stepped into the shoes of kids from Australia's past. Dressing, working and playing like kids would have in the 1850s in the gold-mining town of Ballarat. KIDS: It's really serious because everything is exactly the same and we had to have straight backs and hands like this and but it was a lot of fun and it was a great experience. Sovereign Hill is set up to reflect a very important time in Australia's history - the gold rush. In the 1850s people came from all over the world to the colony of Victoria with the hope of striking it rich in a new land. But life on the goldfields was difficult and dangerous. KIDS: It was really hard because you didn't have enough money or food to live and lots of children didn't get very old and died at early ages. The miners or 'diggers', as they called themselves, lived under colonial rule and had no say in their government. Before they could mine they had to buy a licence and if they didn't have one they could be punished. KIDS: They had licence hunts and if you were caught and you didn't have a licence then you were tied to a log until you paid the 5 pounds to go out which was a bit silly because if you couldn't afford to get a gold licence then you couldn't afford to be let out so you had to go to jail. It was the growing tension between the diggers and the authorities which led to one of the most dramatic events in Australia's history, the Eureka Rebellion. Tens of thousands of miners came together to burn their licences and raise their own flag. BLOOD ON THE SOUTHERN CROSS: "We swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties."

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On Sunday the third of December, 1854, there was a brief but bloody battle at the Eureka mining camp where diggers had built a rough wooden stockade. 22 miners and 8 soldiers died. But Eureka came to be seen by many as a turning point in Australia's history, celebrated in art, songs and films like this. Many Victorians felt sorry for the diggers and put pressure on the government to make changes. Three years later all Victorian men were given the right to vote. Now at the site of the Eureka Stockade there's a museum devoted to democracy, where the kids saw the real Eureka flag and learned about its importance. KIDS: It was the start of our flag it was when we started to see our flag rather than being ruled by Britain. KIDS: It was the start of people saying we want a better Australia we want to fight for our rights and make sure the country was the best it could be. By getting a close-up look at the past they got a better idea of how this country came to be.

Quiz 1 Are you guys up for a quiz now? OK let's see if you know the answer to this one listen up. We're asking: What design is on the Eureka flag? Is it The Union Jack Stars and Stripes Or the Southern Cross What's the answer? The Southern Cross

Fast Cars Reporter: Nathan Bazley INTRO: The Southern Cross also features on our national flag as well as the flags of four other countries. Now we're going to go to a story by some kids in a school not too far from here. They've just got back from the US where they've been going head to head with

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schools all around the world to see who can build the fastest Formula 1 car. Well, Formula 1 car about this big. Take a look. MARTIN: Hello I'm Martin. RHYS: My name's Rhys, and we're members of Odyssey, the national champions of F1 schools in Australia. MARTIN: And this is it, this is the car we make. It's 22 or 23 cm long and made out of balsawood. RHYS: This is Peter and Peter is our design and manufacturing engineer. Hello. Basically what Peter does is he comes up with all this different designs here that you can see. MARTIN: So Emily is our designer. Part of the F1 in schools competition is not just about racing a little track car down a track, there is many other components involved in the competition. MARTIN: Us five, beginning this year, won the national competition, at Melbourne at the Avalon Airshow, and we got the amazing opportunity to go to Austin Texas in November this year, to go represent Australia. RHYS: I've never been overseas before, unless Tasmania counts, but I don't think it does, so umm yeah I think it's going to be great. ODYSSEY: F1 in schools y'all. HOST: Welcome y'all to our ninth world finals. COMMENTATOR: You're the man who designed this super speedy car, surprised or not? PAUL: I was hoping for about that. RHYS: If you want to see our results, look up at the screen now, you can see we're ranked eighth, oh ninth. Why didn't we film it before? RHYS: It's the third day of competition today, and we're standing inside of our booth. This is basically our home during the competition, it's where people come to find out more about who we are and what we do. We're about to start knockout racing which is going to be exciting. Martin will explain that a bit more. MARTIN: We have one race in each lane, so if we false start for one, we're in a bit of trouble. MARTIN: Okay so we just finished the knockout race and unfortunately we didn't make it past the second round. RHYS: But in other news, I've ob... (both look at guy walking through). RHYS: So in case you missed that, that was one of the scumbags that beat us. As I was saying we're going out to dinner and I have this cool koala. See you guys later.

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MARTIN: So we're here for our final day of F1 in Schools this year for 2013, and we're dressed in our formal apparel, ready to go into the awards ceremony. Team Odyssey won two awards. Best Team Collaboration and Best Portfolio. The winning team was A1 Racing, also from Australia. Rhys and Martin are still upset about that guy walking through their shot. PRESENTER: Thanks to team Odyssey for doing that story for us.

Quiz 2 Now this is my friend Angus. You like Formula 1 don't you? Who's your favourite driver? Angus: Jackie Stewart. Nathan: Hmm old school. Do you want to help me with the next quiz? Read this out. ANGUS: The question is: A really tight turn on a race track is known as what? Hair clip Hairpin Hair curl NATHAN: What's the answer? ANGUS: A hairpin. I bet you knew that didn't you. ANGUS: Yeah Let's go to the last sports wrap up of the year now. Here's the Score.

The Score The Kangaroos have taken out the 2013 Rugby League World Cup smashing New Zealand 34 - 2. New Zealand got things off to an intimidating start. But they couldn't keep up the pressure post kickoff. Australia ran in try after try.

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The advertising board was the only thing that could stop them. Johnathon Thurston capped off an amazing series grabbing both the man of the match and the man of the series awards. *** The on-field League success has spilled over into union too. The Wallabies got over Wales 30 - 26 in a thriller. The win makes it nine in a row for the Aussie side. *** And finally, everyone is gearing up for the second Ashes test on Thursday. There were some worries Captain Michael Clarke might have hurt his ankle during training. But he's training well and should be right to go.

Year in Review 2013 Reporter: Nathan Bazley, Sarah Larsen, Natasha Thiele INTRO: As it's the last show of 2013 Sarah and Tash have joined me, it’s been a big year hasn't it? TASH: Yeah and it's gone so quickly as well. There's been lots going on. SARAH: I can't believe it's nearly over. NATHAN: What do you reckon were the biggest stories of the year? SARAH: Well I reckon we should find out what these guys have to say about that. It's just about that time of year, when you pack up your books and say goodbye to the school year. So, while your mind's drifting towards the holidays, have a think back to the year that was. What were the big stories that you remember from 2013? KIDS: I think politics was one of the main ones. KIDS: yeah, what was it, three prime ministers in one year? NATHAN: Yep. This year Aussie politics had more shake ups than a viral video. We started off the year with Prime Minister Julia Gillard but many in her party were still pretty keen on the old Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. And as her popularity went down before the election Gillard's colleagues voted her out. Then in September there was a Federal Election and we got Prime Minister number three. This sports-loving, budgie smuggling Liberal Party leader came into power with a list of big plans. TONY ABBOTT: Stop the boats. Stop the boats, Stop the boats. That was pretty high up on the list. Tony Abbott reckons the last government wasn't doing enough to stop asylum seekers risking their lives to get to Australia. He wants to change that and get Australia's neighbours to help stop the boats. But so far it hasn't all been smooth sailing.

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KID: Yeah, the Indonesian spying story was pretty big. KID: There's been so many spying stories this year. SARAH: There sure were. Spooks, spies and leaks all over the place. Remember this guy? Former US spy Edward Snowden made some pretty powerful enemies and international headlines when he told the media that the US had been spying on ordinary people. They'd also been monitoring phone calls of leaders who were supposed to be their friends. And Australia had been doing that same thing. It was Snowden that revealed Australia had been spying on Indonesia. KID: What else happened? KIDS: Um, well, there was the royal baby. TASH: Nice one. Last July there were celebrations all over the Commonwealth in July as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had their first baby. Prince George is the new heir to the British throne. He's pretty cute too. There were also celebrations in Rome earlier in the year as Catholic Church leaders chose a new Pope. Pope Frances is the first ever South American leader of the Catholic Church. KID: Oh what about the Essendon drug scandal? They got bombed out of the grand final. Doping in sport was a huge story this year. Some big teams from the two main Aussie football codes were accused of cheating. And the cycling world was rocked when Lance Armstrong admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. This year we also saw some big names retire from sport, like F1's Mark Webber, Moto GP champ Casey Stoner, and Indian cricket legend Sachin Tandulker. KID: Well, there was lots of bad stuff. KID: Like wars. KID: And there was lots of natural disasters. SARAH: Like every year, 2013 saw its share of tragedy. There were terrorist attacks, political unrest, and conflicts in places like Syria where tens of thousands of people have now been killed. In Bangladesh more than a thousand people died when a building collapsed. Many of them were making clothes that are sold in big shops here in Australia and it made a lot of people think twice about what they buy. There were also natural disasters. In Australia bushfires destroyed hundreds of homes. And overseas there were earthquakes, floods and typhoons. PABLO: The past week in the Philippines has been devastating for my country. Thousands of people have died and many are still missing. Everyone is doing their part to help.

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11-year-old Pablo told us about how the Philippines was dealing with a deadly typhoon which hit the country. PABLO: The past week in the Philippines has been devastating for my country. Thousands of people have died and many are still missing. Everyone is doing their part to help. SARAH: How awesome was Pablo? TASH: Yeah, he did a great job and we had a huge response to the story. Hundreds of people wrote in and have their support to the people of the Philippines. My family comes from there, so it means a lot. NATHAN: But Pablo wasn't our only Rookie Reporter, was he? MOLLY: Hello my name is Molly and I'm from Dunalley in Tasmania. TASH: Back in February the kids of Dunalley in Tasmania told us what it was like to live through the terrible bushfire which destroyed parts of their town. Jess and Antoinette told us about their trip to South East Asia. And Lucinda tracked the story of an ANZAC to the battlefields of Europe. LUCINDA & SOPHIE: Here we are at Lijssenthoek military cemetery. Our rookie reporters shared all sorts of amazing experiences here in Australia and around the world. STUDENT: Last night was the first time I've ever slept in a tent. And back home we got to meet some talented young people and help to tell their stories. BENJAMIN: Hello and welcome to Preachrs Podcast. TASH: We got to do some pretty funny things on camera too, didn't we? SARAH: I seem to remember some impressive yodelling, Tash. TASH: Shh. Don't tell anybody how terrible I was. SARAH: And I your miming was epic. And your chicken cluck - remember that? NATHAN: What about you Sarah? Wait, let me guess, dressing up? SARAH: Well, there might have been a bit of that. SARAH: King of spades, ace of hearts? But, to be fair, I wasn't the only one.

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MATT: You're a wizard Henry. SARAH: Actually my favourite part of this year was working with all the kids who help us tell our stories. They put up with me asking them to do some pretty weird stuff sometimes. KID: It's the opposition captain Gillard, they're ready to attack. KID: No. That's not democratic. TASH: So what about you guys? What was your favourite story of 2013? KID: My favourite story was dog sledding. KID: My favourite story was about the jumping bunny rabbit. KID: My favourite story was the monster trucks. KID: I liked the one where Matt ate the bugs. MATT: You think I should try the scorpion? Go with the scorpion. It'll be fine, it'll be delicious. MATT: I reckon it tastes a bit like carpet. NATHAN: Wow. That was commitment. SARAH: Actually those bugs tasted pretty good. TASH: yeah they weren't bad.

Closer And that's it for the show and the year. Thanks to Norwood Primary for having us today and a big thanks to all of you for watching. We'll be back bigger and better next year, until then, have a great holidays and we'll see you in 2014.