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BTN: Episode 1 Transcript 6/2/18

You've seen her in hundreds of stories, playing such varied roles as herself, herself with different hair and even a detective coincidentally named Amelia.

But now she has a new role. Please make her feel welcome, the new host of BTN Amelia Moseley!

Welcome

Hi, Amelia here. Thank you for joining me for our first BTN of the year and officially my first as host!

I can't wait to bring you all the news you need to know in 2018!

We've got heaps of great stuff coming up, but first let's kick off the show with a quick recap of the biggest stories from the year so far.

This Week in News

First to monkey news. In China scientists have managed to clone two of them for the first time ever.

Their names are Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua and researchers say they're looking healthy.

In the US, Donald Trump celebrated his first anniversary as President. Oh, and the Government shut down for a few days when the Republicans and Democrats couldn't come to an agreement on immigration laws.

Back home, Australian students shot up the international rankings in reading to 21st - our best result in a decade.

The first same-sex weddings took place after it was made legal last year.

And the National Zoo welcomed some pretty adorable new arrivals!

And finally, just last week secret documents were found in two filing cabinets once used in Parliament House.

Someone bought the cabinets from a second-hand shop and found thousands of classified pages that had accidentally been left inside.

They were given to the ABC and last week it began publishing some of the details.

But the ABC's now agreed to return the files to the government to make sure some of the most important secrets stay secret!

There'll also be an investigation into how the papers got lost.

Winter Olympics 2018

Reporter: Matthew Holbrook

INTRO: Okay. Our first feature today takes us to colder climates for the Winter Olympics which will kick off later this week. But while athletes around the world put the final touches on their prep, a lot of focus has been on the host country South Korea and its relationship with its neighbour, North Korea. Here's why.

Australia. It's kind of a hot place most of the time, especially now, 'cause it's summer. Yet somehow, we've got a bunch of incredible athletes who excel in sports like this and this and this, which are generally snow, ice and or coldness-based. Fancy that.

And soon, millions of us will be tuning in to see them represent Australia at the Winter Olympics.

MATT HOLBROOK, REPORTER: Full disclosure, I’m not actually watching the Olympics. They haven’t started yet. This is more to give you an idea of the kind of thing you might soon be doing. Go team! Yes!

This time around, the XXIII Olympic Winter Games is taking place in PyeongChang, here in South Korea. But just to the north is a country South Korea isn't all that close to, called North Korea. For a long time, this whole area was just called Korea. But after the end of the Second World War, there was a split. Each side had a very different idea about how Korea should be run. In 1950, those political differences led to war, which lasted three years. And even after, North Korea and South Korea have remained uncomfortably close enemies.

A demilitarised zone was set up to separate the two countries, and stop fighting along the border. It's 4km wide and fenced, mined and constantly patrolled by soldiers from both sides. In the years since then, the tension has remained, but both countries have changed a lot. Today, South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is one of the world's wealthiest and most educated countries.

It's a democracy, and among other things, is known for being technologically advanced.

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is run by this guy, Kim Jong Un. His government controls everything, and ordinary citizens don't get a say. In fact, most North Koreans aren't even allowed to leave the country. It's a secretive place. The media is strongly controlled by the government, and most people don't have access to things like the internet. North Korea has also regularly threatened other countries with war, including South Korea, the United States and Australia.

But, both country's governments now say they are open to change, starting with the Winter Olympics. The two announced they would share a flag in the opening ceremony. They're also fielding a joint ice hockey team. Many are hopeful it could lead to better relations between North and South Korea. But for now, athletes' eyes will be on winning gold, and that's what people everywhere will be tuning in for.

Ask a Reporter

Have you got a question about the Winter Olympics? Ask me live on Friday during Ask A Reporter!

Head to our website for all the details.

Quiz

And still on the subject.

How much is this Winter Olympics expected to cost?

1 billion

10 billion

100 billion US Dollars

The answer is 10 billion - which is actually 5 times cheaper than the last one.

Internet Safety

Reporter: Jack Evans

INTRO: Next up. Have you ever wondered why many internet sites and services are banned for kids under 13? Well, to mark Safer Internet Day on the 6th of February, we're going to find out about that and some of the other rules designed to keep you safe online.

JACK: Uhmm excuse me, what do you think you're doing?

SPY: I'm just collecting data on you.

JACK: Why?

SPY: To make a profile about you, obviously!

This would be a pretty confronting situation to find yourself in. But did you know it's something that can easily happen every time you use the internet and you might have actually said it was okay without even realising it.

JACK: You can't just go around spying on me, taking note of my every move!

SPY: Actually, I can. It says so right here in the terms and conditions that you agreed to.

JACK: Stop that!

If you've ever agreed to terms and conditions without actually reading them you're definitely not alone. But what's in the T & C's is actually pretty important. For some sites, like Facebook for example, clicking this button means agreeing to a whole bunch of things. And one of them is giving permission for Facebook to collect and use your personal information.

You see everything you post or click on through the internet can potentially be stored and analysed. And used to sell you things or sold on to others. This practice is actually one of the big reasons why kids under 13 are banned from most social media sites. It's all contained in a set of American laws called The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 or COPPA. It was created to prevent websites from turning you into a product by collecting and storing all of your personal information. And it was introduced after research showed that kids under 13 couldn't make an informed decision about what personal information they should keep private online. So, while it might be frustrating, that age restriction is actually there to protect you.

But not everyone these days agrees with it. Some people say that many kids still use social media sites by giving a false age. So, they say the best way to protect kids is to teach them from an early age how to stay safe and private online. With lessons like:

1 - Asking before tagging someone in a picture or video.

2 - Not revealing personal information

3 - Recognise that others’ opinions will be different to yours

4 - Only say online what you'd say to someone's face.

And above all remember that someone might be watching and recording everything you do.

Poll

And our first poll this year asks how you feel about that age restriction.

To have your say, just head to our website.

Greenland Global Warming

Reporter: Ruby Cornish

INTRO: Now. Most of us have heard about the problems global warming is expected to cause in the future. But its effects can already be seen in the cold northern hemisphere island of Greenland where more and more ice is melting each year. There are some people happy about the change, though. Take a look.

For most of us, ten degrees Celsius is 'stay-at-home-under-the-blankets' weather. But for kids in this town, it means summer has arrived.

ATHENA: My name is Athena and I'm 13 years old and I like it very much here.

Athena and her friends live in Kangerlussuaq, a tiny town right here on one of the world's biggest islands, a country called Greenland.

ATHENA: There's a lot of nature and stuff. In the summer I go rowing and kayaking or whatever and my friends we go out camping and stuff.

Greenland has a pretty misleading name because most of it is actually white, thanks to an enormous ice cap that covers 80 per cent. The ice cap's been around since the last ice age, more than 11 and a half thousand years ago, but for the past decade it’s been fighting a losing battle against global warming.

Global warming's what we call the gradual rise in the earth's temperature caused by higher levels of carbon dioxide and other gases in earth's atmosphere. Since the 1950s, Greenland's average temperature has risen by one and a half degrees. Now, that might not sound like much, but think about it this way.

As you probably know, ice will stay frozen as long as it's kept at a temperature of zero degrees Celsius or colder. An increase of just one degree will start turning it into water. That's what's happening in Greenland. In fact, scientists say every year more than 300 billion tonnes of its ice, is melting into the ocean.

This is Adam. He's a tour guide who visits Greenland ice cap more than 300 times every year. He's managed to catch some pretty amazing things on camera like this, and this, and this. It looks pretty cool, but it's actually a really bad sign.

ADAM LYBERTH: It’s a fact that the ice cap is melting and the landscape is changing. Look around. It's happening very fast.

Adam says Greenland's even had some bushfires, which is pretty weird for a place covered in ice. But there is another side to this warming story in Greenland. Some people are actually happy about it. The warmer weather means warmer water, and that's meant the arrival of fish like mackerel that usually hang out further south. It's made fishermen here very happy.

ANDREAS OLSEN: We see some higher stocks due to climate change or at least due to rising sea temperatures.

And then there are some just enjoying a reprieve from the cold.

ATHENA: It will be nicer to be warmer. I could use some of that.

But while global warming might mean more fish in Greenland for a while and fewer jackets, pretty much everyone does agree, its long-term impacts will be really damaging. Not just here, but around the world. That's why experts say we should keep up the fight against climate change and keep countries like Greenland looking white and frosty into the future.

Super Blue Blood Moon

Reporter: Ruby Cornish

INTRO: Last week, kids and adults all over Australia stayed up late to check out a very special moon. It was called a super blue blood moon and it looked pretty spectacular.

But how did it happen? Here's the answer.

RUBY: Guess what tonight is?

MATT: I dunno. Your birthday?

RUBY: No, it's. You don't know when my birthday is?

MATT: What is tonight?

RUBY: Tonight is, a full moon!

MATT: Not this again.

RUBY: And you know what THAT means!

MATT: Yeah, it means you're going to try to become a werewolf, again.

RUBY: Exactly! I'll finally be able to howl at the moon and unleash the beast within!

MATT: No, you won't.

RUBY: Excuse me?

MATT: You try this literally every month and literally every month nothing happens. What makes you think this time is going to be any different?

RUBY: Because Matthew, tonight is no ordinary full moon. Tonight, is a Super Blue Blood Moon!

MATT: What?

RUBY: There's a super moon, a blue moon AND a blood moon all on the same night!

MATT: I don't know what any of those things are.

RUBY: Well lucky you've got me.

Okay, first the supermoon part. That happens when the moon and the Earth get closer together than usual. You see, the moon revolves around the Earth in an egg-shaped orbit like this, and when it gets about 25 thousand kilometres closer than normal it looks much bigger and brighter, especially as it emerges over the horizon, which makes for some pretty amazing pics.

MATT: Okay but what's with the blood moon? Sounds kinda gross.

RUBY: Speaking of gross! No, a blood moon doesn't actually have anything to do with blood.

A blood moon is a total lunar eclipse. That means the sun, the Earth and the moon all line up and the moon goes dark as it passes through the Earth's shadow. It means not all the light from the sun can get through the Earth to the moon. And the result; the moon starts glowing red. Again, lots of awesome pics.

MATT: Hold on, so if a blood moon's red, I assume a blue moon is blue. So how can the moon be red and blue at the same time? Is it purple?

RUBY: Good guess, but not quite.

You know the phrase "once in a blue moon?" It means not all that often, and that's because we don't get blue moons all that often. Generally, there's one full moon every month, but occasionally, two manage to squeeze in. The second one's called a blue moon. It's not actually blue, just the usual white-yellow colour.

RUBY: So, you see Matt this is a really big deal! There hasn't been a Super Blue Blood Moon since before you and I were born and there isn't going to be another one until 2037.

MATT: I still think it's ridiculous that you think you can transform yourself into a werewolf. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to call my psychic and get my Super Blue Blood Moon horoscope. This is a serious cosmic trifecta and I need to make sure my karmic energies are aligned.

RUBY: Seriously?

Quiz

True or false?

Ocean tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.

That is true!

Sport

The Adelaide Strikers defeated the Hobart Hurricanes to win their first big bash title thanks to an incredible century from Jake Weatherald.

He hit eight sixes and nine fours to rack up 115 runs from just 70 balls helping the sixers to an impressive total of 2/202.

The Hurricanes struggled to reach the total giving the strikers a 25-run win.

In the Women's Big Bash League, the Sydney Sixers defended their title with an easy win over the Perth Scorchers.

The Sixers chased down the target of 100 runs with nine wickets and five overs to spare.

The AFLW season has kicked off again. Around 20,000 people attended the first game of the season; a Friday night clash between Carlton and Collingwood.

It was low scoring but Carlton came out on top 22 to 14.

PLAYER: I think last night proved that AFLW is not going anywhere and the excitement is just going to continue to build.

And over in the US. The Philadelphia Eagles have won this year's Superbowl defeating the New England Patriots 41 to 33.

They came in as underdogs to win their first NFL title since 1960.

The Superbowl is one of the world's biggest sporting events famous for its ads and big half time show.

T-shirt Design Business

Reporter: Jack Evans

INTRO: Now. Finally today. Opening a business sounds like a pretty adult thing to do. But two 12-year old kids are proving that not only can you do it before hitting your teens - you can also be really successful! Here's their story.

DEEGAN: Hi BTN my name is Deegan.

SAM: And my name is Sam.

BOTH: And we are the co-founders of Pretty Rooster.

DEEGAN: Well we met in year 2.

SAM: Yeah, we met in year 2 and then really became friends in year 4 when we had a project together and we've been best friends ever since.

DEEGAN: My school nickname is Pretty boy.

SAM: And my nickname’s rooster.

DEEGAN: So, we mushed them together and got Pretty Rooster.

SAM: Well, Pretty Rooster is a T-shirt company started by Deegan and I.

DEEGAN: I've always loved drawing and Sam said one day why don't you put your drawings on a t-shirt and get some printed and stuff so then we joined together and made t-shirts.

SAM: We launched Pretty Rooster in November 2017.

SAM: It took several months to work it out and get all the things ready for the website, and advertisement and the printer.

SAM: The designs represent mining in one is a hard hat and one’s the boot, the steel cap boot and we wanted to help kids connect with their parents if they're doing fly in fly out so they can both be wearing the same t-shirt and take photos of one in the mine and one at home.

DEEGAN: So, my mum works at Heathgate and she’s a HR manager so she has to fly out every 2 weeks and stays there for a few days.

SAM: And my dad is a mining engineer and when I was very young he always did fly in fly out so barely ever got to see him. So, he doesn't do that now, but we wanted to support kids that that is happening in their life.

DEEGAN: We've had lots of people asking for t-shirts they want us to make and lots of orders.

SAM: It's been amazing the support we've got lots of businesses have looked into and asked for us to design and produce a t-shirt for them.

DEEGAN: We've had about 60 orders since November.

SAM: We're funding the business all with our own pocket money and our main goal is to get our pocket money back and we've also had to sell several things.

DEEGAN: Like I've sold my drum kit to pay off.

SAM: And I've done lots of jobs mowing the lawn going over to help my grandma. Doing lots of things to earn money.

DEEGAN: We do wanna print on some other clothing items not just t-shirts.

SAM: Like hats and maybe ties and shirts.

SAM: And hopefully once we get really successful we'll be able to get our own printers.

SAM: Some advice for younger kids and other kids who would like to start their business is don't just think about it you have to actually do it 'cause if you just say `Oh I should do that I should do that’ it never gets done. That happened with us a bit so you have to actually build up the momentum and get it going.

Closer

And that's it for today. But you can always head to our website for all of your poll voting, commenting and teaching resource needs.

Plus, if you go there right now, you'll also see a short video about me that Matt made.

It's not particularly serious. Enjoy that and I'll see you next week for more BTN!

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