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Hey, my name's Nat. Let's see what's been making news.
Students in NSW and Queensland were back at school today.
Like, actual school.
But getting to and from school
has been a little trickier than it used to be.
Lots of kids rely on what are normally
very busy public transport systems,
and now they're expected to social-distance.
So, you gotta get to school, but these days,
what's the best way to do that?
Well...
There's public transport.
That used to be a go-to,
but now there's new measures and limits to enforce social distancing.
In NSW, a maximum of 12 passengers
are allowed on a bus at any one time,
while trains are limited to 32 people per carriage.
And there's hundreds of extra transport staff around
to make sure people stick to it, which could still be difficult.
With that many kids crowded, I feel like it could be a bit of danger
to then come home if any transmission occurred.
So, many are turning to option two - get the parents to drop you.
Today, roads were busier than they've been for months,
after students were told to try and avoid public transport.
We've kind of minimised the risk by, like, getting dropped off
and not taking public transport.
So, we're doing what we can.
But if sitting in traffic isn't your thing
and you don't live too far away,
walking or riding could be the best option.
Lots of students took that up today.
And in Queensland, start times were staggered slightly
to avoid too many parents and students
hanging around at the front of schools.
I personally think a helicopter would be the coolest option,
but that's probably less doable.
Western Australia has been hit by a once-in-a-decade storm.
It brought wind gusts of more than 110km/hour and heavy rain.
The storm knocked down powerlines and trees
and thousands of people have been left without power.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake has struck New Zealand.
There hasn't been any reports of major damage,
but tens of thousands of people felt the quake.
One of them was Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern,
who just so happened to be in the middle of an interview.
We're just having a bit of earthquake here, Ryan.
Quite a... quite a decent shake here.
The AFL is nearly back.
The NBA could be going to Disney World.
And a cat becomes a goalkeeper.
Ooh.
That and more in sport.
The AFL has just released its new rejigged fixture.
And some fans are pretty excited.
I'm just really excited.
The league is set to restart on June 11.
It'll see blockbusters like Collingwood v. Richmond,
Geelong v. Hawthorn, and Adelaide v. Port Adelaide.
In fact, four umpires will start two weeks of isolation in SA,
just so they can umpire that match.
Speaking of restarts,
the NBA wants to kick-start their season in Disney World.
They've been shut down since March 11,
but now the league wants to get going again.
They want all the teams to move
to this massive sporting complex in Disney World
to finish out the season.
I guess it'll be a whole new world for the NBA.
Now, I don't know if there's any feline soccer league restarting,
but if they are, this cat's ready.
MAN: Oh, what an incredible save!
At least that's what YouTuber Chris Dixon wanted us to think.
He posted this video a week ago and it went pretty viral.
But turns out he faked the whole thing.
I did get asked to go on BBC News to talk about it.
I knew those catlike reflexes were too good, even for a cat.
People make art to express how they feel, to make a statement,
or just 'cause.
Whatever the reason:
Please.
First up, meet Kevin.
He's a pianist from Tasmania,
but he's been performing in places that are a bit unusual.
The piano he's playing was actually given to him by a stranger for free
on the condition that he play it in beautiful places.
Nailed it.
Have to get in touch with her and let her see what her piano's doing.
A Spanish street artist has been coping with the lockdown
by painting little figures on his windows.
He asked his followers on social media
to do the same and to send him any pics
of window art they make at home.
That's about as creative as you can get with windows, I reckon,
without smashing them.
These insects aren't alive, and don't need masks,
but they're getting them anyway because this Russian artist says so,
famous for his miniature artworks, including a book that won him
the Guinness World Record for smallest book way back in 1996.
He's no stranger to working with microscopes and tweezers.
That's all we've got for today, but we'll see you again tomorrow.
Bye.