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Hey, how's it going? Nat here.
Let's check out what's been making news.
Today, Australia's last community TV stations
were set to go off air for good.
But at the last minute, they've been saved.
OK, so, we're actually here with the whole Channel 44 team.
12 more months!
How does it feel?
It feels amazing. We're so excited.
It's an amazing day for our volunteers,
for our staff, for our program makers.
But, for a long time, there hasn't been a lot of good news
for community TV.
There used to be stations right around the country,
providing free and local content.
And that's where a lot of big names,
like Hamish and Andy, got their start.
But today, only Channel 31 in Melbourne
and Channel 44
here in Adelaide survive.
They were originally meant to go off air at midnight tonight,
but then this happened.
I can announce tonight that we will be extending Channel 1...
..Channel 31 and Channel 44 for another 12 months.
The government's now decided to extend their broadcasting licences,
so they'll get to stay on the airwaves a bit longer.
That's welcome news for many, including Ethan,
who has his own show called Off The Couch With Ethan.
He says he couldn't have done it without Channel 44.
I always say that Channel 44 is a bit like
the learner's plates of TV,
and a lot of people, myself included,
start off at community TV
before they go into, you know, more commercial stations.
What does this mean for you next?
So, we'll spend the next 12 months building
our national online platform with C31 Melbourne,
and also educating our viewers as to how to find us online.
Today, though, little bit of celebrations?
It's party time. ALL: Whoo!
India's government has banned TikTok.
It's also banned dozens more Chinese-made apps, including WeChat,
because it says they're dangerous and collect user data.
The news affects a lot of people.
A third of all downloads of TikTok are from India.
Lewis Hamilton's racing team, Mercedes,
has unveiled a new look on the track.
The F1 team will race in all-black cars for the 2020 season,
ditching their traditional silver.
Mercedes says it's a message against racism
and it's committed to improving diversity
in the team and in the sport.
A 14-year-old from Bendigo
has been making big waves in the cricketing world,
averaging 275 runs for his junior side.
Now he's being compared to the legend himself, Don Bradman.
And that's not all they have in common.
CHARLOTTE: He's an Aussie icon
and possibly the greatest batsman the game's ever seen.
But it's time to move over, Don,
because there's a new Bradman on the pitch.
I've always had a talent for sports
and I find cricket the most interesting.
14-year-old Bradman Thompson's had an epic season
for the Maiden Gully Marist Cricket Club near Bendigo.
He averaged an impressive 275 runs,
which is by far the highest average batting score in the district.
It was splendid. I did really well, I think.
I only got out once.
Don Bradman himself averaged a mere 99.94 runs an innings
playing for Australia.
Bradman had a Bradman-like season, if I can say that.
One thing Bradman reckons is helping with his success is his height.
He comes in at 195cm.
That's almost as tall as legendary basketballer Michael Jordan.
While Bradman should've been in line to receive
some of the district's top awards,
there was actually a glitch in the system,
which messed up his results.
So, the club's now giving him his own special award
to recognise how great he's played and how far he could go.
I would like to be known as the next Bradman.
Gives me some sort of name to live up to, really.
Yep, there's some big shoes to fill.
Its the part of the show we like to devote entirely
to animals of the four-legged, barking variety.
It's Dog Time. (DOG BARKS)
(SOFTLY) Dog Time...
Meet Redhead, Russia's only Welsh corgi police sniffing dog.
He's finally retiring after nine years of long, hard work
sniffing things and catching bad guys.
Now retirement awaits, where he'll get to do stuff
like play sport and brush up on his dancing.
What a resume.
For 364 days of the year, dogs aren't allowed in Tivoli Park in Denmark.
But for one day a year, on Annual Dog Day, they are.
I think it's great.
It also gives other people the opportunity to meet different dogs.
YouTuber Lew from Unbox Therapy decided there'd be no better place
to test out his brand-new robot dog, Spot,
than the great outdoors,
something his real-life actual dogs didn't seem to be fans of.
They went to the park, through the weeds,
and in a playground.
Just typical dog stuff, you know.
So cool!
That's all the news for today.
We'll be back again tomorrow. See you then.