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Hey, what's up? Amelia here.
Let's see what's making news.
There's been a massive oil spill
off the coast
of the island nation of Mauritius.
It happened after
a Japanese cargo ship ran aground
on a coral reef.
The government has declared it
a state of environmental emergency,
and locals are rushing to help.
CALE: This is Mauritius,
an island country
off the coast of Africa,
known for its colossal cliffs
and pristine beaches.
It's also home of the dodo...
Hello, Polly.
..as well as some still, you know,
actually living wildlife.
But now Mauritius has got
a rather large problem - oil.
Two weeks ago, a Japanese cargo ship
ran aground on a coral reef
near the coast,
and now the ship
has started leaking oil.
More than a thousand tonnes
have seeped into the water,
and lots of people are worried about
the damage it could do to the ocean,
the animals,
and the humans that rely on it.
For the local people,
it's been terrible.
These people, they are fishermen,
they are boaters, they are divers.
They live from the sea
and they eat from the sea.
So, tourism will be affected
for a long period of time.
Locals are doing whatever they can to
stop the oil from reaching the shore,
and the Japanese Government
has sent out a disaster relief team
to help with the clean-up.
Mauritius is home to stacks
of rare and wonderful species,
so the race is on to protect them
and this special island.
New South Wales has been dealing
with some wild weather.
Heavy rains led to flooding
and hundreds of people
have had to leave their homes
in the state's South Coast.
The winds and rains caused
lots of problems in Sydney, too.
Everything was shaking.
My window was shaking.
And then I heard a big bang.
Australia's favourite
radio telescope, The Dish,
is being added
to the National Heritage List.
The list is designed to protect
iconic Aussie places,
and this one has
more than earned its spot.
The 64-metre observatory in Parkes
helped broadcast
the first moon landing,
and it's still being used
by scientists today.
This month is Stamp Collecting Month.
Who knew?
To celebrate,
Australia Post has launched
a special collection
of Aussie wildlife,
and it's got these stamp collectors
super-excited.
My favourite stamp is
that Kangaroo Island dunnart.
My favourite stamp is
probably the koala
because its ears are really fluffy
and it's really cute.
ELLA: Yep, these avid
stamp collectors are pretty excited
because Australia Post just dropped
a new series
for Stamp Collecting Month.
This year's theme is
wildlife recovery,
and it's all about raising awareness
for our native animals
that were impacted by the extreme
bushfires earlier this year.
WOMAN: Many of our precious native
animals and plants were directly
in the path of these fires,
including more than 300
threatened species.
The six animals appearing
on the stamps
were carefully chosen
by an expert panel,
because they're in need
of the most help right now,
mainly because of habitat loss.
I think children can help
protect native wildlife
by spreading awareness
and learning more and more
about our amazing native animals.
I think the more we learn
about threatened native animals,
the more you'll be enthusiastic
to help them and the environment.
These guys say they're excited
to learn more about each animal
and add some pretty cute critters
to their collection.
I love stamps.
As my mum likes to say,
more is more, bigger is better,
and what's the stuff
we put on fairy bread again?
It's time for hundreds & thousands,
but mostly thousands.
When the sight of one paddleboarder
wearing fancy dress
through the canals of St Petersburg
in Russia just isn't enough,
get 3,000 instead.
This is the annual Fontanka
stand-up paddleboarding festival,
where historical outfits
and hazmat suits
are par for the course.
Don't you hate when you've got
3,600 white and black diamonds
and you just can't work out
what to do with them?
Well, I've got the perfect solution,
or, rather, this jeweller does.
He's been commissioned to create
the world's most expensive facemask,
with a price tag of $2.1 million.
Money maybe doesn't buy everything.
Can you think of anything more
interesting to look at in a bucket
than thousands of baby turtles?
Me neither.
Volunteers for Bali's sea turtles
conservation helped to release
10,000 of the scaly, mini,
flippered hatchlings into the ocean.
They're olive ridley turtles
and their population is declining.
So, here's hoping these little guys
go on to do big things,
or just normal turtle things, really.
That'd be fine.
That's it for now.
Have a totally awesome night.
I'll catch you tomorrow. Bye.
