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Hello and welcome to Squiz Kids Today, your fresh take on what's happening in the world around you.
I'm Bryce Corbett it's Thursday May 1, pinch and a punch. In Squiz Kids today, a busy week for ballot boxes.
Germany's finger -fighting champs.
A cricket kid hit's big, and pikachu's big problem.
That's what's making news kids style.
If you've been anywhere near a TV, a billboard or literally anywhere lately, you'll know Australia has a federal election coming up this weekend.
But, did you know, our friends in Canada have just wrapped up theirs too?
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party has won that election again.
That's their fourth win in a row.
This time, they didn't win enough seats to rule alone so they're going to have to get help from other parties to make decisions and pass laws.
Now just a little FYI.
Canada's Liberal Party is more like Australia's Labour Party than our Liberal Party.
Yep. Politics can be weird like that.
Speaking of elections now, it's our turn.
Australia's federal election is happening this Saturday.
After months of ads, debates and awkward baby cuddles, the big day is finally upon us.
Even though kids can't vote, lots of families will head out together to their local school or community centre to cast their vote.
And guess what? As of Tuesday more than 4 million Even grown -ups have already voted early.
The biggest number of early voters ever in Australia.
And if you're tagging along this weekend with your folks, keep your eyes peeled for something very special.
I'm talking, of course, about the democracy sausage.
And then, the only real debate is onion or no onion.
Spin the Globe Each day we give the World Globe a spin and find a news story from wherever it stops.
And today we've landed in Germany, where the Fingerhälken Championships took place last weekend!
What on earth is that, I hear you ask?
Fingerhälken, or finger wrestling, is a traditional sport in Germany and Austria.
Over the weekend around 180 competitors went head -to -head, or finger -to -finger, for the title.
So, how does it work?
Two men sit on opposite sides of a table, hook their middle finger into a small leather loop and when the referee gives the signal, they yank with all their might to pull the other person across the table.
The match lasts just seconds, and unsurprisingly, dislocated fingers are common. All this while wearing traditional German outfits of course, of short leather trousers and embroidered suspenders.
One official joked, it looks worse than it really is because there is blood.
Oh dear. You can check out the photos in today's episode notes.
And there's no blood, I promise.
Sport time! When I was 14, I was just trying to pass PE without falling over.
But, at just 14 years of age, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has smashed one of the fastest centuries ever in the IPL.
That's the Indian Premier League.
One of the world's biggest cricket comps.
Playing for the Rajasthan Royals, Vaibhav scored 100 runs off only 35 balls.
The second fastest century in the league's 18 year history.
The pink -clad crowd in Jaipur cheered every boundary like it was the final of the world Cup.
Vibhup's journey started on a cement pitch laid by his dad in the backyard of their farm in eastern India.
At age 7 he was sent to a cricket academy three hours away.
Now he was too small to run between the wickets at that point, but coaches saw his talent and local bowlers were brought in from nearby villages just to help him train, because he kept wearing the bowlers out.
His dad even fed them to keep them going, because he said And Vibhav doesn't know when to stop batting.
Now that's what you call commitment.
News hounds Every Thursday Squizzy the news hound sticks his snout into Squiz Kid's HQ to report back on fishy things he's sniffed out on the internet.
And today his nose is twitching because… well, because he's feeling bad for the world's the most famous Pokemon, Pikachu, who's been caught up in a disinformation snowball.
Last month, a real video was shared online showing a protester in Turkey wearing an inflatable Pikachu costume, probably trying to get attention.
But then, things got a little bit weird. AI -generated images of Pikachu running with riot police began to pop up on the internet.
it. One was even posted with the caption, Pikachu amidst the ongoing protest in Turkey!
This is real, by the way!
But it wasn't. If you look closely the clues are there.
Pikachu's feet never touch the ground, one helmet appears twice, and a police truck in the video says Tolis instead of Polis, the Turkish word for police.
Other fake images from the Middle East showed Batman and The Joker in protest scenes too.
That's a long way from Gotham city, though.
Remember, newshounds, we've always got to stop, think and check before sharing anything you come across online.
Thanks, Squizzy. You've done it again.
Good day, it's Alice Dempster here from the BigSquiz team.
Polling day for the 2025 Federal election is almost here and if you're trying to make sense of it all, we're here to help.
Just search for Squiz today in your favourite podcast app and check out our Squiz shortcuts on the election.
Mid Thursday we'll have an episode that will round up the polling, the policies and the politics that will all fade into the result.
Agenda free, and always with a sense of humour.
We're your shortcut to being informed.
Time for the quiz. This is the part of the podcast where you get to test how well you've been listening.
Question number one.
How many times in a row has Canada's Liberal Party been elected?
1. Well done if you said 4.
2. Which IPL team does Vaibhav Suryavanshi play for?
Yes, that's right it's the Rajasthan royals, well done if you got that one.
3. Which two DC comic book characters have being used in A .I.
deep fake videos in the Middle East. Take a bow if you said Batman and the Joker.
Its Thursday May 1, today is World Password Day!
A great reminder to never share your passwords, not even with your bestie.
Your parents or carer are ok though.
And if you're a big NRL fan, the Women's State of Origin series kicks off tonight and this weekend of course is Magic Round.
Today is also a special day for these Squiz kids celebrating a birthday today.
Annabelle from Oran Park, Ollie from Waroonga and Adia from Cogra.
And a belated birthday shout out goes to Oliver from Bundaberg.
And classroom shout -outs today go to...
Classes 6b and 6p with Ms Barker and Mrs Peterson at Melander State School, Class 5 Honey with Ms Arabella at Banks Public School in St Clair, Diamond Class at Bullera Public School, and a happy belated birthday to their teacher Mrs Austin!
And finally, a shout -out to Elle and Soph who are traveling around Australia, currently in WA and home -schooling from their caravan which they have nicknamed Maggie.
Don't forget if you've got a birthday coming up and you want a shout out, or if you're after a classroom shout -out, drop us a line at squizkids at thesquiz .com .au or fill out the form on our website.
Well, that's all we have time for.
Thanks for listening to Squiz Kids today.
We'll be back again tomorrow with the Kids Vs Adults Weekly News Squiz – your chance to prove who's smarter.
In the meantime, get out there and have a most excellent day.
Over and out.
