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Feb 2023
12m 5s

Awesome Aussies and brilliant ballkids

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About this episode
On today's show we'll find out what it takes to be a ball kid at a top tennis tournament, congratulate the winners of the Australian of the Year awards, hear about a dog's lucky escape from the jaws of a snake, meet some machines designed to care for humans, and go on a mission to Mars. 
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