BONZA CANCELLATIONS
Today, thousands of Aussies were left stranded at airports after Bonza airlines cancelled flights right across the country. Yeah, people weren't too happy this morning when they arrived at the airport, ready to board their Bonza flight, only to discover their flights had been cancelled with no notice. But things are worse for Bonza than just a few cancelled flights. This afternoon the airline announced they were going into voluntary administration, which basically means they've got big financial trouble. We think Bonza might have run out of money to be able to continue to pay all of their bills. You see, when Bonza came on the scene in January last year, it was Australia's first major new airline in 15 years! Its plan was to create some competition for the big airlines in Australia branding itself as a true blue Aussie budget airline, calling their planes names like Bazza, Shazza and Sheila, and even coming out with branded budgie smugglers. It also planned to have some different travel routes than the bigger airlines, with a focus on regional destinations. But that's been tricky for them, because it means they're often making very low profits. Aviation experts say the end of the airline would be a big loss for the country, especially under-served regional communities and in the meantime, other airlines have offered to fly these stranded passengers to their destinations for free while Bonza looks for a lifeline to see if Bazza, Shazza and Sheila will ever fly again.
MR SQUIGGLE
Now to the National Museum of Australia, where one very special character from Aussie kid's TV history has just joined their collection. Maybe today's kids, don't recognise this colourful character, but your parents and teachers probably do! Do you know who this is? That's right, Mr Squiggle is one of the most recognisable TV characters in Aussie history. He was created by cartoonist Norman Hetherington, first appearing on our screens way back in 1959, and stayed there for 40 years using his pencil nose to turn "squiggles" sent in from kids across the country into brand new pictures. Now, the National Museum of Australia is hoping to bring the magic of Mr Squiggle to a new generation with a huge collection of puppets, props, original scripts and other items from the show, going on display for today's kids to explore, and their parents to reminisce.
GIRAFFES ON A PLANE
First up, to a toy giraffe boarding a plane. Wait. Scratch that. Hundreds of toy giraffes boarding a plane. 500 plushies were strapped in to a tanker plane owned by the British Air Force, and taken sky-high for a flight. The giraffes have now gone up for auction to raise money for a children's charity.
ZEBRAS ON ROAD
Now, to the US state of Washington, where four zebras were spotted galloping through a quiet neighbourhood. They escaped while being transported interstate, and so far three have been caught, with one zebra still at large.
QUANTUM COMPUTER
And finally, how much would you pay for a really powerful computer? Say a world-first, commercial-scale quantum computer capable of unfathomable calculations no other computer in the world can even come close to? Well, the government has decided to spend almost 1 billion dollars on one. The plan is to build the quantum computer in Brisbane by 2029.
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