This episode of News Time covers several quirky news stories, starting with an environmentally conscious couple in South Australia who feed food waste to fly larvae and then sell the maggots to farmers as livestock feed. The podcast then explores the mystery surrounding the invention of "Squalleyball," a sport combining squash and volleyball, played in two regional New South Wales towns. It also touches on a dance company's show inspired by an incident at a bowling alley involving bowlers with disabilities and gutter bumpers. The episode further discusses the rediscovery of the Lord Howe Island stick insect, also known as a tree lobster or walking sausage, on Ball's Pyramid. Finally, the show examines a newly discovered lava planet, L9859D, highlighting its extreme heat and sulfuric smell. The episode concludes with a quiz related to the news stories covered.
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