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About Time is the national newspaper for Australian prisons and detention facilities

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ISSUE NO. 21
April 2026
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  1. What is the capital city of Australia?
  2. How many days are there in a leap year?
  3. What planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
  4. What is the name of the ocean on Australia’s east coast?
  5. Who wrote the books that Game of Thrones is based on?
  6. Which animal is known as the “king of the jungle”?
  7. What is the largest animal on Earth?
  8. In sport, how many players are on the field for one soccer team at a time?
  9. What is the chemical symbol for water?
  10. What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow?
Ethan Cassidy

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Without About Time, I don’t know where I would be – Mark, from a prison in Victoria

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