[1] Described as an 'educational news program aimed at 10-13 year old kids', BTN is commonly used by schools in Australia as an education tool to help children catch up with current affairs and issues.

Newsbreak is a daily news show to help Australians kids stay informed on current affairs within 5 minutes.

[6] In June 2014, BTN celebrated its 45th anniversary and produced a short spliced clip of several decades' worth of presenters and theme songs.

The current reporting team at Behind the News includes: Jack Evans, Matthew Holbrook, Leela Varghese, Nathaniel Kelly, Cale Matthews, Charlotte Batty, Natasha Thiele, Amal Wehbe, Alexander Aarao-Ward, Michelle Wakim, Joseph Baronio, Olivia Mason, Nicholas Maher, Ella Germein, Josh Langman, Justina Ward, Lyeba Khan, Thomas Midena, Wren Gillett, Kushi Venkatesh, and Saskia Mortarotti.

Former reporters include Ruby Cornish, Carl Smith, Erin Scott, Ben Nielsen, Evelyn Manfield, Martin Dougan and Emma Davis.