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Friday 16 October: An investigation into a Greens Senator's conduct, the US cancels plans to livestream an execution, messy manicures, and a tasty street corn salad... SPONSORED: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stockland⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠⁠⁠⁠BHP⁠⁠⁠⁠ Need help? Here are the instructions for the Street Corn Salad (third one in) And find the pilates g...

The winter footy leagues might be done for the year, but the footy is far from over… The 2026 Rugby League World Cup kicks off today here in Australia, co-hosted with New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. It's a tournament with a long but patchy history, a stolen trophy, and a format that's unlike any other world championship. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we'll take a look at how the Rugby League World...

Thursday 15 October: Trust issues in Canberra, an update on Pope Leo, thousands are still without power in Alice Springs, and a timely vote... SPONSORED: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Stockland⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠⁠⁠BHP⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Larissa Huntington and Jonathan Liondis Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington, Jonathan Liondi...

Wednesday 14 October: Calls to block an execution livestream are getting louder, French fridges are being hacked, allegations of an egg carton cartel, and the search for Amelia Earhart's missing plane is underway SPONSORED: ⁠⁠⁠Stockland⁠⁠⁠, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠⁠BHP⁠⁠ Hosted by Andrew Williams and Jonathan Liondis Researched by An...

One of the biggest stories in the US over the last few weeks has been the case of the Cornell 7, a group of college students accused of sexual assault at a prestigious American university. It’s started a huge debate - not just in the US, but across the world - about consent and college culture, and shone a spotlight on how institutions respond to cases like this. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll t...

Tuesday 13 October: A stoush over surcharges in Canberra, Aussie politicians want to block an execution livestream, why cows are wearing activity trackers, and Powderfinger's comeback is official... SPONSORED: ⁠⁠Stockland⁠⁠, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠BHP⁠ Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pyk...

Monday 12 October: A rollercoaster weekend between the US, Russia and Ukraine, the Firmus float falls over, a massive upset in Aussie football, and pumping up some plump pumpkins SPONSORED: ⁠Stockland⁠, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with BHP SPONSORED: Quick AI survey here Here's the link to the big pumpkin livestream Hosted by Anna Pykett and A...

Friday, 9 October: Firmus' float plans in doubt, former prince Andrew has a legal win, some anti-aging tortoise DNA, and OG Honey Jumbles... SPONSORED: ⁠⁠⁠Stockland⁠⁠⁠, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with BHP Here's the recipe for Honey Jumbles Hosted by Anna Pykett and Larissa Huntington Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntin...

Australia and countries around the world have just marked 3 years since the October 7 attacks that saw Hamas launch its major terror attack on Israel. This anniversary comes just weeks before Israel holds its next national election, which has been described as one of the most consequential votes in its history. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll have a look at how Israeli elections work, how the Ham...

Thursday, 8 October: A landmark climate decision in the High Court, the US death row inmate Christa Pike is expected to recover, smart glasses are back in the news, and Australia's plan to hop into space... SPONSORED: ⁠⁠Stockland⁠⁠, helping give you an understanding of the property market. Here's the Shortcut to smart glasses Hosted by Andrew Williams and Larissa Huntington Researched by Andrew Wi...

Wednesday 7 October: Marking 3 years since the October 7 attacks, the Coalition unveils a new immigration target, Vale ABC newsreader Richard Morecoft, and the most nerveracking sporting competition we can think of... SPONSORED: ⁠Stockland⁠, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with BHP Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Wil...

You might’ve seen headlines about a super El Niño developing over the past few months. Scientists say it’s going to be a record-breaker in terms of high ocean temperatures in the Pacific, and it’s set to impact the climate, food supply and the global economy. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at what El Niño is, what it could bring and what we can expect here in Australia. Squiz Recomme...

Tuesday 6 October: The climate takes centre stage in the Pacific, more details on the alleged flydubai hijacking, the roosters rule the rugby league roost, and happy birthday to Australia's oldest man... SPONSORED: Stockland, helping give you an understanding of the property market. You can check out LongeviQuest here Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Py...

Friday 2 October: Aussies were on board during an attempted plane hijacking, a US woman survives 2 lethal injections, the NRL Grand Final is upon us and a delicious cheesecake for the weekend... SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BHP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Here's our ⁠⁠Stockland survey⁠⁠ - appreciate your help! Here's the recipe for the White Chocolate & Raspberry No-Bake Cheesecake And here's the Biscoff and yoghu...

SpaceX has gone from a scrappy rocket startup to the biggest launch provider on the planet, a telco giant, an AI player, and the record holder for the most valuable IPO of all time. And it all comes down to one idea: rockets you can fly again and again. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we'll take a look at how reusable rockets changed everything, what Starlink and Starship actually are, and why Wall Str...

Thursday 1 October: A potential hijacking of a plane headed to Israel is averted, the Greens have a new leader, credit card surcharges are a thing of the past, and we have a fat bear week winner SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠⁠⁠⁠BHP⁠⁠⁠⁠ Here's our ⁠Stockland survey⁠ - appreciate your help! Here’s where to vote in the Top 100 Aussie Books of All Time Hosted by Andrew Williams and Larissa Huntington...

Wednesday 30 September: OpenAI apologises for the Medicare breach, the Reserve Bank lifts interest rates, the Dally M awards are on tonight, and why Jane Eyre's taking off in China... SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠⁠⁠BHP⁠⁠⁠ Here's the Stockland survey - appreciate your help! And here's the ABC's mortgage calculator Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pyket...

We’ve been hearing a lot about artificial intelligence over the past few weeks, including multiple incidents where OpenAI agents took it upon themselves to access restricted parts of government websites. One of those was our Medicare system here in Australia, and being the first known case of an AI system infiltrating a government website in the world, it got a lot of attention and raised a heap o...

Tuesday 29 September: Interest rates are likely to rise today, Greens leader Larissa Waters has resigned, moths are invading the East Coast, and Madonna cleans up at the VMAs... SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠⁠BHP⁠⁠ Here's the moth tracker... Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice Get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Monday 28 September: More OpenAI agents have gone rogue in the US, terrorism arrests near a UK air base, a massive weekend of sport, and Delta dances up a storm SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠BHP⁠ Here's Delta's dance routine Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice Get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Friday 25 September: Open AI hacks into Medicare, Xi and Trump meet, gearing up for the AFL grand final, and some spicy fish tacos... SPONSORED: Take the quick property survey  SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠BHP⁠ Here are some resources if you need help Here's the recipe for spicy fish tacos Hosted by Anna Pykett and Larissa Huntington Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Hunti...

A new film about Ted Kaczynski, an American man who went from a teenage maths genius to a serial bomber, is about to be released on Netflix. He came to be known as ‘the Unabomber’ and his 17-year campaign against the advancement of modern technology killed 3 people and injured dozens more. So with the case back in the news, we thought it might be helpful in this Squiz Shortcut to get you across wh...

Thursday 24 September: Albanese and Trump meet at the UN, a new war has broken out in Ethiopia, vale to Rose Tattoo frontman Angry Anderson, and bringing toddlers to a rave... Hosted by Andrew Williams and Larissa Huntington Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice Get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Wednesday 23 September: Xi and Trump are set to meet, petrol prices are on the rise, Vale to Aussie illustrator Terry Denton, and voting is underway in Fat Bear Week Here's a link to some support services if any of these stories have affected you Here's our Fat Bear Squiz Shortcut And here's the Fat Bear quiz - which one are you? Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Willi...

Treasury has just released a document that looks ahead to what Australia might be like in 2066. It’s created a bunch of different news stories - trying to work out what things will be like 40 years from now is an interesting project. But one key word that keeps coming up in the coverage, and in economic news more broadly, is productivity. So we thought we’d explore exactly what productivity is, ho...