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Tuesday 22 September: The PM talks up Australia at the UN, a high-profile murder case begins in Sydney, a record night at the Brownlow Medal, and an Aussie shearer sets a high bar... Here are ⁠some resources⁠ if any of today's stories have affected you Here's Kate's chat with cybersecurity expert Alistair MacGibbon Here's a Brownlow Medal gallery for you Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams R...

Monday 21 September: What Australia might be like in 2066, the US and Greenland reach a deal, the AFL has a contender for its best game ever, and paying tribute to John Farnham Here are some resources if any of today's stories have affected you Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice Get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Friday 18 September: The US hikes interest rates, the migration plan for Oz, a croc-infested river in the Olympics and get ready for Fat Bear Week... SPONSORED: Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the CommBank survey. Here's all the info about Fat Bear Week Here's the recipe for Tilly's Burnt Butter Oat Bars And here's the SNL skit Hosted by Anna Pykett and Larissa Huntington Researched by Anna Pyket...

One of Australia's most notorious murder cases - known as the Snowtown murders, or the 'bodies in barrels' case - is back in the news with the release on parole of the youngest man involved. The case shocked the nation, and made a small South Australian town famous for all the wrong reasons. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across what happened, and the concerns raised over releasing a con...

Thursday 17 September: The Albanese Government plans a migration speech, again, more fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, a concert crisis for Ed Sheeran, and London Fashion Week kicks off... SPONSORED: Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ for the CommBank survey. Here's a guide to Melbourne Fashion Week Hosted by Andrew Williams and Larissa Huntington Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, L...

Wednesday 16 September: Working out Australia's approach to AI, the US confirms it has weapons in space, a legal battle over the Karl Stefanovic Show, and Widow's Bay wins big at the Emmys SPONSORED: Click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ for the CommBank survey. Here's the Taylor Swift sketch and the red carpet gallery from the Emmys Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna...

In just over a week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be speaking at the United Nations General Assembly where he’s expected to continue the push for Australia to be a part of the UN Security Council in 2029 and 2030. If we get the nod, it will be the first time we’ve had that job since 2014 - so we thought we’d have a look at what the Security Council actually is, what it does, and what it wo...

Tuesday 15 September: South Australia's Whyalla blast furnace is shutting down, Donald Trump dismisses AI concerns, a Sydney Sweeney ad causes a stir, and it's been 40 years of You're the Voice... SPONSORED: Click ⁠here⁠ for the CommBank survey. Here's the link to the Lend Your Voice campaign Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Hu...

Monday 14 September: AI bosses sound the alarm on their own tech, the Prime Minister and Pauline Hanson have exhanged words, our audience survey results are out, and the return of Queen Celine... SPONSORED: Click here for the CommBank survey. Here's our 2026 Audience Report Here's an obituary for Mary Gaudron Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna P...

Every year we ask you to take part in our Squiz audience survey. 2026 was our biggest response ever, with 7,124 of you taking part. We pore over your responses and use them to understand how to shape our content and which advertisers to work with. So, as a thank you, we wanted to share some of what we learned and what it means for what we do next. So in this special episode of Squiz Today, Andrew...

Friday 11 September: 25 years since 9/11 , the NRL finals kick off, Swedish democracy meatballs, and a traybake chicken caesar salad... SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to the full Future Women’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠There’s No Place Like Home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ series - made in partnership with CommBank Ne...

The Emmy Awards are television's biggest night - the one where the small screen gets dressed up and hands out the hardware. But in the midst of the red carpets and the awards races, it can be easy to forget why the industry actually does this - what the whole point of an expensive awards ceremony for TV actually is. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we'll take a look at how the Emmys became the biggest a...

Thursday 10 September: The PM faces questions over pork, oil prices are on the rise again, Vale to Blanche D'Alpuget, and Apple launches its first foldable iPhone SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to the full Future Women’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠There’s No Place Like Home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ series - made in partn...

Wednesday 9 September: The federal government wants to fix your feed, a murder trial begins in Mexico, King Charles lays down the law, and you might say it best when you say nothing at all... SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to the full Future Women’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠There’s No Place Like Home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What you see on your social media feeds could be about to change, and it’s all to do with the algorithm - a tool used by social media companies to show us what they think we want to see. How it impacts our society has increasingly come under scrutiny, and now the government is drafting legislation that could give us the option to opt out of it. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll dive into what the a...

Tuesday 8 September: The debate on super continues, a far right win in Germany, an NRL theme park is on the cards, and the kings and queens of the stone age... SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to the full Future Women’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠There’s No Place Like Home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ series - made in partnership with...

Monday 7 September: How your social media algorithms might change, a push for peace in Ukraine, the UN makes a map change, and what's making waves at the Venice Film Festival SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to the full Future Women’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠There’s No Place Like Home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ series - made in partn...

Friday, 4 September: The Pacific Island Forum wraps, a sentencing hearing for Molly Ticehurst's killer, vale Gloria Steinem, and a country music earworm... SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to the full Future Women’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠There’s No Place Like Home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ series - made in partnership...

The idea of smart glasses - eyeglasses that have cameras and other kinds of tech built into them - is nothing new. They’ve been in development for years, and really came to prominence with the release of Google Glass over a decade ago. But this year, KMart released a pair for $89 in Australia which triggered a rush of buyers, followed by a rush of privacy concerns. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll...

Thursday, 3 September: Getting to the bottom of the Telstra outage, more Aussies have been found alive in Nepal, our economy ticks up a bit, and good news if you're allergic to dogs... SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to the full Future Women’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠There’s No Place Like Home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ seri...

Wednesday, 2 September: Tupac's killer is found guilty, Germany accuses Russia of an airport attack, a change at the top at Apple, and a Dolly Parton festival is in the works SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to the full Future Women’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠There’s No Place Like Home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ series - made in p...

A few weeks ago Australia’s national debt reached $1 trillion for the first time - which sounds like a lot - but it happened at about the same time the US notched up US$40 trillion. So in this Squiz Shortcut - we’ll have a look at what’s going on with Aussie debt, how what’s happening in the US impacts us here, and what this all means for our economy. Squiz Recommends:  Reading: This story in...

Tuesday, 1 September: An Australian has been confirmed dead in Nepal, a look at our new privacy laws, a fast-fashion retailer goes public and a shock exit for Djokovic SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to the full Future Women’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠There’s No Place Like Home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ series - made in partnership...

Monday 31 August: One Nation makes waves in Secret Harbour, the search for survivors continues in Nepal, the cuttlefish mating ritual that wasn't and setting records at the Sydney Marathon... SPONSORED: You can dive into the Deakin University research ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. SPONSORED - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CommBank Next Chapter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program offers free and confidential help, even if you don’t bank with them. To listen to th...

Friday 28 August: The Nepal flood toll climbs, an update on the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, a space telescope launch, and a favourite chocolate cake... SPONSORED: You can dive into the Deakin University research ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Here are the emergency numbers for information about Nepal: 1300 555 135, or +61 2 6261 3305 (if calling from overseas) Here's the recipe for the chocolate cake And here's where...