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Have you thought about what you want to happen to your body after you die?  There's plenty of options for you, from cremation to burial, you can even become a tree if that's what you wish.  China is now running out of land for cemeteries and turning to burials at sea - but just how environmentally friendly is this?  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at the most environmentally efficien...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

On Sunday, foreign powers including the US, UK, France and Qatar began evacuating their diplomatic staff from Khartoum - the capital of Sudan.  After months of increasing tensions, fighting has now erupted, leaving hundreds dead and thousands fleeing their African home to nearby countries for refuge.  In this episode of The Quicky, we look into what is happening in Sudan as Sudanese Australians fe...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

Gambling in Australia has become a massive issue. We participate, and lose more than any other country in the world per capita.  It's estimated that Aussies lost over $25 billion gambling in 2018-2019.  In this episode of The Quicky we look at how Aussies are being groomed form a very young age to gamble and hear from women who lost everything because of the addiction.  If you or someone you know...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

A recent episode of the iconic kids ABC show Bluey, has upset some parents. There are claims of body shaming, fat shaming and poor behaviour modelling for kids. It has raised the question about how we discuss weight in front of and with our kids, so that they are aware of the health implications of being overweight while also making sure they know that weight isn’t always an indicator of a person’...

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It's well known that Aussies make up the largest cohort of nationalities in Bali at any one time...aside from Indonesians of course. We jest that the island paradise is essentially another Australian post code. But since early last year, another country has been represented in higher numbers on the island paradise...and it has some locals offside.  Since the invasion of Ukraine started, Russians h...

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Today is April 20, a day that cannabis producers, consumers and advocates will come together to celebrate marijuana.  It's a national day for cannabis culture in the US, and many are saying it's time Australia follow the lead of many American states and legalise marijuana for recreational purposes.  But there are some who are concerned that this will open up the door for misuse and that it will en...

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We already know the royals are rich right? But it turns out the about to be officially crowned King Charles III is actually more well off than his late mother Queen Elizabeth was.  The British Royal Family makes money from a number of things, from biscuits to the land.  In this episode of The Quicky we find out just how wealthy King Charles is and where he sits among the royal families of the worl...

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To say things are a little tight at the moment might be a bit of an understatement.  With rent, groceries, and just about everything else is now more expensive, how do we help ourselves when the cost of everything is going up? How can we make a difference to our savings accounts when so much more is going out while not a heck of a lot is coming in?  In this episode of The Quicky, we speak to peopl...

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In 1993 Paul Denyer murdered three women. He was nicknamed the Frankston Killer.  While he was caught and brought to justice, his 30 year parole period has now come to an end, leaving the families of his victims devastated and those in the community again fearful for their safety, much like they were in 1993.  In this episode of The Quicky we find out why so many people say the man who took the li...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

In case you didn't already know, the 90's are making a comeback. Everything that was once old, is new again, or revisited, reimagined or remade. But why, in 2023, are we so keen to live in the past? Are we trying to escape the world we exist in now? Or is it simply that we find comfort in the familiarity of 90's nostalgia?  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at nostalgia, what it is, wh...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

Fentanyl is described as one of the deadliest opioids in the world, and on Friday we found out that's what killed Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio. With Fentanyl now an epidemic in the US, there are fears the drug may make its way down to our shores with border police already intercepting a major shipment, the equivalent of more than 5 million fatal doses.  In this episode of The Quicky we find ou...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

Mainland Australia is now held exclusively by Labor governments, with only Tasmania representing the Liberal Party at all in this country in 2023. A far cry from the dominance the Liberals held in 2019.  So as yet another Liberal party member resigns over the decision not to support the Voice To Parliament, are the Liberals putting themselves further out into election wilderness? In this episode o...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

Squatter...Just the word itself conjures up a stereotypical image of a dirty person looking to inhabit a property. But the laws around squatters rights are more complex than simply someone who refuses to move out of your house.  With rental markets getting tighter, and people are facing the harsh reality of losing their homes at the end of their fixed rate mortgages, there are concerns more Austra...