The Quicky

Egg donation. It's a life-changing gift. In Australia it is illegal to pay a woman to donate her eggs but some women, like Stefania, do it out of the kindness of their heart. The only problem is, Stefania's husband isn't keen on her doing it.  In this episode of The Quicky, we speak to Stefania about why she wants to donate her eggs. We also speak to a family creation lawyer about what she can leg...

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...

The US is in a 'banking crisis' with a number of banks going bust and potentially hundreds more on shaky ground. The same has also been happening in Europe over the past few weeks. It's got us wondering, with the global financial systems now being so much more interconnected, could that happen here in Australia?  In todays episode we speak to an expert to find out the likelihood of one of our big...

If you're in New South Wales you're probably aware that there's an election coming up in a week's time.  Running in that election is current Premier Dominic Perrottet, hopeful to be re-elected.  In this bonus episode of The Quicky, we sit down with the Premier and his wife to talk about where they stand on a woman's right to safe pregnancy termination, how politics expects to attract more women 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...

Last week NRL Rabbitohs player, Latrell Mitchell was allegedly subject to a racial slur from a Sydney Roosters fan during a game.  Tonight, Mitchell is going to step out onto the field again facing thousands of Roosters supporters. Crowds have been issued warnings not to target him again. But how do you prepare yourself to face a crowd of potential hate?  In this episode of The Quicky, we look int...

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...

Have you been hearing the word AUKUS a lot over the past few days?   You've probably heard it has something to do with submarines and it's costing Australia billions of dollars.  In this episode of The Quicky, we've got your quick and dirty explanation on what exactly AUKUS is and all the things it will do.  Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999...

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...

Australians will soon be asked to vote in a referendum to constitutionally recognise Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people through a First Nations Voice to Parliament.  There's been a great divide since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his plan for the Voice. The political debate has those who say the is the change we've needed, and others saying it's not necessary and we already...

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...

Since November last year between 800-1200 schoolgirls across Iran have been falling ill.  It's a terrifying crisis, and one who don't have answers for yet. There are theories as to why this is happening, from targeted attacks, to mass hysteria. But under it all, is a fear that this is retribution for daring to speak out against the regime.  In this episode of The Quicky, we look into this mysterio...

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...

Two years ago Kirsty Bryant was excited to meet her first baby. But after a traumatic birth experience, she needed a hysterectomy to stop a haemorrhage and save her life. Left without a uterus, Kirsty had to grieve the future babies she had envisioned for her family, until she stumbled across a medical trial that is changing all that.  In this episode of The Quicky we speak to Kirsty - Australia's...

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...

How often are women's health conditions misdiagnosed? Well, it turns out, quite often.  The medical system all over the world has been, and remains, led by men, for men, using men as the yardstick for conditions and the medicines to treat them.  That means women are at risk of adverse reactions to medications, different outcomes to surgery and treatment and misdiagnosis all due to gender bias. In...

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...

It's the case that's been unpacked on Netflix's new docuseries, Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal. A story with five people dead under unusual or suspicious circumstances all seemingly connected to one very powerful and influential family, the Murdaugh's.  Last week, Alex Murdaugh, the prime suspect for two of the five deaths, was convicted of murdering his wife and son.  In this episode of The...

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...

Another month, another rate rise from the Reserve Bank of Australia.  The interest rate has gone up for the 10th consecutive meeting, taking the cash rate target to 3.6 per cent. This is the highest in over a decade.  So, with these rate increases coming month after month, why hasn't it helped our inflation?  In this episode of The Quicky, we speak to an expert to find out what's going on with our...

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...

Over the weekend Prince Harry was back doing yet another interview. This time with Dr Gabor Maté, an expert in trauma and childhood development who diagnosed him with a disorder on a live stream. But how can someone he's only met twice throw out a diagnosis without properly assessing him? What implications are there for those watching, and for Harry himself? What do we need to know before we're to...

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...

Australia's rental market is less affordable than ever, with low vacancy rates and rising rent levels contributing to a housing crisis. With converted sheds, divided room spaces, tents and caravans all being explored as options, one group of renters are actually becoming home owners on a much, much smaller scale.  Today we meet someone who lives in a tiny home - and look at whether it really is th...

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...