The Quicky

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be gett...

Dating in 2022 is hard enough, but trying to get back on the scene after the tragic death of a partner is even more difficult, particularly if it's been a long time since you had to think about going out on dates and meeting prospective new partners. Being a widow or widower comes with a whole host of complex emotions for you, but also your friends and family who may all have very strong feelings...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be gett...

After two years of living through a pandemic and with the colder winter months approaching, it can be very tempting to rush down to your local chemist and pick up a whole host of supplements and vitamins to try and stay healthy. But could you actually be doing yourself more harm than good if you haven't sought out any professional medical advice about what to take and how much, beforehand? The Qui...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be gett...

If there's been one silver lining from the pandemic, it's that over the past two winters, flu cases and deaths had dropped significantly as we've all been in lockdown, washing our hands more and wearing masks. But with nearly all restrictions removed ahead of this winter, there seem to be some very mixed messages about how the flu will interact with Covid-19 as we prepare to enter the colder month...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be gett...

The illegal drug often referred to as 'ice', but also 'meth' or 'crystal meth' is the most commonly used illicit drug in Australia, and people living in regional areas are more likely than those in cities to be addicted to it. But despite the devastating impact it has on users, not everyone who is hooked on ice looks like the stereotype of a drug addict, like Andrea who from the outside had it all...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be gett...

We are just a couple of days into the 2022 Federal election campaign, but already we have witnessed an incredible amount of gaffes, in-fighting and misinformation, but is this normal or is it all a bit... weird? The Quicky speaks to two experts in Federal politics to find our whether the rest of the lead up to the ballot on May 21st will involve so much backstabbing and ugliness, or if the party l...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be gett...

With more devastating reports from Ukraine of horrific crimes including massacres, torture and rape being committed by Russian forces against civilians, there are increasing calls for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his soldiers to be prosecuted for war crimes. But who actually has the authority to make them face consequences for these horrendous acts, and would that really put an end to the...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and from today we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will st...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is still as yet to set a date for the upcoming Federal election, but we know that it will have to take place sometime in May. In preparation, Mamamia asked you what the most important issues are when it comes to deciding how you will vote, and perhaps unsurprisingly climate change came out as the number one priority. So in this election special, The Quicky speaks to a...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and from today we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will st...

Thankfully there are now a lot of resources and information about menopause for women and their families, but sadly the same can't be said about perimenopause, even though this phase of our lives can last for several years. The Quicky speaks to two experts, and a woman whose own isolating experience of perimenopause led her to start a business, to find out everything you need to know about this im...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and from today we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will st...

Last month, Prince William and Kate Middleton completed their first official overseas Royal Tour since before the pandemic, but a number of hiccups along the way led some media outlets to describe it as a "disaster". But was it really all that bad? What's the point of a Royal Tour in the Queen's Jubilee year anyway? And are other Commonwealth countries really thinking about following Barbados and...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and from today we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will st...

At the start of the pandemic there was a lot of misinformation suggesting that we couldn't be reinfected with coronavirus more than once, but we now know that is simply not the case, and we can in fact contract Covid-19 multiple times. But why is it that some people seem susceptible to falling prey to different variants, even quite close together, while others seem to remain immune, even when they...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and from today we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Siobhán Moran-McFarlane will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will st...

Last week, Bruce Willis' family released a statement that the Hollywood favourite is retiring from acting as he has been diagnosed with the medical condition Aphasia.  But what exactly is Aphasia, and what does it mean for the everyday lives of more than 140,000 Aussies who also live with this condition? The Quicky speaks to an expert in speech and language, and a woman who acquired Aphasia a...

It's been two years since the Federal Government implemented a ban on international cruise ships from entering Australian ports following a number of high-profile Covid-19 outbreaks at sea, but from April 17 the restrictions will finally be lifted.  Many of us are desperate to set sail once again, but what's being done to ensure that passengers and crew can safely step on board while coronavi...

On Tuesday night Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down his fourth Budget, which as this is an election year, is being closely scrutinised, but how can you crunch the numbers and make sense of what's in it for you? The Quicky speaks to an expert in Australian politics, and a specialist in women's equality to find out whether the billions of dollars that have been announced will actually hel...

On one of Australia's biggest reality television shows, the fallout from what has been labelled a 'nude photo scandal' continues, with two young women being publicly pitted against each other, after one shared a naked image of the other. But why do we continue to frame these issues in a way that implies that a woman should be ashamed of her naked body, instead of focusing on the person who chooses...