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Friday, 15 August: Questions over a Treasury leak; Wildfires burn in Europe; Vale David Stratton; And some choc-full brownies... SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s Hidden Vines Guide at ⁠⁠⁠⁠airbnb.com/hiddenvines⁠⁠⁠⁠. SPONSORED: For more tips on making your home energy efficient and saving money on your power bills, visit Origin Energy's podcast So...

It’s the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day, which marks the unconditional surrender of the Japanese Imperial Army to the Allied Forces in WWII. Australia played a big role in the Pacific theatre of the war, which came to a swift end following the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll cover the events leading up to VP Day, Australia’s part in th...

Thursday, 14 August: Zelensky has his say; Taking stock of SA's algal bloom; The AFLW is back; And a sequel to a classic Aussie track... SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s Hidden Vines Guide at ⁠⁠⁠airbnb.com/hiddenvines⁠⁠⁠ For players to watch in the upcoming AFLW season, we've found some good lists here and here. To listen to Paul Kelly's How to Ma...

Wednesday, 13 August: More rate relief is on the way; A trade truce extension; The Sussexes sign a deal; And some ocean pals... SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s Hidden Vines Guide at ⁠⁠airbnb.com/hiddenvines⁠⁠ Here's a breakdown of what yesterday's rate cut call means And check out our new series, The Big Threat, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on the News Cl...

Australia has long supported a 2-state solution, for an Israeli state and a Palestinian state to coexist peacefully side by side. And come September, we’ll take the step of formally recognising Palestine as its own sovereign state at the United Nations General Assembly. It’ll bring us in line with the majority of other countries, including France and Canada, but it goes against Israel and the US....

Tuesday, 12 August: Australia backs Palestinian statehood; A new electric vehicle tax is floated; Victorians spy a meteor; And a good weekend at the box office... SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s Hidden Vines Guide at ⁠airbnb.com/hiddenvines⁠ And check out our new series, The Big Threat, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on the News Club channel. You can get ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Monday, 11 August: Trump gears up for peace talks; More on the mushroom murders; Vale Jim Lovell; And an ugly shoe summer is incoming... SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s Hidden Vines Guide at airbnb.com/hiddenvines You can check out the BBC podcast series on the Apollo 13 mission here. And check out our new series, The Big Threat, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,...

You might have heard us talking recently about our new series, The Big Threat, it's about how mis and disinformation are eroding the democracies that we live in. We thought we'd share the first episode in this channel, so you can have a listen. And for the second episode, head on over to the News Club channel. Against the backdrop of the devastating LA fires, with a new President in the White Hous...

Each Saturday, we wrap up the news of the week with the (imaginatively named) Weekly Wrap podcast on our News Club show. We’re putting the main story here because we want to ensure our Squiz Today audience is across what we’re talking about. And today it’s on the Productivity Commission’s interim report released this week that suggests hitting pause on tough regulations, and giving AI companies a...

Friday, 8 August: Trump floats a meeting with Putin; Compensation for Kathleen Folbigg; Some new Aussie sporting legends, and a cracking quiche... Here are some maps on the current state of the war between Russia and Ukraine Here's the full Sport Australia Hall of Fame if you'd like to have a look Here's the article from researchers at Charles Sturt University on the dancing cockatoos Here's the S...

It's time for another episode of Ask The Squiz, and as always, we’ve got a great cross-section of topics, including how the US tariffs and the free trade deal interact, South Australia’s toxic algal bloom, and what the deal is with pets on planes… SPONSORED: To help mark 100 years of Woolworths, they're showcasing the great work of their community partners. To listen to the full episode with the C...

Thursday, 7 August: Reflecting on the atomic bombings; Trump's deadline for Putin nears; Tasmania's stuck in a loop; And a win for library lovers... You can read more about the 12yo Hiroshima resident who's sharing the stories of atomic bomb victims and survivors ⁠here⁠. ⁠Here's our Shortcut⁠ to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (or you can listen in your favourite podcasting app by searching '...

Wednesday, 6 August: The US and Brazil are at odds; Israel discusses an expansion in Gaza; A report on the OceanGate disaster; And a Danish zoo causes a stir... You can see the Danish zoo's social post here. Check out our new series, The Big Threat, ⁠here⁠, on the News Club channel. You can get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Squiz Today newsletter⁠...

The 25th Garma Festival - Australia’s largest Indigenous gathering - has just wrapped up in the Northern Territory. PM Anthony Albanese was there, and he promised to fund training and economic opportunities for Indigenous Australians. But, as the latest Closing the Gap report shows, there’s still a long way to go when it comes to improving the lives and life expectancy of First Nations people acro...

Tuesday, 5 August: Albanese reaches out to Netanyahu; A Chinese spy is charged; Our first female AFP boss is named; And fake tans take over... Here's the ⁠link to the ash plume⁠ from the Russian volcano. You can get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Squiz Today newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in yo...

Monday, 4 August: Leaders go back and forth over Gaza; Global markets take a hit; The Garma Festival wraps up; And a big night at the Logies... Watch Lani Pallister's thrilling swim against US champ Katie Ledecky here. Here's a red carpet gallery from last night's Logie Awards, if you want something to scroll through... And you can find out more about Landcare Week here. You can get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this episode of the Squiz Quiz. we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened in June with Squiz Founder Claire kimball and Morning Editor Larissa Huntington. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 10 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 10). The final round is worth a maximum of 5 points - An...

Each Saturday, we publish the Weekly Wrap on our News Club show, and we want to ensure our Squiz Today audience is across what we’re talking about. So here’s our lead story - It’s been a big week for discussion about recognising Palestine as a state. We'll explain what it means and Australia's position on that complex question.  Listen to the full episode on the News Club show feed. And while you’...

Friday, 1 August: A trade deadline hits; More support for a Palestinian state; Looking ahead to the Logies; And a very nice spiced rice... SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s Hidden Vines Guide at ⁠⁠⁠⁠airbnb.com/hiddenvines⁠⁠⁠ Follow US President Donald Trump's latest announcement on tariffs here You can find the recipe for machboos rubyan here. And...

We’ve got a new series over on the News Club channel called The Big Threat… It’s based on the experiences of our very own Bryce Corbett, who runs the Squiz Kids channel. He was awarded a Churchill fellowship, and he’s been travelling the world to see how media literacy is being taught in other countries to protect citizens from mis and disinformation and fake news. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’re...

Thursday, 31 July: A mega earthquake hits Russia; Another step towards a Palestinian state; Minjee Lee goes for gold; And some very Happy Netflix execs... Here's the link to that BBC explainer on the earthquake. SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s Hidden Vines Guide at ⁠⁠⁠airbnb.com/hiddenvines⁠⁠ SPONSORED: To hear the full episode, search for the Wo...

Wednesday, 30 July: The UK pushes for peace in Gaza; Trump floats a new tariff; The Asian Cup draw is out; And beekeepers buzz into action... SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s Hidden Vines Guide at ⁠⁠airbnb.com/hiddenvines⁠ Check out our new series, The Big Threat, here, on the News Club channel. You can get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over a number of sacred holy sites that sit on their shared border has been in the news over the past week. It’s the latest flare up of violence in a dispute that’s been going on for more than a century… So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at the history of the conflict, the events of the past week, and the push to resolve it. SPONSORED: If you’re ke...

Tuesday, 29 July: Pushing for a solution in Gaza; Trump gives Putin a deadline; A TV star's trial is about to begin; And a good week for astronomers... SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s Hidden Vines Guide at ⁠airbnb.com/hiddenvines You can find some of Tom Lehrer's work here and the Daniel Radcliffe video we mentioned here You can get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Monday, 28 July: All eyes on Gaza's hunger crisis; Australia and the UK boost defence ties; Wet weather strikes; And an iconic Aussie tune... SPONSORED: If you're curious about opportunities at Nous Group and want to discover your potential doing interesting, meaningful work, you can find out more at nousgroup.com. SPONSORED: If you’re keen to discover your next regional escape, check out Airbnb’s...