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A few weeks ago Taylor Swift showed up at an NFL game to support her rumoured beau Travis Kelce. It launched a media frenzy with photos of the two of them going viral. A week later she showed up in the stands again, this time surrounded by some of her famous pals.  Though it seems some of the men are not happy with the Swiftie invasion of their sport.  In this episode of The Quicky we take a look...

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...

Just over a week ago, news broke that a tree in the north of England had been felled. The famous Sycamore Gap Tree was approximately 300 years old, and stood beside  a section of the 1900 year old Hadrian's Wall, which the romans began constructing in 122 AD.  But who cut down the famous tree and why?  In this episode of The Quicky, we look into this intriguing crime to find out why this tree was...

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...

There is just 9 days left until Aussies head to the polls to vote in the referendum on The Voice To Parliament.  Briggs is an actor, rapper and activist as well as a proud Yorta Yorta man who's been a driving force for the yes campaign - today we sit down with him to look at the arguments that tried to convince us to say no in the past, how they align with todays no campaign and what might go down...

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...

When you think 90's supermodel you think of the big four, the OG's..Cindy, Christy, Linda and Naomi.  These four women were the first supermodels. They graced the pages of magazines, appeared in music videos...they were everywhere and everything. And as a new documentary takes us behind the scenes and into the world's of these women, we've learnt they started as so many others did, as vulnerable y...

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...

2023 has been a turbulent year for flying. Between hundreds of people being stranded in Vanuatu last week because of technical issues. Qantas allegedly selling tickets for thousands of cancelled flights. And a lot of flight delays. There have been a lot of ongoing problems with flying around – and out of – Australia. And people are paying a lot of money for the privilege, with international airfar...

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...

Ask the men in your life how often they think of The Roman Empire...their answer might surprise you.  The trend has become viral around the world, with hundreds of videos cropping up on social media platforms asking this simple and, yes, somewhat bizarre question.  So what is it about the Roman Empire that makes some men so excited today, two thousand years later? In this episode of The Quicky, we...

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...

Nearly five months ago, Hollywood writers went on strike, bringing the TV and movie industry to a standstill.  The Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,000 screenwriters, led the demands for better pay, staffing minimums and protections against AI on the work of writers. Now, after a tentative deal was reached with entertainment companies over the weekend and accepted on Wednesd...

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 report in the UK has shown that at least 1 in 3 female surgeons are being sexually harassed, assaulted, and in some cases, raped by male colleagues in hospitals. Now Australian doctors are speaking up about their own experiences.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at the systemic failures leaving our female doctors vulnerable and what can be done to protect them.  Subscribe 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...

Last week two separate dog attacks left people hospitalised. These attacks have stirred politicians into action, with Bill Shorten labelling certain breeds as 'sharks on legs' and calling for them to be banned.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at why certain dog breeds are getting a bad rap, and if anything can be done to prevent them from attacking.  Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUC...

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...

Julian Assange has been one of the most divisive and talked-about figures of the past two decades. In 2006, Assange founded Wikileaks and came to international attention in 2010 after publishing a trove of leaked classified US military documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Alongside those documents Wikileaks published shocking footage that rippled around the world of a US airstrike 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...

Over the years we've seen some pretty interesting baby names, from Apple to North, even Pilot and Cricket. And then there's Elon Musk's son X Æ A-12 - supposedly pronounced 'Ash'.  But this week, Australian journalist Kirsten Drysdale made headlines after naming her newborn boy something seriously controversial: Methamphetamine Rules.  Drysdale was testing the limits of Australia’s Registry of Bir...

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...

This week parts of Australia sweltered through a spring heatwave.  As summer approaches and the country braces itself for what’s predicted to be a scorching few months, experts are saying that it’s becoming more and more important to consider how our cities heat up.  In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at what's causing our cities to heat up, and how we can be prepared this summer.  Subsc...

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...

Content warning: This episode speaks about sexual assault. If this is triggering for you, please take care when listening. Earlier this week it was reported that comedian Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assault by four women.   His fans and supporters have started to lead an online movement defending his reputation and suggesting the allegations have been falsely made.  In this e...