News Club

This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Andrew Williams and Eliza Harvey. This week, we’re talking about China’s ballistic missile test that was widely condemned by Pacific nation leaders, what caused the Telstra outage, the latest in the FIFA World Cup, and the surprising bin-faced candidate facing off against Nigel Farage in a UK by-election. Links Kate’s interview with Richard Scolye...

This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. This week, we’re talking house prices and what’s happening with them, new gambling advertising laws, a romantic climb up the Empire State building, The Super Netball grand final, 250 years of an independent United States, and Claire’s moment at the National Press Club Links Bill Shorten and Christopher Pyne dissect...

This week, the big meaty, chunky story we’ll get our teeth into is that of Karl Stefanovic’s departure from Nine, and his podcast with a guy called Tommy Robinson. If you haven't heard of Tommy Robinson, we’ll get you across that. We’ll also talk about the public national security threat assessment delivered by the boss of ASIO Mike Burgess, and the alleged wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce...

This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. Just a note to say that the podcast is now back on video, for those on Spotify, and YouTube. And we’re working on getting video on Apple soon! This week, we’re talking about the 22 hour flight announced by Qantas, what happened between the US and Iran this week, the Pauline Hanson speech and stunt, the Socceroos, Pa...

It’s your week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. A big announcement out of South Australia for us. Quite a few strands to pull out on the rise of One Nation. We also give a few updates on stories we’ve been following - unrest in the UK, the SpaceX IPO, and the relationship between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. And Kate’s counting the days until Toy Story 5. L...

It’s your week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Eliza Harvey. We’re starting this week with a couple of big market moves with Anthropic and SpaceX moving towards listing as public companies. Sounds complex, but we’ve sweated it to make it relevant for you. Also violence and more political turmoil in the UK, and we’ll get you up to speed on why AUKUS was a big deal in the news t...

It’s your week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. This week, the Pope’s comments on artificial intelligence, what's up with US-Iran negotiations, and are the Teals plotting a new political party? Spencer Pratt is about to have his moment in American politics. If you don’t know what that’s about, you will by the end of this podcast. And we’re hiring! See below for det...

You may have seen those 47% memes going around, taking aim at Labor's tax changes - we’ll unpack what those are about, as well as the rest of the budget debate from this week. We’ve also got the story of the activists intercepted off the coast of Gaza and Israel, and the NRL player who revealed his motor neuron diagnosis this week. Plus, we have a recommendation for a shortcut in life. Links Eliza...

This week, we’ll help you understand the political debate around the budget tax reforms, plus a few tidbits you might not have heard about. Then, we feel obligated to get you across the significance of the result in the Farrer by-election last weekend. We’ll cover what came out of Trump’s China visit as well. Lots of politics this week, but never fear - Eurovision provides some relief, as does the...

A group of Australian women known as the 'ISIS brides' and their children have returned to Australia from Syria this week. We'll explain the background to that, and why legal experts are calling their legal case “completely unprecedented”.  Australians will have access to more of our plentiful gas reserves from next year under the new government policy, so we’ll bring you up to date there. And the...

This week, we’re starting with the abduction and death of the 5yo girl we now know as Kumanjayi Little Baby - it’s a tough one, but there are plenty of consequences to understand. We’ll also take you through some big announcements from the big tech companies this week, and we’ll talk about how AI is reshaping financial markets - investors are nervous is the headline there. We’ll also cover King Ch...

Today we explain the government changes to the NDIS - something that impacts a lot of Australians. Plus, why the debate about taxing gas companies was all over the news this week. And there’s been a couple of notable leadership movements at major companies - Apple CEO Tim Cook stepping down, and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings stepping down as chairman. Links Captain stranded in Strait of Hormuz...

One of our two oil refineries caught fire this week, because of course, we didn't have enough issues with fuel supply. We'll take you through that, plus the latest in the Iran war - Israel and Lebanon have a ceasefire deal and the feud between Trump and the Pope. We'll also talk about Meghan and Harry's royal (but not royal) Australia tour. And we'll cap things off with a nice, palette-cleansing r...

This week, we're starting with the imminent return to Earth for the Artemis 2 crew. Then we're helping you make sense of the US-Iran negotiations — how Israel and Lebanon factor in, and where Australia sits in all of it. We'll look at the economic ripple effects, including what's happening with oil and how we're securing enough of it. And we’ll cover the arrest of former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Sm...

This is a special episode of Squiz Kids that we wanted to share with you. Throughout the month of March - The Squiz Kids team has been asking primary school aged listeners if you were Prime Minister for a day, what one thing would you do to make the country a better place to live.  Almost 500 kids from right across this magnificent nation of ours sent in a video entry - and the ideas were as incre...

What’s happening with the fuel crisis is our focus for today. Lots of ideas being suggested about how our government is going to respond - working from home, fuel rationing. We’re all wondering when and how this war is going to end, so we’ll unpack where the US-Iran ceasefire talks are at (if they’re happening at all). And a huge event in Parliament House… what would you do if you were PM for a da...

For the past few weeks we’ve been helping you out with a global view on the war between the US, Israel and Iran. We’ll get into what’s taken place there in the past week, but we’re also zooming in to the impacts on Australia, as those effects are being increasingly felt here at home. Then, we’ll update you on what’s happened with the Iranian football team, we’ll run through the election happening...

We’re getting you across some of the big themes from the war in the Middle East this week, including the Iranian women’s football team being granted asylum, and the surging price of oil. Also, the National Party has a new leader, which came as a surprise. And Timothée Chalamet’s got everyone talking about ballet and opera. Links Eliza’s recommendation: 'Heart the Lover' by Lily King Claire’s recom...

This week, we help you make sense of what is happening in the Middle East, the Canadian Prime Minister’s visit to Australia, One Nation’s wild polling, and the Kyle and Jackie O split-up. Links If you’re wanting to have a conversation about what’s happening with the little ones in your life, but you’re not sure where to start, Squiz Kids has made a special episode to help - Iran Explained Claire’s...

On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Alex Williams and Brandon McClelland from the podcast, They Might Become Giants. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). Links: Listen to They Might Become Gia...

What would your kid do if they were Prime Minister for a day? Apply here: https://www.squizkids.com.au/pm-for-a-day/  Links The Changes To UK Passports⁠. Claire’s recommendation: An excerpt from Bob Carr's upcoming book on the loss of his wife Helena, and Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette ⁠Kate's recommendation: A podcast interview with Anthropic's inhouse philosopher, who is teac...

On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with returning guest Georgie Trickett from Sportish Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). SPONSORED: For more information on the disability transport and access trial, check out the full report ⁠he...

Help us by filling out our survey here! SPONSORED: For more information on the disability transport and access trial, check out the full report ⁠here⁠. Links Kate’s recommendation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJTX1Y0ynM  Claire’s recommendation: Banana bread (and if you’re feeling wild, add half a cup of chopped walnuts) https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/banana-bread/10c8bf87-6c19-4ffd-b056-2b...

On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh from The Bookshelf Podcast. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). SPONSORED: For more information on the disability transport...

Getting you across Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia is our priority this week. It’s been a challenging one for lots of people, so we’ve tried our best to make sense of it and get you across the facts and different perspectives. Then, we couldn’t look past the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of the NBC TV host who has been missing for over a week now. We’ve got you cov...