The Quicky

When we watched Aussie comedian Celeste Barber's online bushfire fundraiser hit $50 million, we all cheered... and then the questions about where the money was going began. We look at the breakdown of online fundraising, how the dollars go from the internet through the back end to the people who need it most and how this money might be expanding out from just benefiting the NSW RFS. CREDITS ...

Justin Bieber has Lyme Disease. His doctors have diagnosed him with the tick bite bacteria and he's undergoing treatment for it... but he would have had a much harder time finding the cause of his symptoms if he lived down under. Lyme Disease is a controversial topic in Australia, we attempt to unpack the science and the symptoms and find out why Aussie doctors are bound to say it doesn't exist.&n...

When the entire Russian Government up and quit last week those of us not across that country's politics would naturally assume something had gone very wrong, but for their President Vladimir Putin, it's actually a carefully orchestrated move to make sure it all goes very right... for him CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Melanie Tait Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced that they will be taking a different media strategy into the future, breaking away from the traditional 'Royal Rota', the system used to distribute royal stories in the UK. But can they really make a clean break from the British Press? Or will it do more to feed the beast they are so desperately trying to outrun. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Mur...

With thousands homeless, businesses crippled and injured animals left with no home to return to... Australia is now trying to comprehend what it will be like to clean up after these devastating bushfires. We speak to survivors of the 2003 Canberra fires to find out how they have fared since flames tore their lives apart 17 years ago and what it will take to get Australia back on its feet. CREDITS&...

When Cameron Diaz and her husband announced they'd had a baby at the end of 2019, people googled how old she is. We don't actually know if she carried the baby or not but should it really be so shocking in 2020 that women in their 40's are having children? Today we find out whether science and technology are decreasing the risks of fertility related issues as we age and what you can do to be in th...

After President Trump green lit the assassination of Iran's military leader General Qassam Soleimani, headlines popped up claiming that the US had essentially kicked off events that would lead to another world war. So is that true? We find out what has happened since the day Soleimani was killed and whether events since then are really ramping up to a declaration of war. CREDITS  Host/Produce...

There's a lot of mis and disinformation doing the rounds about the current Australian bushfire crisis. We find out where some of these falsehoods came from, why they're being spread and what you can do to try and find the truth in the midst of it all. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Melanie Tait Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests J...

What would happen to Meghan and Harry if they chose to leave the UK, stop being royals and become private citizens? We speak to our royal expert to find out whether they'd still have a title and how they'd keep living the life to which they have become accustomed and still pay all the bills. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian...

Ever wondered what time of the morning Claire gets up to make sure you have the day's news headlines by 6am? What about how our producer convinces guests to appear on our show or how it all comes together? This is a quick run down on how The Quicky is made with host Claire Murphy and Executive Producer Elle Beattie CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie&n...

In May 2007 the lives of Kate and Gerry McCann were changed forever when their 3 year old daughter Madeleine went missing from the holiday resort they were staying in in Portugal. But were they involved in their own child's disappearance?  Today we speak with the author's of 'Looking for Madeleine' who will show us the evidence that continues to haunt Maddie's Mum and Dad as one of the McCann...

President Trump has now been officially impeached but does that mean he'll be leaving the Whitehouse anytime soon? And will it even have the slightest effect on how Trump views himself, his Presidency or his reputation? We speak with a psychologist who says an aspect of Donald Trump's personality is something we should all be concerned about. Is he a narcissist? And what does that mean for the wor...

Pia Miranda copping hate for voting Luki Toki off Survivor, Jess from Angie's season of The Bachelorette was investigated by his employer for comments made on the show, Cyrell facing trolls after smashing a fruit bowl in a furious rage... these are all real people who spent time on our TV screen this year. These are the real people behind the reality TV shows, the people who have to return home to...

With Harry and Meghan choosing not to spend their Christmas with the Queen this year we take a look at the surprise move from Prince Harry to release a statement criticising how the British tabloids treat his wife and that they would be suing one of them over a letter they published from Meghan to her Dad. We find out whether the tabloids are really the big bad monster here or are the royals and o...

The last time we checked in on the whole Brexit mess, Boris Johnson was threatening to call an election. Well that election has been and gone, so where did it leave the UK and has Brexit made any progress at all? We update you on the UK's quest to divorce themselves from the European Union and assess the outcome of the pre Christmas snap election. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Pro...

Does 2019 feel like it was a little more scandal plagued than others? Did it all start to seem a bit much? Feel like tuning out and just leaving them all to fight it out among themselves? Then you may be suffering from scandal fatigue! We find out how we can handle all the information that comes our way these days and focus on some of the good stuff that 2019 brought us too. CREDITS  Host/Pro...

The silly season is here and a lot of us will head to end of year celebrations where we will be socialising with family and colleagues.. all while lubricated with a drink or 10. But with the latest guidelines revising down how much we should be drinking, can we actually do this thing sober? We speak to former radio and TV host Maz Compton about how she managed to relearn how to be social without t...

When the pill was introduced in Australia in the 1960's it was a game changer for women, but it hasn't changed much since despite growing concerns about the side effects. So is no-one doing the research? Is there no demand for anything different? Or is there a political reason behind the lack of contraceptive pill innovation? CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Ell...

When you go shopping at the supermarket or chemist, are you swayed by products that claim to be all natural or organic and chemical free?  We look at a new phenomena called chemophobia, where reject perfectly good things for fear that are full of chemicals and accept the natural alternative even though it may actually be harmful. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Prod...

There's new research to suggest that the development of your social brain could be influenced by whether you go to a co-ed or same sex school. Today we find out what we need to consider when we're looking at our child's education and why your school life could influence the roles you choose later in life. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio...

How did you two meet? It's a question any couple on first introduction gets asked but if you met on Tinder, do you admit it? Today we're looking at the phenomena of dating apps, how they're changing the way we meet our significant others and whether it's really about finding your one true love or nothing more than a casual hook up. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Produce...

Thousands of Samoans have contracted the measles virus since the first cases started to show up back in October, more than 70 have died, most of them children. How can a disease that is almost wiped out in other parts of the world, take such a strong hold in the Pacific Island? We find out how a mistake by two nurses last year has led to the deaths of so many in 2019. CREDITS  Host/Producer:...

While the families of those killed in Monday's eruption on White Island in New Zealand come to terms with the fact those they love won't be home for Christmas... there's a question many are asking about why they were there in the first place. With the alert level raised just weeks before, why were tourists still allowed to visit a volcano that had been showing signs of increasing activity? CREDITS...

The body positivity movement couldn't be causing us more issue could it? Today we look at how body positivity isn't always a positive experience for everyone and how body neutrality could be the way to respecting and protecting the bodies we inhabit without breaking our mental health. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camill...

Warnings about it are written on the little leaflet inside every box, it's something we've been told could happen if you leave one in too long... that tampons can cause toxic shock syndrome. It was a real fear in the 1980's and 90's but in 2019 do we still need to be as concerned about tampon users coming down with TSS? CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beat...