The Quicky

We are in the thick of awards season, and so far we've seen a few Aussies take home some pretty impressive accolades.  We know Hollywood is chock full of Australians. Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth, just to name a few. But arguably the most notable Australian to make it big in Hollywood was the late Heath Ledger.  In this episode of The Quicky, as we remember Heath Le...

The Quicky evening news update for Thursday, 25 January 2024. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spotify... https://open...

Tomorrow is January 26 and for many that means a day off work to have a bbq with friends, maybe some fireworks or a trip to the beach with family.  But for many, January 26 represents a day of pain and suffering for First Nations People.  In this episode of The Quicky, we discuss the ongoing debate surrounding the 26th of January. The historical significance of the date, its impact on First Nation...

The Quicky evening news update for Wednesday, 24 January 2024. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spotify... https://ope...

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses the loss of babies, so please take care when listening.  Earlier this week was the 51 year anniversary of the landmark Roe V Wade decision handed by the US Supreme Court, protecting a persons right to an abortion.  Fast forward to June 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned that ruling, and the abortion rights of women across the United States were extremely...

The Quicky evening news update for Tuesday, 23 January 2024. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spotify... https://open....

We're a few weeks into the new year now, and for some, you may have been able to stick to those resolutions you made on January 1. For others, you may have already fallen off the wagon.  While many of us tackle our resolutions alone, research shows that we are more successful at keeping our goals if we do it with a partner.  In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at how we get ourselves an a...

The Quicky evening news update for Monday, 22 January 2024. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spotify... https://open.s...

New Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has stepped into some big shoes after pandemic premier Dan Andrews decided to retire from politics late last year. But while Ms Allan has all the experience required to fill the position, having been the member for Bendigo East for 25 years now, she has done her job while also dealing with a debilitating case of endometriosis. Now, the new Premier has her sights...

The Quicky evening news update for Friday, 19 January 2024. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spotify... https://open.s...

For years, Google Trends has shown an increase in searches relating to divorce in January, leading to the nickname 'divorce month'.  And no, it's not a coincidence that this comes following time spent together over the holiday period.  In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at all the reasons that someone might be looking to end their marriage at this time of year.  Want to hear No Filter: '...

The Quicky evening news update for Thursday, 18 January 2024. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spotify... https://open...

Australia's Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, is currently in Israel for diplomatic talks amid the ongoing war in Gaza.  But why is she there? She has asserted that Australia cannot demand a ceasefire, so what influence does our Foreign Minister have in ending the war in Gaza?   In this episode of The Quicky we speak to an expert to explore Australia's role and influence in the war amid international...

The Quicky evening news update for Wednesday, 17 January 2024. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spotify... https://ope...

Her entire childhood, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was made to believe she was sick.  Her mother, 'Dee Dee' as she was known, told Gypsy, and the world, that her daughter was terminally ill, confined to a wheelchair with her head shaved. Gypsy was told she had leukaemia, seizures, muscular dystrophy and developmental issues. She was fed through a feeding tube.  In 2015 Gypsy and her then boyfriend Nichola...

The Quicky evening news update for Tuesday, 16 January 2024. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spotify... https://open....

Have you ever wondered what happens to your online presence after you die? Now with technology like AI and holograms, we're seeing a rise in reanimations to create a version of someone deceased to interact with long after they're gone.  We've seen Tupac and Michael Jackson appear via hologram at concerts, Kim Kardashian's famous father was immortalised as a birthday present to her and just last ye...

The Quicky evening news update for Monday, 15 January 2024. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spotify... https://open.s...

In recent weeks, a judge in the US has released a trove of documents relating to a 2015 defamation case brought against convicted child sex trafficker Ghislane Maxwell. In these documents reportedly lurked a list of celebrity names, high flying, powerful men and women who are linked to pedophile and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. So who made the list? Do we find out anything new about Donald...

The Quicky will be back with new episodes from January 15, but until then here’s one of our favourite episodes of this year. Thank you so much for being a part of The Quicky in 2023.  Every day we are surrounded by endless information. We are taking things in when we check our phones, turn on the tv, go to the supermarket, get in our cars. It's almost inescapable. Most of us carry phones with us a...

The Quicky will be back with new episodes from January 15, but until then here’s one of our favourite episodes of this year. Thank you so much for being a part of The Quicky in 2023.  Next week, Aussie kids return to the school yard for their first day of 2024. There will be those entering those gates for the very first time, full of nerves and excitement, those who are old hats and wander in like...

The Quicky will be back with new episodes from January 15, but until then here’s one of our favourite episodes of this year. Thank you so much for being a part of The Quicky in 2023.  You might have seen some videos on the news and social media about people being stopped by police refusing to hand over personal details. These people often say the police have no jurisdiction over them because they...

The Quicky will be back with new episodes from January 15, but until then here’s one of our favourite episodes of this year. Thank you so much for being a part of The Quicky in 2023.  Artificial intelligence, or A.I, has a lot of people nervous about just how much it can really do. We've seen movies and TV shows where A.I has taken over.  In this episode of The Quicky, we're talking about the incr...

The Quicky will be back with new episodes from January 15, but until then here’s one of our favourite episodes of this year. Thank you so much for being a part of The Quicky in 2023.  2023 saw 11 shark attacks in Australia, 3 of them fatal. In February, 16 year old Stella Berry was bitten and killed by a bull shark in Perth's Swan River. It's the first shark fatality for Australia in 2023, and the...

In this special episode of The Quicky we're saying goodbye to 2023 and hello to 2024 by taking a peak into what trends might come over the next 12 months.  We speak with experts to learn about the upcoming fashion, beauty and wellness trends that will be dominating our newsfeeds and our very own entertainment expert about who's breaking up and who's making up. After a few turbulent years, we speak...