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In this last instalment of Harry & Meghan's Netflix documentary, we heard some hard truths about how the firm works, how the Houses of Cambridge and Wales actively worked against the House of Sussex. We heard about deeply personal moments, deeply upsetting experiences and just a glimmer of hope that maybe, these two can now finally move forward with their lives. So where to from here? Today, w...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Christmas is magical, it’s special, a time for catching up with friends and family, of giving and receiving gifts… but it can also be quite the strain on some family members Today we’re looking at the Christmas mental load which is disproportionately carried by the women in the family, how you can delegate, how you can say no, handle the disappointed faces and not lose your mind at your significan...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Would 16 year old you have been switched on enough to make an informed decision at the polling booth? The greens are pushing to lower the voting age to 16 saying our democracy is stronger when more people are able to participate in decision making, but are we giving 16 year olds too much credit? are we armed with enough information and maturity to make that call at that age? Today we listen to bot...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

We know that a lot of things can impact a woman’s sex life as she gets older. From kids to menopause, the pill to the sheer exhaustion of the mental load, woman are doing their best to work out how to have a long and satisfying sex life into their 50s 60s and beyond. But does age impact your quality of orgasms? Today we look at what happens to sexual satisfaction as we age, whether you can actuall...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Have you ever wanted to know how much your colleagues are being paid? Have you ever checked to see if you have a clause in your employment contract that specifically forbids you from asking or sharing that information? New laws have just been passed by the Australian government that will make that a thing of the past. Today we look at the Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill and whether that information o...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

The first three episodes of Harry and Meghan’s much anticipated Netflix documentary have finally dropped and we've learned quite a bit from the royal couple. But for those around in 1995, who witnessed Harry’s mother also spill the beans on the firm as the machine behind the royal family is commonly known, we only realised much later just how much she had been manipulated into that interview and t...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Ian Thorpe has 5 Olympic gold medals, 9 Commonwealth gold, 13 World Championships and 23 world records. In his 9 years competing in the pool he was known as the Thorpedo, his big feet and long wingspan propelling him through the water for almost every distance from 100m to 800m. But there was one title we weren’t aware of when he was in the sporting spotlight. Today we speak to the man himself abo...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Just recently, a little boy playing beside his grandparents' Byron Bay swimming pool was literally dragged into the water by a huge python. While the toddler was saved, there are many warnings coming our way about the size, location and boldness of snakes that have been flushed out of their usual living quarters by massive floods across many states. Today, we look at what we’re being told is going...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Longevity coaches, longevity experts, TV shows, movements in favour of it. Why does it seem that a certain group of humans are currently obsessed with extending their lives to the max? Today we look at why some Silicon Valley bros and Hollywood superstars are pill popping and biohacking in an attempt to crack immortality. Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod ph...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Recently we saw Chinese citizens on the streets of cities and towns across China itself, protesting against the communist government. Now protests are not uncommon, even in countries where this type of anti-government push back can end with someone behind bars, or worse… but what makes these protests so unique, is the fact that they were even able to coordinate a mass gathering at all. Today we lo...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

More women than ever were elected into the Australian Parliament this year, 58 MPs now making up 38% of the chamber, the highest ever on record. Only for one party, representation went backwards. But are there plans in place to change that, to bring more women and a more diverse selection of people into the Liberal fold so can they make a difference before we go to the polls again in a few years t...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

There’s a scene from the current series of The Crown that many people found jarring. When Mohamed Al-Fayed buys the former French residence of the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, he invites the royals to visit. Instead, they send an entourage who clear it out of some of the more important royal objects, including the desk at which the then King Edward signed his abdication papers. But...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Recently, Aussie superstar Chris Hemsworth was given some pretty life changing news. With the revelation that he carries a gene that could lead to a life altering diagnosis of Alzheimer's later on in his life, it had us wondering, would you choose to get the test if if you knew you had a genetic threat laying in wait? Today, we look at what genetic testing can actually help with, or whether not kn...