The Quicky

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, there were headlines telling us that on average, Aussies had around $40,000 in savings in the bank. The response around the office water cooler was a shocked one - who the hell has 40k in the bank? Those who do, stayed suspiciously quiet. In today's episode, The Quicky team finds out just how true that headline is, and if you are one of those with 40k stashed away in your coffers, what y...

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...

Since late last week when Queen Elizabeth II passed away, we have been inundated with wall to wall royal coverage, their every movement tracked to see just how they are handling the loss of the woman who has reigned over the UK and the Commonwealth for 70 years. From public walkabouts to official ceremonies and plans in place for the send off, there is much to be witnessed as this ancient and some...

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...

Today officially marks 10 years of Tinder. Yes, for a decade now, we've been swiping left or right in the hopes we will find the one, or maybe just the one for tonight, while we navigate a world that introduced us to ghosting, unsolicited pictures of a certain kind en masse and some rather toxic types. In this episode, The Quicky team looks at the pros and cons of moving our relationships into thi...

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...

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday September 8th 2022 at Balmoral Castle. Today The Quicky team looks at what happens now that King Charles III is our head of state and what legacy Elizabeth leaves behind. Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to...

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...

Earlier this week, the UK finally announced their new Prime Minister. Weeks after Boris Johnson announced he would step down on the back of months of pressure following scandal after scandal, the Conservatives whittled down their pack of hopefuls to two, with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss winning out over Former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. But who is Liz Truss, and why are there so man...

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...

In October last year, a joint investigation by the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the ABC's Four Corners program uncovered serious hygiene and safety breaches at the premises of controversial medical practitioners who some refer to as cosmetic cowboys. Now a review into the sector has been completed and recommendations have been put forward and accepted, including a dedicated enforcement arm c...

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...

Last week, the Federal Government announced some changes to Covid restrictions. But a drop to 5 days of Covid isolation wasn't far enough for some, with calls to scrap iso altogether and get back to pre-pandemic normal. Today The Quicky team explores what that looks like, with people who live in and who have visited a country where pretty much all Covid restrictions - including isolation - have be...

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...

Meghan the Duchess of Sussex is copping some serious backlash right now. After a profile of her in the high-end New York-based magazine, The Cut, even those who are fans of the former actress-turned-duchess are wondering why every time she has the chance to let the world know who she is and what she really stands for, it seems to turn on her. Today's The Quicky team looks at the new era of Meghan...

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, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined the top ten professions with the more dire worker shortages. Calling them the 'jobs of the future' - areas we are struggling to find people to fill roles.  Right now, in Australia, there are more job vacancies than there are people looking for work. This has left many industries struggling to find enough staff for their businesses to function.  In...

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 been told by a parent 'you won't understand until you're a parent'?  For those childless friends it sounds like a bit of a smug parenting thing to say - but could those who give birth actually go through a physical brain change that sets them apart from those who don't?  In this episode of The Quicky, we look at a process known as Matrescence, to find out how the brain rewires when n...

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...

On Tuesday afternoon, a judge found Sydney man Chris Dawson guilty of murdering his wife Lyn back in the 1980's. The disappearance of Lyn was the subject of Australian podcast The Teacher's Pet. With over 28 million downloads worldwide, the podcast, and the case it was about gained international interest.  In today's episode of The Quicky, we tell a story of how a podcast influenced the criminal j...

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...

You've probably got an instagram account right? You've also probably seen some attempt of someone trying to hack you.  It's becoming extremely common for Instagram accounts to be compromised. There's one phishing scam that's catching out many of us - even those who feel they are pretty clued when it comes to being targeted by online criminals.  In this episode of The Quicky, we look at the latest...

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...