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...

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...

The Greens recently announced policy, which would freeze rental prices for the next two years. While some like the sound of that, others including some economists don't think the plan will be good for the market or the economy in the long term. Today The Quicky, speaks to those on both sides of the argument for rent stabilisation measures, and we hear from listeners right around the country to hea...

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...

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are the latest couple to have a double wedding. One ceremony in Vegas the other weeks later at Ben's estate in Georgia. And they aren't alone! Plenty of other celebs are also having more than one ceremony. So are multiple weddings the new norm? Today on The Quicky, we look at the entree wedding, and whether it's something us non-celebrity folk are getting into as wel...

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 popped down the chemist lately and found the medicine you need hasn't been restocked? That's the reality for thousands of Australians right now, as we endure medicine shortages across hundreds of different drugs, some that will put people's lives at risk if they can't be found.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at medicine supply issues, why they're still happening, how we ca...

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 may have heard a few things about Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison lately.  Some of his actions while he was Prime Minister have been called into question. But the thing is, nothing he did was actually against the law...so why are we so mad about it?  In this episode of The Quicky, we speak to Mark Kenny about why and how Scott Morrison was able to swear himself into multiple ministries, a...

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 Talissa Bazaz 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 mor...

Last week Sydney's Western Suburbs again lit up with gun fire. Two women murdered in what's believed to be gang related killings.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at the history of Australia's gang violence and the gangland war playing out in Sydney right now. Is this unprecedented violence or just history repeating itself with new players?   Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedbac...

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 Talissa Bazaz 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 mor...

Last week, the South Australian Government appointed the first minister of its kind.  Emily Burke would be the country's first ever Assistant Minister For Autism, in a bid to ensure those experiencing the neurological condition would be better represented.  In this episode of The Quicky, we speak to Minister Burke to find out why a dedicated Minister For Autism is needed. We also speak to the CEO...

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 Talissa Bazaz 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 mor...