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Back to SearchYour Shortcut to... Hollywood's strikes
Season 4 Episode 182
So many of the TV shows and movies we love come out of America, but a writers' and actors' strike over pay and the use of artificial intelligence is …
2 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... China's economic slowdown
Episode 181
We've been hearing a drip-feed of worrying economic data coming out of China, and we heard this week that their annual growth rate might fall below e…
2 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Season 4 Episode 180
It's nearly kick-off time for the biggest women's sporting event ever held in Australia, and our own Matildas will be centre stage. So in this Squiz …
2 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... NATO and Ukraine's relationship
Season 4 Episode 182
This week NATO held a summit of its leaders, with big consequences for the war in Ukraine. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we though we'd go back to basic…
2 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... the Robodebt report
Episode 181
Robodebt has been in the news all week, after the Royal Commission dropped its final report into the illegal debt recovery scheme. So in this Squiz S…
2 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... shrinking populations
Season 4 Episode 180
We’ve heard a lot about overpopulation but for some countries including Japan and South Korea, the issue is not too many people, but too few. So in t…
2 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... Israel's latest strike on Palestinian militants
Season 4 Episode 179
At the start of this week, Israel launched its most intense airstrikes on the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades and sent hundreds of ground tr…
2 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... Wagner's mutiny in Russia and what it means for Ukraine
Season 4 Episode 178
All the crazy events in Russia over the past week have left the world wondering what it all means. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we take a look at some …
3 years ago
Your Shortcut to... Yevgeny Prigozhin
Season 4 Episode 177
The recent turmoil in Russia centers on one man: Yevgeny Prigozhin. With all the talk of private armies and the potential end of Putin's regime, this…
3 years ago
Your Shortcut to... sportswashing
Season 4 Episode 176
When Saudi Arabia pumped billions of dollars into backing the rival LIV golf tour- there were howls of outrage - with many athletes and commentators …
3 years ago