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Back to SearchYour Shortcut to... Mahsa Amini and the Iran protests
Season 3 Episode 144
Mahsa Amini was a 22yo Iranian woman who was arrested by the country’s morality police in mid-September for wearing her hijab too loosely. She died i…
4 years ago
Your Shortcut to... the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings
Season 3 Episode 143
It was on 12 October 2002 that 202 people including 88 Aussies were killed in a terror attack in Bali. This week marks 20 years since that horrific e…
4 years ago
Your Shortcut to... Cybersecurity and the Optus data breach
Season 3 Episode 142
Whether you're an Optus customer or not, you might have heard the news of one of Australia's worst-ever data breaches that left millions of peoples' …
4 years ago
Your Shortcut to... Putin's latest moves in Ukraine
Season 3 Episode 141
There have been some big developments in the war in Ukraine, and the world's on edge wondering how it's all going to play out. So in this Squiz Short…
4 years ago
Your Shortcut to... the future of streaming
Season 3 Episode 140
It wasn't that long ago Netflix was that shiny new thing we all went crazy for, but huge competition from other streaming services and a bit of audie…
4 years, 1 month ago
Your Shortcut to... Queen Elizabeth and King Charles
Season 3 Episode 139
It doesn't matter about your age, where you live, or what you were doing last week - it's very likely you've been swept up in coverage of the Queen's…
4 years, 1 month ago
Your Shortcut to... the UK's new prime minister
Season 3 Episode 138
It's been a bit of a ride in recent months when it comes to politics in the United Kingdom. The nation's new prime minister - former Foreign Secretar…
4 years, 1 month ago
Your Shortcut to... Australia's worker shortage crisis
Season 3 Episode 137
Everywhere you turn in Australia people are looking for workers. Businesses are calling it a “crisis” and the new Albanese Government is holding a Jo…
4 years, 1 month ago
Scott Morrison's multiple ministries
Season 3 Episode 136
We're currently going through a pretty extraordinary period in Australian politics, with revelations that former PM Scott Morrison secretly appointed…
4 years, 2 months ago
Your Shortcut to... an update on what's what in Afghanistan
Season 3 Episode 135
This week marks one year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan after the United States and its allies left the country. The country's economy…
4 years, 2 months ago