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Your Shortcut to... Angela Merkel
Season 1 Episode 121
After 16 years Angela Merkel is no longer Chancellor of Germany. Leading Europe's biggest economy - and in a lot of ways, Europe - through some of th…
4 years, 10 months ago
Your Shortcut to... the Ashes
Season 1 Episode 120
It is near-impossible to ignore cricket news during an Aussie summer, and this year will be a big 'un… That's because the Ashes are on Aussie soil, w…
4 years, 10 months ago
Your Shortcut to... Omicron
Season 1 Episode 119
As much as we wish it wasn't the case, Omicron is here and it's a thing. And there are lots of questions about what that might mean... So in this Squ…
4 years, 10 months ago
Your Shortcut to... China's cultural crackdown
Season 1 Episode 118
The disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has us left with a lot of questions… After all, she's not the first high-profile person to have s…
4 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... Inflation
Season 1 Episode 117
Inflation is a key piece of the economic puzzle, and it's a hot topic in Oz and across the globe right now. So In this Squiz Shortcut, we'll look at …
4 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... Remembrance Day
Season 1 Episode 116
At 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month was the time in 1918 when the guns on Europe’s Western Front fell silent after more than 4 years of war. An…
4 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... what's going down at COP26
Season 1 Episode 115
There's been a lot of buildup to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. It's currently underway and the world leaders part of it is now wrapped up.…
4 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... the what's what of summits
Season 1 Episode 114
With a meeting of G20 nations this week and COP26 taking place next week, there's lots of talk about summits of late. So we've handpicked a few of th…
4 years, 11 months ago
Your Shortcut to... the Japanese Imperial Family's woman problem
Season 1 Episode 113
In Japan, a royal wedding scheduled for 26 October is causing quite the stir. That's because it's the wedding of the Emperors' niece, and if you are …
5 years ago
Your Shortcut to... Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws
Season 1 Episode 112
Just a few weeks ago, Queensland joined Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania in passing voluntary assisted dying laws, which ma…
5 years ago