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Your Shortcut to... Concussion and Sport
Season 1 Episode 93
As evidence builds around the long term impact of repeated head knocks in sport, sporting codes are putting in place protocols to protect players. Th…
5 years ago
Your Shortcut to... Belarus
Season 1 Episode 92
Belarus has been making news lately after a commercial flight was forced to land in the capital Minsk and a journalist and his girlfriend - both outs…
5 years ago
Your Shortcut to... Cryptocurrency
Season 1 Episode 91
Cryptocurrency, perhaps the most requested Shortcut and one that has taken a little bit of time to wrap our head around. But we've got there and in t…
5 years, 1 month ago
Your Shortcut to... the Israel-Gaza Conflict
Season 1 Episode 90
The latest eruptions of long-running tensions between Israel and the Palestinian Territories have prompted the UN to warn of a "full-scale war". It's…
5 years, 1 month ago
Your Shortcut to... the 2021 Federal Budget
Season 1 Episode 89
After what has been one of the most expensive policy years in Australian history, the Federal Government handed down its 2021-22 budget this week. Le…
5 years, 1 month ago
Your Shortcut to... the Modern-Day Space Race
Season 1 Episode 88
For thousands of years, people have looked up at the night sky with questions and as technology has advanced so have we in coming closer and closer t…
5 years, 1 month ago
Your Shortcut to... Australia's Gun Laws
Season 1 Episode 87
It’s the 25th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre, the worst single-person mass shooting in Australia’s history and a tragedy that left 35 people…
5 years, 2 months ago
Your Shortcut to... Australia's Vaccine Rollout
Season 1 Episode 86
The rollout of Australia’s coronavirus vaccination program has had a couple of bumps in the road... There have been challenges with supply and the pr…
5 years, 2 months ago
Your Shortcut to... The life and death of Prince Philip
Season 1 Episode 85
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was described by his wife Queen Elizabeth as “my strength and stay”. He died on Friday at 99yo, just a couple o…
5 years, 2 months ago
Your Shortcut to... What's happening in Taiwan
Season 1 Episode 84
The Chinese Government sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country again. While some Taiwanese think this could e…
5 years, 2 months ago