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Squiz Shortcuts: Why are China and Japan in a row over Taiwan?
Tensions between Japan and China have ramped up over Taiwan - an island off the coast of southeastern China that is a de facto independent country th…
3 months ago
An electricity outage warning, and some superstitious burials
Season 7 Episode 1789
Tuesday, 2 December: An electricity outage warning; Defence is set for a restructure; Piastri looks to the final race of the season; And some superst…
3 months ago
Tensions rise between the US and Venezuela, and the PM ties the knot
Season 7 Episode 1788
Monday, 1 December: Tensions rise between the US and Venezuela; Flooding kills hundreds in Southeast Asia; An Aussie chicken chain goes global; And t…
3 months ago
Weekly Wrap Preview: Labor’s deal with the Greens, and Robert Irwin dances his way to glory
Each Saturday, we wrap up the news of the week with the (imaginatively named) Weekly Wrap podcast on our News Club show. We’re putting the main story…
3 months ago
Labor and the Greens strike a deal, and Black Friday is upon us
Season 7 Episode 1787
Friday, 28 November: Overhauling our environment laws; Arrests over the deadly Hong Kong blaze; The Lions face the Roos in the AFLW final; And some e…
3 months ago
Squiz Shortcuts: The Social Media Ban for U16s - Part 1: How did we get here?
On 10 December, world-first legislation will come into effect in Australia banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. And depending on who …
3 months ago
Inflation is on the rise, and Stranger Things is belatedly back
Season 7 Episode 1786
Thursday, 27 November: Inflation is on the rise; Talks progress on a Ukraine-Russia peace deal; Another Optus outage; And Stranger Things is belatedl…
3 months ago
Trump and Xi talk it out, and Robert Irwin's time to shine
Season 7 Episode 1785
Wednesday, 26 November: Trump and Xi talk it out; The Bondi Junction inquest wraps up; A political defection's on the table; And Robert Irwin's time …
3 months ago
Squiz Shortcuts: The rise of Nigel Farage
Despite winning a landslide victory just over a year ago, the Labour government in the UK is already in deep polling trouble, with plenty of speculat…
3 months ago
Preparing for the social media ban, and Piastri's plank problem
Season 7 Episode 1784
Tuesday, 25 November: Preparing for the social media ban; Progress in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks; Vale Skye Gyngell; And Piastri's plank problem.…
3 months, 1 week ago