Squiz Shortcuts - The backstory to the big news stories
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Squiz Shortcuts
The backstory to the big news stories
Each Shortcut gives you the context to a big news topic - whether that's the situation in Afghanistan, China, the Census, Elon Musk, and so many more.
New Zealand’s election
We take a look at the state of play for the major parties, some of the key election issues, and the minor parties that could form a coalition government.
Read More...Rupert Murdoch
We take a look at the power and influence Murdoch accumulated, the controversies that rocked his media empire, and the challenges ahead as the Murdochs move into the next chapter.
Read More...Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Noel Pearson
We get to know two of the most prominent people on both sides of the campaign: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Noel Pearson.
Read More...Morocco’s earthquake
We take a look at what we know so far, why Morocco is vulnerable to this type of disaster, and what can and has been done to mitigate earthquake risks elsewhere.
Read More...The 2023 G20 summit
Get across what the G20 is, what it aims to achieve, and what members including Oz are hoping to get out of this year’s summit.
Read More...The Voice referendum
Get across the basics of the referendum, the key arguments of the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ cases, and what happens next depending on the result…
Read More...Picking US presidential candidates
The race to find a Republican party candidate is heating up, so we take a look at who the candidates are, what they stand for, and what happens next.
Read More...Women’s sport funding
We take a look at why women aren’t getting a bigger slice of the pie, which codes are doing better than others, and if the Matildas might just have changed things forever.
Read More...The BRICS summit
We’re talking about the history of BRICS, what’s on this week’s summit agenda, and why the group might be expanding….
Read More...A cracker of a Christmas joke, purchase of an Aussie company, Grand Theft Auto the 6th
The British Museum is ending its year as a Christmas cracker joke after a growing awareness of its ‘borrowed’ display items was followed by the institution having 1,500 items stolen itself. The gag – “Did you hear about the Christmas cake on display in the British Museum? It was Stollen.”
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6 December 2023
10.30am (AEDT) – Men’s Cricket – Prime Minister’s XI v Pakistan – Canberra
12.30pm (AEDT) – Chair of the Net Zero Economy Agency, Greg Combet, will address the National Press Club – Canberra
2.00pm (AEDT) – Women’s Soccer Friendly – Australia v Canada – Vancouver, Canada
National cabinet meeting – Canberra
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