Squiz Shortcuts - The backstory to the big news stories
Interested in the news but sometimes find there's a whole lot of assumed knowledge? We hear you. Squiz Shortcuts is a weekly explainer on news topics, historical events, big personalities, and complex situations.
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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.
Fat Bear Week
We look at the origins of Fat Bear Week, the dramatic start to this year’s competition, and the use of wildlife cameras in helping conservation efforts around the world.
Read More...Israel’s spy agency Mossad
We’ll look at what Mossad is, its notorious past, and why experts say it’s changed the way it operates.
Read More...The Reserve Bank of Australia
We take a look at the role of the Reserve Bank, how it affects our lives and why its relationship with the government has hit a rocky patch.
Read More...The Royal Family’s wealth
We’ll look at the wealth of the British royal family, where they get their money from and how they spend it.
Read More...PFAS – The forever chemicals
We’ll get you across what forever chemicals are, where they’ve been found and what health and environmental impacts they can have.
Read More...The Paris Paralympics
We’ll get you up to speed with how they work, the sports involved, and the Aussies to watch out for.
Read More...The astronauts stranded in space
we take a look at what went wrong, what’s being done to get them home, and how this mission could impact Boeing and the future of commercial space travel.
Read More...Tim Walz
We’ll get you across who Tim Walz is, what he brings to Harris’ campaign, and the challenges they’re facing in the countdown to November.
Read More...JD Vance
We’ll get you across who JD Vance is, his brand of politics, and what the experts say about what he’d bring to the role of Vice President.
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