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.
COVID in 2022
We take a look at the latest on Omicron, what Omicron’s game-plan might be, and what’s being said about when this pandemic will be over.
Read More...The life and times of Desmond Tutu
We look back at his early life, his role in the anti-Apartheid movement, and his legacy both at home and abroad.
Read More...Angela Merkel
We delve a little deeper into Merkel’s early life growing up in East Germany, her political legacy, and what’s expected to happen in Germany post-Merkel.
Read More...The Ashes
We step you through the history of the Ashes, why the Ashes is so lucrative, some talking points on the teams, and the names to look out for.
Read More...Omicron
We look at what’s different about the Omicron variant, what a variant even is, what it means for the current crop of vaccines, and vaccination inequality around the world.
Read More...China’s cultural crackdown
We cover the rise of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his authority over the Chinese Communist Party and the country, the CCP’s history of cultural crackdowns and what’s happening now, and a few high-profile disappearances.
Read More...Inflation
We’ll look at inflation and what drives it, what happens when it’s too low or too high, and how inflation is playing out now and into next year’s federal election campaign.
Read More...Remembrance Day
We give you a quick guide to WWI and how it ended, how its commemoration was observed after the war, and what it means today.
Read More...What’s going down at COP26
We’ll take you through Australia’s climate change policy, what other nations’ agendas are, and the 2 new pledges countries have made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More...A 300yo English pub needs a new owner, Aussie cricket celebrates, and the proper way to shower…
Looking for a sea change? Applications are open for a new “monarch” to run a 300yo pub and an island off the coast of Cumbria in northern England. If that isn’t enough to tempt you, the winner will be “crowned” by having alcohol poured over their head…
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18 January 2022
From 11.00am (AEDT) – Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne – broadcast on Nine. Watch out for Sam Stosur at 11.00am, Alexei Popyrin at 3.30pm, and Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur from 7.00pm
National Winnie The Pooh Day – US, commemorating author A.A. Milne’s birthday (1882)
A birthday for former PM Paul Keating (1944)
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