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.
State and territory borders
We give you the background to the responsibility of the states and territories when it comes to our borders, the differing points of view about opening up, and what might come to be.
Read More...9/11
Two decades on, the impact of what happened on September 11, 2001 is evident around the world and in our day-to-day lives. It’s a huge topic so in this episode of Squiz Shortcuts we’ll recap…
Read More...The ANZUS alliance
This week it’s the 70th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance – that’s a treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. So, it’s an important one… In this Squiz Shortcut, we take a look…
Read More...Australia’s COVID vaccines
There are set to be four different vaccines available to Australians in the coming year. If you’re anything like us, incessant reporting about AstraZeneca and Pfizer has meant things can often get confusing – and…
Read More...The Paralympics
The Paralympics start next week and after a massive medal haul by the Aussies at the recent Olympics, we’re riding the Olympics train for as long as we can… To get you geared up and…
Read More...The Taliban
This week the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Given the conditions in the country when they last ruled, there are huge concerns about what a Taliban-led Afghanistan will be like for the people who live…
Read More...Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)
Online shopping is a favourite pastime but how we finance it is big business. The sale of buy now, pay later business Afterpay is one thing that’s been making headlines lately. It’s been valued at…
Read More...Census
We take you through just what the Census is and why it’s important its history, and what we can expect for Census 2021.
Read More...Elon Musk
We take you through his fascinating life, what he gets up to in the business world and the quirky things about him that make him hard not to talk about
Read More...A drag queen fly, keeping feral cows udder control, and survivalist snakes…
CSIRO researchers have named a new species of soldier fly found in Queensland the ‘Opaluma RuPaul’.
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19 September 2021
Russia goes to the polls for the country’s parliamentary elections
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