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.
The US Elections: Overview
Who can become US President , how the parties elect their candidates, the all-important numbers; and what to watch out for in the 2020 election.
Read More...Education in Australia
How the Australian education system works, where Australia ranks relative to the rest of the world, and the debate about how to lift our game.
Read More...The Rohingya and the Uyghurs
The Rohingya and the Uyghur are two predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities. The UN considers them to be victims of human rights abuses. Here we explain who they are, as well as why and how they’re being persecuted.
Read More...Scott Morrison & Anthony Albanese
The background to the bloke to our Prime Minister, and the bloke who wants to be.
Read More...Coronavirus
What coronavirus actually is, where it came from, the broader implications, and how we stop the spread….
Read More...Australia Day
What the date marks, how it evolved, the argument for and against moving it, and what our leaders think…
Read More...Harry and Meghan’s ‘new arrangement’
What is a ‘senior royal’, how are the Royal Family funded and what it all means for Harry and Meghan…
Read More...Huawei
It’s the Chinese tech company that’s been banned from rolling out 5G networks here in Australia…
Read More...Bushfires in Australia
It’s defined the Australia summer of 2019/2020…
Read More...A sweet read, not-your-average meatballs, and a Russian triple-threat…
If you’re still reeling from Electric Fields’ sudden exit from Eurovision, why not cheer yourself up with this cosy article about the history of Australian cakes – which goes back thousands of years to our First Nations people… It’s not all lamingtons and pavlovas ya know…
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10 May 2024
10.00am (AEST) – Judgement in the case of immigration detainee ASF17 who is fighting a Federal Government deportation order to return him to Iran – Canberra
10.30am (AEST) – Opening arguments to begin in the trial of former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn charged with murdering campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay in the Vic high country – Melbourne
10.30am (AEST) – The case of Oz’s eSafety Commissioner vs X over a social media take-down order is back in the Federal Court for a hearing – Sydney
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