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 Foo Father, premium posh peaches, and move over Emily – Mrs Macron’s in Paris…
Post a big nuclear disaster in 2011, posh punters are spending $157 for a box of 3 peaches grown in Japan’s Fukushima region. The fancy fruit is being sold in London’s Harrods, and the fruit is said to have “unparalleled sweetness and juiciness.”
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12 September 2024
7.00am (AEST) – Politicians to team up with our Paris Olympians in the Australian Sports Foundation’s Pollie Relay Dash – Canberra
9.00am (AEST) – CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific 2024 – Brisbane
9.15am (AEST) – Trade Minister Don Farrell to address the China Business Council – Canberra
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