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.
NATO and the Ukraine crisis
We’ll look at why NATO was established. how it has operated in times of conflict, and why its expansion into Eastern Europe has angered Russia.
Read More...The religious discrimination debate
We’ll look at Australia’s existing anti-discrimination laws, why religious discrimination is on the agenda now, and what the Coalition had hoped to achieve before an election.
Read More...The crisis in Ukraine
We cover the history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia, why things are at a flashpoint now, and how the US, the UK and Europe are reacting.
Read More...The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
We cover issues like why Australia and other nations are staging a diplomatic boycott, as well as taking a look at the sporting side and Australia’s chances on the podium.
Read More...Tonga and the Ring of Fire
We take a look at the zone known as the Ring of Fire, the big eruptions and earthquakes that have come from this region, and how Tonga is managing in the wake of the latest disaster.
Read More...Calls for Australia to become a republic
We look at Australia’s place in the Commonwealth and our relationship with the British monarchy; the push for a republic and the defeated referendum in 1999; and how this new proposal for a republic might work in practice.
Read 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...How to hold a lightsaber, a great pair of winter socks, and an afternoon sugar hit…
Want to learn how to brandish a lightsaber? Thought so… Michelle C Smith is your woman. And this is how she taught famous futurist/singer Grimes.
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