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.
China’s slowing economy
We take a look at why China’s economy is slowing and what it means for China and the rest of the world.
Read More...The FIFA Women’s World Cup
We look at the rise of women’s football around the globe, the who’s who of the 32 nations competing, and how the Aussies will measure up.
Read More...NATO and Ukraine’s relationship
Get across NATO and its involvement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine so far, as well as what the military alliance has to do with the future of the conflict.
Read More...The Robodebt Royal Commission
A quick overview of the scheme and its fallout, the findings of the Royal Commission, and what’s going to change as a result of this report.
Read More...Shrinking populations
We take a look at why some populations are shrinking, what those countries are trying to do about it, and if too few people is really such a big deal.
Read More...Israel’s latest strike on Palestinian militants
We lay out the basics of the conflict between Israel and Palestinians and get across the latest development.
Read More...Wagner’s mutiny in Russia and what it means
We take a look at some of the theories on how this could play out for Russia, what it means for the war in Ukraine, and why the experts are having trouble figuring it all out.
Read More...Yevgeny Prigozhin
We get you across who he is, how he became such a powerful figure in Russia, and his involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Read More...Sportswashing
We take a look at what it is, some of the most high-profile examples,
and how fraught this is getting for both sport and business.
A Titanic price for a watch, jokes to fix a crabby mood, and our Nic makes Hollywood history…
A private collector in the US has dropped a cool $2.3 million on a gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic – businessman John Jacob Astor. It marks a new record price for a piece of the ill-fated ship’s memorabilia.
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29 April 2024
9.30am (AEST) – A new coronial inquest into the disappearance of Sydney model Revelle Balmain in 1994 to begin – Sydney
10.15am (AEST) – Federal hearing to begin in racial discrimination case against One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson over “hateful tweet” – Sydney
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