Squiz Shortcuts - The backstory to the big news stories
Interested in the news but sometimes find there's a whole lot of assumed knowledge? We hear you. Squiz Shortcuts is a weekly explainer on news topics, historical events, big personalities, and complex situations.
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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.
Lebanon and Hezbollah
We take a look at the history of Lebanon and its political system, the origins of Hezbollah, and why Israel and the US are worried about a spreading conflict…
Read More...The rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
We break down who SBF is, his rise and fall in the crypto world, and what could happen as he fronts one of the biggest fraud trials in American history.
Read More...The Voice referendum result
We break down how Aussies voted, what lessons everyone’s taking from the result, and where we go from here…
Read More...Israel at war
We’ll get you across what happened, some context to the latest uptick in violence in the region, and how Israel and the world has responded.
Read More...New Zealand’s election
We take a look at the state of play for the major parties, some of the key election issues, and the minor parties that could form a coalition government.
Read More...Rupert Murdoch
We take a look at the power and influence Murdoch accumulated, the controversies that rocked his media empire, and the challenges ahead as the Murdochs move into the next chapter.
Read More...Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Noel Pearson
We get to know two of the most prominent people on both sides of the campaign: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Noel Pearson.
Read More...Morocco’s earthquake
We take a look at what we know so far, why Morocco is vulnerable to this type of disaster, and what can and has been done to mitigate earthquake risks elsewhere.
Read More...The 2023 G20 summit
Get across what the G20 is, what it aims to achieve, and what members including Oz are hoping to get out of this year’s summit.
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