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.
Women’s sport funding
We take a look at why women aren’t getting a bigger slice of the pie, which codes are doing better than others, and if the Matildas might just have changed things forever.
Read More...The BRICS summit
We’re talking about the history of BRICS, what’s on this week’s summit agenda, and why the group might be expanding….
Read More...Political conferences
Get across how the Labor conference actually works, what might happen this time around, and how conferences work for the Liberals and other political parties.
Read More...The Matildas
We get you across the history of our national women’s football team, coach Tony Gustavsson’s game plan, and the lead-up to this big moment.
Read More...Reporting season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year if you’re a shareholder of a publicly listed company, so we’ll get across what reporting season is all about and why it matters.
Read More...Donald Trump’s third indictment
We get you across what these new charges are, why they’re so important, and what could happen next.
Read More...Wally Lewis and concussion
We take a look at why Wally’s diagnosis is such a big deal, what our sporting codes are doing about CTE, and what’s happening with a Senate inquiry into concussions.
Read More...The downfall of China’s Foreign Minister
We take you through who Qin Gang is, why his disappearance matters, and what it says about China and their diplomatic relations with the rest of the world.
Read More...The future of the Commonwealth Games
We take a look at how Victoria got itself into this mess, who could come to the rescue, and if there even is a future for the Commonwealth Games.
Read More...A look into the world of Hollywood assistants, a new Nick Cave album, and a dish that’s taking us to Greece…
Following the charging of Matthew Perry’s personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa for illegally procuring the ketamine that led to his death, this Vanity Fair article explores the world of Hollywood assistants and raises the question: can you say no to a celebrity boss?
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7 September 2024
1.00am (AEST) – Surfing: WSL finals (on until 14 Sep) – California, US
3.20pm (AEST) – AFL: First Qualifying Final, Sydney Swans v GWS GIANTS – Sydney and watch on Kayo
5.00pm (AEST) – Basketball: the NBL Blitz begins with a double header – Tassie JackJumpers v Brisbane Bullets followed by Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans (the comp is on until 14 September) – Gold Coast
7.30pm (AEST) – AFL: First Elimination Final, Brisbane v Carlton – Brisbane, and watch on Kayo
11.00pm (AEST) – Cricket: Scotland Men v Australia Men – Third T20I – UK, and watch on Kayo
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