Squiz Shortcuts
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Squiz Shortcuts
Squiz Media
Each week, Squiz Shortcuts gives you the backstory to the big news stories. In the usual Squiz tone, we'll keep it short and sharp, and opinion-free. If you're interested in the news but sometimes find there is a whole lot of assumed knowledge which makes it confusing and time-consuming to get across - Squiz Shortcuts is for you. The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed.
Wednesday 05 May 2021 : For thousands of years, people have looked up at the night sky with questions and as technology has advanced so have we in coming closer and...
Tuesday 27 April 2021 : It’s the 25th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre, the worst single-person mass shooting in Australia’s history and a tragedy that...
Wednesday 21 April 2021 : The rollout of Australia’s coronavirus vaccination program has had a couple of bumps in the road... There have been challenges with supply...
Sunday 11 April 2021 : Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was described by his wife Queen Elizabeth as “my strength and stay”. He died on Friday at 99yo,...
Wednesday 07 April 2021 : The Chinese Government sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country again. While some Taiwanese think...
Wednesday 31 March 2021 : With a global pandemic on our hands and Australia’s first recession in almost 30 years, some analysts thought property prices would...
Wednesday 24 March 2021 : The Tokyo Olympics have already been postponed once and questions about whether they will happen this year have been highly speculated on....
Wednesday 17 March 2021 : It was back in August 2019 when we launched Squiz Shortcuts with our very first topic being Hong Kong and its relationship with China. At...
Wednesday 10 March 2021 : Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert is a 33yo British-Australian who until her arrest in Iran in 2018 was a lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University...
Wednesday 03 March 2021 : Over the past two years, a Royal Commission into aged care quality and safety has heard the harrowing evidence of a broken system. It’s a...
Wednesday 24 February 2021 : Many Aussies got quite a shock when they woke up on 18 February to find no news content on their Facebook feeds. But less than a week later,...
Wednesday 17 February 2021 : Crown Resorts is in the news after an inquiry launched by NSW's gaming regulator found it unfit to operate a newly built casino in Sydney...
Wednesday 10 February 2021 : The coup in Myanmar is the latest flex of military muscle in a nation that is 70 years into a fight for democracy. In this episode of Squiz...
Wednesday 03 February 2021 : The coronavirus pandemic is not just a health crisis - it’s also delivered a once-in-100-years economic blow. We talk a lot about the...
Wednesday 27 January 2021 : In the past few months, there's been a bit happening in the United States... Democrat Joe Biden is now the president and there's been a lot...
Wednesday 20 January 2021 : As the founder and former boss of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Jack Ma is one of the most powerful people in the world. Which means...
Wednesday 13 January 2021 : After the assault on the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters last week, Twitter decided to permanently suspend the President's account. It...
Wednesday 06 January 2021 : Discussion about our national anthem Advance Australia Fair was a big part of the start of 2021. That's because our PM announced that the...
Wednesday 30 December 2020 : In the third and final episode of our three-part Year in Review series, we revisit the big local and international stories that shaped...
Tuesday 29 December 2020 : In the second episode of our three-part Year in Review series, we revisit the big local and international stories that shaped May through to...
Monday 28 December 2020 : In the first episode of our three-part Year in Review series, we revisit the big local and international stories that shaped January through...
Thursday 17 December 2020 : 2020 - it was a big one. In our final Squiz Shortcut for the year, we're aiming to achieve one thing - to catch you up on where some of the...
Thursday 17 December 2020 : It's a bit of fun, it's a bit festive, with a lot of laughs. Take a lighter look at year that was 2020 by joining us for The Great Big Squiz...
Wednesday 09 December 2020 : Australia is set to become the first place in the world where Google and Facebook will have to pay for news content, with the mandatory...
Wednesday 02 December 2020 : This year, there have so far been eight fatalities from shark attacks - the most in nearly a century - and a total of 23 attacks. So with...
Squiz Shortcuts
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Your Shortcut to... the Modern-Day Space Race
For thousands of years, people have looked up at the night sky with questions and as technology has advanced so have we in coming closer and...
Your Shortcut to... Australia's Gun Laws
It’s the 25th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre, the worst single-person mass shooting in Australia’s history and a tragedy that...
Your Shortcut to... Australia's Vaccine Rollout
The rollout of Australia’s coronavirus vaccination program has had a couple of bumps in the road... There have been challenges with supply...
Your Shortcut to... The life and death of Prince Philip
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was described by his wife Queen Elizabeth as “my strength and stay”. He died on Friday at 99yo,...
Your Shortcut to... What's happening in Taiwan
The Chinese Government sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country again. While some Taiwanese think...
Your Shortcut to... What's going on with property prices
With a global pandemic on our hands and Australia’s first recession in almost 30 years, some analysts thought property prices would...
Your Shortcut to... Making the Tokyo Olympics happen
The Tokyo Olympics have already been postponed once and questions about whether they will happen this year have been highly speculated on....
Your Shortcut to... China's tightening grip on Hong Kong
It was back in August 2019 when we launched Squiz Shortcuts with our very first topic being Hong Kong and its relationship with China. At...
Your Shortcut to...freeing Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert is a 33yo British-Australian who until her arrest in Iran in 2018 was a lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University...
Your Shortcut to... the Royal Commission into Aged Care
Over the past two years, a Royal Commission into aged care quality and safety has heard the harrowing evidence of a broken system. It’s a...
Your Shortcut to... Why Facebook Removed the News
Many Aussies got quite a shock when they woke up on 18 February to find no news content on their Facebook feeds. But less than a week later,...
Your Shortcut to... Crown's Casino Woes
Crown Resorts is in the news after an inquiry launched by NSW's gaming regulator found it unfit to operate a newly built casino in Sydney...
Your Shortcut to... the Coup in Myanmar
The coup in Myanmar is the latest flex of military muscle in a nation that is 70 years into a fight for democracy. In this episode of Squiz...
Your Shortcut to... What's Happening with the Economy
The coronavirus pandemic is not just a health crisis - it’s also delivered a once-in-100-years economic blow. We talk a lot about the...
Your Shortcut to... Biden's Agenda
In the past few months, there's been a bit happening in the United States... Democrat Joe Biden is now the president and there's been a lot...
Your Shortcut to... the Disappearance of Alibaba's Jack Ma
As the founder and former boss of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Jack Ma is one of the most powerful people in the world. Which means...
Your Shortcut to... Trump's Social Media Ban
After the assault on the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters last week, Twitter decided to permanently suspend the President's account. It...
Your Shortcut to... Changes to Australia's National Anthem
Discussion about our national anthem Advance Australia Fair was a big part of the start of 2021. That's because our PM announced that the...
Year in Review - Part 3 (Sep-Dec)
In the third and final episode of our three-part Year in Review series, we revisit the big local and international stories that shaped...
Year in Review - Part 2 (May-August)
In the second episode of our three-part Year in Review series, we revisit the big local and international stories that shaped May through to...
Year in Review - Part 1 (Jan - April)
In the first episode of our three-part Year in Review series, we revisit the big local and international stories that shaped January through...
Your Shortcut to... 2020 Catch Up
2020 - it was a big one. In our final Squiz Shortcut for the year, we're aiming to achieve one thing - to catch you up on where some of the...
The Great Big Squiz Quiz 2020
It's a bit of fun, it's a bit festive, with a lot of laughs. Take a lighter look at year that was 2020 by joining us for The Great Big Squiz...
Your Shortcut to... Paying for the News
Australia is set to become the first place in the world where Google and Facebook will have to pay for news content, with the mandatory...
Your Shortcut to... Shark Attacks in Australia
This year, there have so far been eight fatalities from shark attacks - the most in nearly a century - and a total of 23 attacks. So with...
