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Squiz Shortcuts
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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 25 November 2020 : Pop star Taylor Swift was MIA from the recent American Music Awards, saying she was busy re-recording all of her old music. Her fight to own...
Thursday 19 November 2020 : In this episode of Squiz Shortcuts we dive in to the events leading up to the release of the Brereton Report - which looks into allegations...
Wednesday 11 November 2020 : As we come down from a frantic week of wall-to-wall US election talk, this final episode in our shortcut on the US elections covers how it...
Monday 02 November 2020 : In Part 4 of our Squiz Shortcut series in the lead up to the US election, we arm you with handy information that'll help as you tune into...
Wednesday 28 October 2020 : If you've been tuning into to news about the US election it would be easy to think the race to the White House is only about character. So...
Wednesday 21 October 2020 : In the second episode of our four-part Shortcuts series in the lead up to the US election we tackle the Presidential Race - so we're talking...
Monday 19 October 2020 : This is the first in our four part series in the lead up to the US Election on 3 November. We're going to start though outside of the...
Wednesday 30 September 2020 : Thailand has a particularly turbulent political history. It's got a lot of beautiful beaches, but it's also got military coups and a...
Wednesday 23 September 2020 : The lockdown of our national border along with state and territory borders, have become some of the most contentious issues of the...
Wednesday 16 September 2020 : It seems like every week, there's a new low in the Australia-China relationship. From trade disputes to diplomatic arguments - these have...
Wednesday 09 September 2020 : Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, is in the news a lot. Whether it's on the diplomatic trail, in dealings with the US and other big...
Wednesday 02 September 2020 : "It’s not easy growing old. We avoid thinking and talking about it." That's how the interim report from the Royal Commission into aged...
Wednesday 26 August 2020 : The 2020 US presidential election is happening in November, but with the country still in the grip of COVID-19, there's a lot of talk about...
Wednesday 19 August 2020 : When you look across the news at the moment, there's simply no escaping the US election. Of specific attention of late is Joe Biden's choice...
Wednesday 12 August 2020 : A vaccine for the coronavirus is being held out as the thing that's going to get the world back on track. In this episode of Squiz Shortcuts...
Wednesday 05 August 2020 : It's one of the Arab world's poorest countries and in recent years has been devastated by a civil war. Millions of civilians are now...
Wednesday 29 July 2020 : It comes up a bit in the news due to concerns about the health effects. In this episode we’ll take you through exactly what vaping is,...
Wednesday 22 July 2020 : It's the biggest social media platform in the world so inevitably Facebook is in the news a lot. In this episode we take a look at how...
Wednesday 15 July 2020 : Squiz recommends:Forbes profile on Zhang Yim-...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : The conflict between Israel and Palestine is in essence a fight over territory. But it is so much more that with religion, nationalism, and...
Wednesday 01 July 2020 : Donald Trump is probably the most talked about person on the planet. The leader of the free world had a colourful path to becoming President...
Wednesday 24 June 2020 : He's the Democratic candidate running against Donald Trump in November's presidential election. A former vice president, Biden's been around...
Wednesday 17 June 2020 : It's one of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s most ambitious foreign policy initiatives - and it's contentious. Officially called One Belt,...
Wednesday 10 June 2020 : In this Shortcut we'll look at what a Royal Commission is, the power and effectiveness of Royal Commissions, and take a quick look at the...
Wednesday 03 June 2020 : We take a look at the history of slavery in America, the fight for civil rights, and what's happening now.Squiz Shortcuts - The Back Story...
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Your Shortcut to... Who Owns the Music
Pop star Taylor Swift was MIA from the recent American Music Awards, saying she was busy re-recording all of her old music. Her fight to own...
Your Shortcuts to... Alleged War Crimes in Afghanistan
In this episode of Squiz Shortcuts we dive in to the events leading up to the release of the Brereton Report - which looks into allegations...
Your Shortcut to... The US Elections (Part 5): What Went Down
As we come down from a frantic week of wall-to-wall US election talk, this final episode in our shortcut on the US elections covers how it...
Your Shortcut to... the US Elections (Part 4): Navigating Election Day
In Part 4 of our Squiz Shortcut series in the lead up to the US election, we arm you with handy information that'll help as you tune into...
Your Shortcut to...the US Elections (Part 3): the Policy Debate
If you've been tuning into to news about the US election it would be easy to think the race to the White House is only about character. So...
Your Shortcut to...the US Elections (Part 2): the Presidential Race
In the second episode of our four-part Shortcuts series in the lead up to the US election we tackle the Presidential Race - so we're talking...
Your Shortcut to... the US Elections (Part 1): the Congressional Races
This is the first in our four part series in the lead up to the US Election on 3 November. We're going to start though outside of the...
Your Shortcut to... Protests in Thailand
Thailand has a particularly turbulent political history. It's got a lot of beautiful beaches, but it's also got military coups and a...
Your Shortcut to... Australia's Border Restrictions
The lockdown of our national border along with state and territory borders, have become some of the most contentious issues of the...
Your Shortcut to... the Australia-China Relationship
It seems like every week, there's a new low in the Australia-China relationship. From trade disputes to diplomatic arguments - these have...
Your Shortcut to... Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, is in the news a lot. Whether it's on the diplomatic trail, in dealings with the US and other big...
Your Shortcut to... Aged Care in Australia
"It’s not easy growing old. We avoid thinking and talking about it." That's how the interim report from the Royal Commission into aged...
Your Shortcut to... Mail-in Voting in the US Election
The 2020 US presidential election is happening in November, but with the country still in the grip of COVID-19, there's a lot of talk about...
Your Shortcut to... the US Vice Presidential Race
When you look across the news at the moment, there's simply no escaping the US election. Of specific attention of late is Joe Biden's choice...
Your Shortcut to... Vaccines
A vaccine for the coronavirus is being held out as the thing that's going to get the world back on track. In this episode of Squiz Shortcuts...
Your Shortcut to... Yemen
It's one of the Arab world's poorest countries and in recent years has been devastated by a civil war. Millions of civilians are now...
Your shortcut to... Vaping
It comes up a bit in the news due to concerns about the health effects. In this episode we’ll take you through exactly what vaping is,...
Your shortcut to... Facebook
It's the biggest social media platform in the world so inevitably Facebook is in the news a lot. In this episode we take a look at how...
Your Shortcut to... TikTok
Squiz recommends:Forbes profile on Zhang Yim-...
Your shortcut to... Israel and Palestine
The conflict between Israel and Palestine is in essence a fight over territory. But it is so much more that with religion, nationalism, and...
Your shortcut to... Donald Trump
Donald Trump is probably the most talked about person on the planet. The leader of the free world had a colourful path to becoming President...
Your shortcut to... Joe Biden
He's the Democratic candidate running against Donald Trump in November's presidential election. A former vice president, Biden's been around...
Your Shortcut to... China's Belt and Road Initiative
It's one of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s most ambitious foreign policy initiatives - and it's contentious. Officially called One Belt,...
Your Shortcut to... Royal Commissions
In this Shortcut we'll look at what a Royal Commission is, the power and effectiveness of Royal Commissions, and take a quick look at the...
Your Shortcut To... Civil Rights in America
We take a look at the history of slavery in America, the fight for civil rights, and what's happening now.Squiz Shortcuts - The Back Story...
