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Squiz Today

A daily news podcast, getting you across the latest Australian and international news in under 10 minutes. Agenda-free, independent, and delivered by hosts that"ll come to feel like mates. It"s the news without the noise, cutting through with a touch of analysis and an eye on what"s coming next. And there"s always a quirky news story or two to give a touch of balance to the news of the day. News for busy people, out 6am weekday, perfect for your morning routine. The Squiz is your shortcut to being

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12:01

The US cracks down on travellers, and a lemon twist...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/11

Friday, 12 December: The US cracks down on travellers; Greg Lynn wins his appeal; TIME names its people of the year; And a lemony twist on a classic...SPONSORED: Search for ‘The Business Of’ in your podcast app, have a listen and hit follow. You can find our Shortcut on the conflict between the US and Venezuela here. Find the recipe for limoncello tiramisu here. And read up on Italian cuisine/cooking rituals making the UNESCO World Heritage list here. You can

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12:37

The world watches our social media ban, and...

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2025/12/10

Thursday, 11 December: The world watches our social media ban; Reviewing the AUKUS challenges; A spectacular sight at Byron; And Neighbours says farewell...SPONSORED: Head here to find out more about how copper powers our world and BHP. You can watch the footage of hundreds of sharks at Byron Bay here. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The

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11:52

Squiz Shortcuts: The social media ban for U16s - Part...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/10

Australia is pioneering world-first legislation banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. And depending on who you ask, it's either a bold move to protect kids, or government overreach that won't work. So, in the first of this special 3-part series on the ban, we'll look at how we got to this point, who was pushing for it, and why it became such a political no-brainer...Squiz Recommends: Reading: ⁠This article⁠ by the ABC looks at the High Court challenge to the upcoming laws by 2

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18:13

Squiz Shortcuts: The social media ban for U16s - Part...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/10

As of 10 December, all Aussie kids under the age of 16 will be legally banned from social media apps. In Part 2 of our series on Australia’s world-first legislation, we’re looking at the nuts and bolts of how the ban will work, including how the policy will be enforced, how the tech giants will go about identifying who is underage, and what the implications could be for kids looking for online alternatives… Squiz Recommends: Reading: Here’s ⁠YouTube’s case⁠ for why pushing kids off known apps

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11:30

It's go time for the social media ban, and an AI...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/09

Wednesday, 10 December: It's go time for the social media ban; Ukraine revises the peace plan; The Reserve Bank looks ahead to 2026; And an AI reality show... You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Squiz Today

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13:22

Squiz Shortcuts: Will my sunscreen protect me this...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/09

It’s summer, it’s hot. We know we should be ‘slip, slop, slapping’ when it comes to sun protection - it’s something that’s drilled into us as Australians. But sunscreens have been under a lot of scrutiny recently after consumer group CHOICE found some problems in various products. So, in this Squiz Shortcut, we'll get you across exactly what they’ve been looking at, which sunscreens have been recalled, and where the investigation is up to… Squiz Recommends: Reading: This article from The

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10:58

Joyce joins One Nation, and the Golden Globes...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/08

Tuesday, 9 December: Joyce makes it official with One Nation; Toyah Cordingley's killer is found guilty; Tim Tims go global; And the Golden Globes nominees are in... Here’s all the Golden Globes nominees. You can send us a voice memo with your question for Ask the Squiz here. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Squiz Today

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12:07

All eyes on the social media ban, and the new colour...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/07

Monday, 8 December: All eyes on the social media ban; Bushfires destroy homes in NSW and Tasmania; Netflix signs a mega deal; And the new colour of the year...You can check out Pantone's Colour of the Year for 2026 (Cloud Dancer...) here. And here's Larissa's go-to Jamie Oliver brownie recipe. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Squiz Today

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13:49

Weekly Wrap Preview: Russia-Ukraine peace talks,...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/05

Each Saturday, we wrap up the news of the week with the (imaginatively named) Weekly Wrap podcast on our News Club show. We’re putting the main story here because we want to ensure Squizers are across what we’re talking about. We're starting this week with an around-the-grounds look at international conflicts. There's a fair bit happening with the Russia-Ukraine peace talks, escalating tensions with US and Venezuela, and we go through the latest from Gaza. Listen to the full episode on the News

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13:05

AUKUS floats back to the surface; And a salad to...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/04

Friday, 5 December: AUKUS floats back to the surface; More charges for a Melbourne childcare worker; The Socceroos will find out their fate; And a salad to practice before ChristmasIf the Joshua Brown story causes any difficulties for you, here are some resources that could help Here's the extreme heat advice from the Red Cross and the Bureau of Meteorology's warning page A preview of how the World Cup draw might shake out The story about Scott Stokes' big cricket trip Friday Lites Wake Up

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18:13

Squiz Shortcuts: The Social Media Ban for U16s - Part...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/04

We’re just days away from 10 December, when all Aussie kids under the age of 16 will be legally banned from social media apps. In Part 2 of our series on Australia’s world-first legislation, we’re looking at the nuts and bolts of how the ban will work, including how the policy will be enforced, how the tech giants will go about identifying who is underage, and what the implications could be for kids looking for online alternatives… Squiz Recommends: Reading: Here’s YouTube’s case for why

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11:28

Our national economy grows, and Tassie's stadium gets...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/03

Thursday, 4 December: Our national economy grows; A new search begins for MH370; The Tassie stadium gets the green light; And get ready for wrap season... You can read more about the 2025 Apple Replay here and 2025 Spotify Wrapped here. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Squiz Today

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11:39

Defence ministers meet in PNG, and some scaled-back...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/02

Wednesday, 3 December: Defence ministers meet in PNG; The US boat strikes are questioned; A final vote on Tassie's AFL stadium; And some scaled-back Christmas decorations...Here's a map of the West Papua province. You can see this year's White House Christmas decorations here (and look back on some of the unusual and spooky ones from years past...). You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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13:12

Squiz Shortcuts: Why are China and Japan in a row...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/02

Tensions between Japan and China have ramped up over Taiwan - an island off the coast of southeastern China that is a de facto independent country that China wants to "reunify" with its mainland. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we'll run you through China's claim over Taiwan, why Japan has weighed in, and how it might affect us here in Australia… Squiz Recommends: Reading: This piece in The Interpreter, published by The Lowy Institute, about how countries are maintaining relationships with Taiwan

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11:36

An electricity outage warning, and some superstitious...

Squiz Today ·

2025/12/01

Tuesday, 2 December: An electricity outage warning; Defence is set for a restructure; Piastri looks to the final race of the season; And some superstitious burials... Here's a guide to when the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix starts on Sunday night/Monday morning. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Squiz Today

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11:26

Tensions rise between the US and Venezuela, and the...

Squiz Today ·

2025/11/30

Monday, 1 December: Tensions rise between the US and Venezuela; Flooding kills hundreds in Southeast Asia; An Aussie chicken chain goes global; And the PM ties the knot...Here's our Shortcut to what's happening between the US and Venezuela. You can watch the highlights from the AFLW Grand Final here. And read Surf Life Saving Australia's 2025 Coastal Safety Report here. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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13:08

Weekly Wrap Preview: Labor’s deal with the Greens,...

Squiz Today ·

2025/11/28

Each Saturday, we wrap up the news of the week with the (imaginatively named) Weekly Wrap podcast on our News Club show. We’re putting the main story here because we want to ensure Squizers are across what we’re talking about. There were 2 big stories out of the last sitting week of federal parliament for the year - the Albanese Government’s environmental law reforms passed with support from the Greens, and Barnaby Joyce dumped the Nationals. But we kick off with Robert Irwin’s dancing victory in

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11:24

Labor and the Greens strike a deal, and Black Friday...

Squiz Today ·

2025/11/27

Friday, 28 November: Overhauling our environment laws; Arrests over the deadly Hong Kong blaze; The Lions face the Roos in the AFLW final; And some easy weekend noodles...Here's our Shortcut to the debate over our environmental protection laws Here's the Choice cheatsheet to the best/worst Black Friday deals. You can find the creamy coconut peanut noodles recipe here. And here's a wrap of the Wicked: For Good reviews. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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12:52

Squiz Shortcuts: The Social Media Ban for U16s - Part...

Squiz Today ·

2025/11/27

On 10 December, world-first legislation will come into effect in Australia banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. And depending on who you ask, it's either a bold move to protect kids or government overreach that won't work. So, in the first of this special 3-part series on the ban, we'll look at how we got to this point, who was pushing for it, and why it became such a political no-brainer...Squiz Recommends: Reading: This article by the ABC looks at the High Court challenge to

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10:31

Inflation is on the rise, and Stranger Things is...

Squiz Today ·

2025/11/26

Thursday, 27 November: Inflation is on the rise; Talks progress on a Ukraine-Russia peace deal; Another Optus outage; And Stranger Things is belatedly back...Here's a recap on where Stranger Things Season 4 got up to... And you can read up on the High Court challenge against the upcoming social media ban here. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Squiz

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