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Friday, 26 June: A new political party takes shape; Deadly earthquakes hit Venezuela; The Socceroos face off against Paraguay; And guess who's back, back again...
SPONSORED: Try Claude at claude.ai.
Here's our Shortcut to the Socceroos' squad.
You can read the Rolling Stone review of Olivia Rodrigo's interview here.
And here's that delicious Donna Hay sticky date pudding recipe.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Larissa Huntington
Researched by Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington, Alice Dempster and Sophie Felice
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There’s been a story bubbling away in the news that’s set corporate tongues wagging about the goings on at one of the county’s biggest accounting/consultancy firms, KPMG. It’s to do with a former employee who blew the whistle on how the company was using the confidential data of its clients. Some of them are major corporations, and the fallout has led to a public inquiry and several execs being shown the door… So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across what it’s about, some context, and explain why it’s getting so much attention…
Squiz Recommends:
Perusing: This explainer from The Guardian which looks at the allegations against KPMG and some of the contracts it stands to lose.
Listening: This podcast from the Australian Financial Review takes a deeper look at the industry in light of the second big scandal in 3 years…
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Hosted by Alice Dempster and Larissa Huntington
Researched by Larissa Huntington
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Thursday, 25 June: Karl Stefanovic lands Nine in a bind; A third confirmed case of bird flu; Headline inflation eases slightly; And Supergirl flies into cinemas...
SPONSORED: Try Claude at claude.ai.
You can watch the Supergirl trailer here.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington, Alice Dempster and Sophie Felice
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
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Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
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Wednesday, 24 June: A Green light for Labor's tax reforms; Europe's heatwave turns deadly; Vale Clive Davis; And an impressive interstellar discovery...
SPONSORED: Try Claude at claude.ai.
You can see photos of Clive Davis - and some of the massive stars he worked with - here.
And here's the Miles Franklin Literary Award Facebook page, and Instagram page.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington, Alice Dempster and Sophie Felice
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
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Britain is about to get its seventh Prime Minister in 10 years after the resignation of Labour’s Keir Starmer. The man tipped to replace him is former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, the country’s newest MP, who won a crucial by-election last week over his main competition from the far-right Reform UK party. So in this Squiz Shortcut we’ll look at what went wrong for Starmer, what Burnham’s promising, and how things stand in the UK a decade after Brexit.
Squiz Recommends:
Reading: This article in the New York Times about Andy Burnham - it’s a gift link so it’s a freebie…
Watching: The movie Brexit: The Uncivil War. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as prominent supporter of the Leave vote, Dominic Cummings, and it takes a look at the behind-the-scenes tactics of that campaign in the Brexit referendum. You can find it on Stan.
Watching: This YouTube video that Anna mentions.
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Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Larissa Huntington and Anna Pykett
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Tuesday, 23 June: Sir Keir Starmer calls it quits; Canada makes a big Australian purchase; The Logie nominees are in; And the plight of Vegemite lite...
SPONSORED: Try Claude at claude.ai.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington, Alice Dempster and Sophie Felice
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. -
Monday, 22 June: Fuel relief is extended for another month; Questions about Keir Starmer's future; A heatwave in Europe; And a famous tree meets its end...
SPONSORED: Try Claude at claude.ai.
You can check out some of those fancy dress costumes in the UK here.
And here's where you can read up on Andy Burnham.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Anna Pykett, Claire Kimball and Alice Dempster
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
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All three episodes of our special AI series, in partnership with Minderoo, are now out. It's all about how we're feeling about AI in Australia, our level of trust in it, protecting our data and legal rights in the age of AI, and also what role AI plays when it comes to our national security. We're here to help you get across it.
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Artificial intelligence is the topic of a lot of conversations at the moment - and recent research commissioned by Minderoo Foundation shows that us Aussies have a bunch of concerns. So thanks to Minderoo, we’ve been able to talk to some of those experts in a special Squiz Series of podcasts on AI.
First up is Professor Nicole Gillespie - she’s the Chair of Organisational Trust with KPMG and she’s involved in polling the public on their level of trust in AI. So she’s an expert in public sentiment towards it - and she talks about how we’re feeling now in Australia, why we rank particularly low when it comes to attitudes towards AI, and where you can go if you’re keen to upskill.
Resources:
The SafeAI report, commissioned by Minderoo Foundation
KPMG's Trust in AI report from 2025
The introduction to AI course Nicole mentions -
Artificial intelligence is the topic of a lot of conversations at the moment - and recent research commissioned by Minderoo Foundation shows that us Aussies have a bunch of concerns. So thanks to Minderoo, we’ve been able to talk to some of those experts in a special Squiz Series of podcasts on AI.
For part two, we’ve spoken to Peter Lee, who has been working at the centre of AI and the law for longer than most of us have probably known what it is. He’s a partner at the international law firm Simmons and Simmons, and he talks about how we can stay resilient in Australia when it comes to data, how we as workers can try and thrive in the age of AI rather than get left behind - and the ways in which AI can and can’t organise your haircut appointment.
Resources:
The SafeAI report, commissioned by Minderoo Foundation -
Artificial intelligence is the topic of a lot of conversations at the moment - and recent research commissioned by Minderoo Foundation shows that us Aussies have a bunch of concerns. So thanks to Minderoo, we’ve been able to talk to some of those experts in a special Squiz Series of podcasts on AI.
For part three, we’ve spoken with Professor Ian Langford. Ian is definitely a big-picture thinker - he’s a former brigadier in the Australian Defence Force, and he’s since turned his attention to looking at how artificial intelligence plays our national security. He talks about the link between energy and national security, how the global world order
has changed, and what we need to do to keep ourselves secure.
The SafeAI report, commissioned by Minderoo Foundation -
Friday, 19 June: The US-Iran ceasefire is locked in; The government updates its tax reforms; The Socceroos prepare for game 2; And finding a smaller Stonehenge...
SPONSORED: You can find out more and help the lifesaving work of MSF at msf.org.au
You can find our Shortcut to the Socceroos here.
And here are those beef brisket buns - enjoy!
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Larissa Huntington
Researched by Anna Pykett, Alice Dempster, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. -
The FIFA men’s World Cup is under way and Australia’s Socceroos are off to a great start with a win over Turkey. Soccer fans will know that the squad has quite a few new faces in the mix with some remarkable stories behind them - but a lot of Aussies are hearing their names for the first time… So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across some of the players making news and their path to the World Cup…
Squiz Recommends:
Watching: Sarah Ferguson’s interview on ABC’s 7.30 with 2 of Nestory Irankunda’s sisters…
Watching: This TikTok video posted by The Guardian featuring the many different faces and backgrounds of our Socceroos squad
Reading: This story from SBS all about the Socceroos and our standing in the World Cup…
And you can watch all the action on SBS and SBS on demand
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Larissa Huntington
Researched by Larissa Huntington
SPONSORED - You can find out more and help their lifesaving work at msf.org.au.
SPONSORED - You can check out the full interview with Ian Langford, with thanks to Minderoo, here.
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Thursday, 18 June: Pauline Hanson addresses the press; More details of the US-Iran deal; The Maroons stage a comeback; And Toy Story 5 hits cinemas...
SPONSORED: You can find out more and help the lifesaving work of MSF at msf.org.au
Here's our recent Squiz Shortcut on Pauline Hanson and One Nation's rise.
You can watch some highlights from State of Origin Game 2 here.
You can check out the full interview with Ian Langford, with thanks to Minderoo, here.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Anna Pykett, Alice Dempster, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. -
Wednesday, 17 June: Interest rates hold steady; The UK follows in our social media footsteps; Digging into our news trends; And the Williams sisters serve up their return...
SPONSORED: You can find out more and help the lifesaving work of MSF at msf.org.au
You can read the 2026 Digital News Report in full here, or some coverage of what's in it here.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Anna Pykett, Alice Dempster, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. -
According to the polls, One Nation has seen a surge in support since last year’s federal election… Senator Pauline Hanson’s party is challenging the Coalition as Australia’s conservative party of choice - and she’s identified kicking Labor out of government as the major goal… So as One Nation shakes up this electoral cycle, this Squiz Shortcut will get you across the party’s signature policies and who is influencing them.
Squiz Recommends:
Listening/watching: Karl Stefanovic’s interview with Pauline Hanson on The Karl Stefanovic Show back in January where she outlines One Nation’s policies and her political ambitions.
Listening: To the latest News Club episode where political veterans Claire and Kate discuss One Nation’s popularity and why debates about politics are resonating with so many Australians right now.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Larissa Huntington
SPONSORED - You can find out more and help their lifesaving work at msf.org.au.
Got a suggestion for a Squiz Shortcut topic? We'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected]
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Tuesday, 16 June: A US-Iran ceasefire is locked in; Questions over fuel prices; Tackling crime that targets Australian kids; And Delta gets set to dance...
SPONSORED: You can find out more and help the lifesaving work of MSF at msf.org.au
You can catch up on our Shortcut to the Stanley Cup here.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Anna Pykett, Alice Dempster, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. -
Monday, 15 June: Trump talks up a peace deal; Pauline Hanson jumps in the polls; The Socceroos beat the odds; And a parade fit for a King...
You can see some of those World Cup celebrations for the Socceroos here.
And here are some photos from Trooping the Colour.
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett
Researched by Anna Pykett, Claire Kimball, Alice Dempster, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. -
Friday, 12 June: Trump hits the brakes on strikes; SpaceX prepares for launch; Going for gold in the women's T20 World Cup; And the perfect cinnamon bun...
The live blog covering the US-Iran conflict is here.
See the trailer for Remarkably Bright Creatures here.
And here's Nagi's cinnamon buns - and her new puppy, Jaffle...
Hosted by Alice Dempster and Larissa Huntington
Researched by Andrew Williams, Alice Dempster, Larissa Huntington, Anna Pykett and Sophie Felice
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news.
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. -
You might’ve heard in the news that medical workers in parts of Africa are struggling to bring an outbreak of Ebola under control… The World Health Organisation has declared the epidemic a public health emergency of international concern rather than a pandemic, but there’s still no vaccine available yet. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across what Ebola is, why there’s another outbreak and what’s next in the public health response…
Squiz Recommends:
Reading: This story from the BBC which explains why contact tracing has become such a challenge with this outbreak.
Listening: This episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast with Oxford University researchers who are working on a vaccine.
You can check out the full interview with Peter Lee, with thanks to Minderoo, here.
Hosted by Andrew Williams and Alice Dempster
Researched by Larissa Huntington
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