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Squiz Today
A daily news podcast presented by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett and Larissa Huntington, 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 some balance to the news of the day. News for busy people, out 6am weekday, perfect…
Episodes
Squiz TodayThursday, 3 December - The UK's covid vaccine; From recession to recovery; Three pro-democracy protesters are jailed in Hong Kong; And the biggest song of the year.
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 2 December - Global targets on climate could be back on track; Scott Morrison's appeal to Chinese-Australians; WA opens up; And the best Christmas ham.
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 1 December - Australia demands an apology from China over a social media post; Melbourne gets ready for hotel quarantine 2.0; Charges will be laid over the White Island eruption disaster; and sweeping the AACTA awards
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Squiz TodayMonday, 30 November - Record temperatures over the weekend; South Australia on high Covid-19 alert; China hits the wine industry with new tariffs; and Santa's Covid-19 immunity
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Squiz TodayFriday, 27 November - A Presidential pardon for General Michael Flynn; Telstra's $50 million fine; A new Australian art record; and David Attenborough departs insta...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 26 November - Authorities in Thailand crack down on protestors; China claims 'quality issues' with Australia's coal exports; Meghan Markle shares news of her miscarriage; And Vale to soccer legend Diego Maradona
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 25 November - Qld opens up a bit more; Donald Trump's sort of concession; Using technology for control; And the richest in the world.
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 24 November - Violence in Ethiopia 'at a point of no return'; A Covid-19 vaccine update; New research into the health impacts of a meat-free diet; and time to get sharing
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Squiz TodayMonday, 23 November - Another step towards covid-normal for Melbourne; World leaders get online for the G-20 summit; Labour shortages impacting fruit and veggie producers; And a good night at the Australian Podcast Awards
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Squiz TodayFriday, 20 November - The Brereton war crimes report; Details of police failures in the Bourke Street tragedy; Where Australia is at with job creation; And check your facts.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 19 November - South Australia begins lockdown; Crown's delayed casino opening; The Blues are beaten in State of Origin; And celebrating Aussie gin.
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 18 November - Scott Morrisons quick trip to Japan; Crisis in Ethiopia; Swifty v Scooter, again; And we're hiring.
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 17 November - South Australia's Covid-19 outbreak; Shayna Jack has her swimming ban halved; The high cost of mental ill-health and suicide; and the mighty moss chicken takes the crown
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Squiz TodayMonday, 16 November - Growing criticism of the World Health Organisation's inquiry into Covid-19; An update on the US election; violence escalates in Ethiopia; and seeya later, Sizzler
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Squiz TodayFriday, 13 November - Special forces report 'difficult and hard news'; Scott Morrison's chat with president-elect Joe Biden; Predictions from the State of the Climate report; And how to vote.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 12 November - More freedoms removed in Hong Kong; A vaccine timeline for Australia; NSW levels up State of Origin; And Happy Congratulations
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 11 November - An inquiry into ‘that' interview with Princess Diana; The Labor Party airs its climate policy differences; Donald Trump fires his Chief of Defense; And lest we forget.
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 10 November - Joe Biden pushes forwards with plans for his Presidency; A Covid-19 vaccine with early signs of 90% effectiveness; Australia's new chief scientist; and a coup for Adelaide...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 9 November - Joe Biden and Kamala Harris win the US election; Melbourne's Ring of Steel is lifted; The United Arab Emirates relax some Islamic laws; and a win for the Wallabies...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 6 November - US Election is still too close to call; First arrest made under foreign interference laws; China toys with our exporters; And it's your choice.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 5 November - The US election is close; NSW is set to open its border to Victorians; QLD takes out Origin 1; And if you need to escape...
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 4 November - Polls open in the US; Four dead in Vienna after a gunman attack; The RBA's helping hand; And Beyonce's actual beehive
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 3 November - A Commonwealth Integrity Commission is announced; Johnny Depp loses his defamation case in the UK; voting begins in the US election; and Fashions on the Front Lawn for the Melbourne Cup
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Squiz TodayMonday, 2 November - Australia reports zero cases of community transmission; Labor's Annastacia Palaszczuk is re-elected in Queensland; Two sleeps til the US election; and Vale Sean Connery
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Squiz TodayFriday, 30 October - Queensland votes; Another terror attack in France; Disaster in Vietnam; And the year of the leftovers.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 29 October - The Qatari government commits to an investigation; Claims Jeffery Epstein made a donation to a think tank headed by former PM Kevin Rudd; Melburnians hit the shops; And when a superhero comes along.
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 28 October - The economy 'might' be on the up; Barret is appointed to the Supreme Court; The implications of the US providing weapons to Taiwan; And consider a holiday to Kazakhstan.
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 27 October - Melbourne is opening up; Northern Territory police officer charged with murder over the death of Kumanjayi Walker; Record early voting in the US election; and the scariest Halloween costume of all...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 26 October - A 'cautious pause' on Melbourne's re-opening; Concern over the searching of Australian women at Doha airport; A weekend of footy finals; and the trouble with border towns.
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Squiz TodayFriday, 23 October - Australia Post and Cartier watches; The Aged Care Royal Commission holds it final hearing; Getting your grand final on; And country-glam.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 22 October - Victoria eyes off Sunday; The Pope talks about his position on same-sex civil unions; The US government is suing Google; And we'll be with you in a zeptosecond.
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 21 October - Russia and disrupting the Tokyo olympics; A mute debate; Nokia goes to space; And going full term.
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 20 October - A look at three confirmed federal investigations; Police on high alert for gang warfare; The possibility of a no-deal Brexit; and Tasmania's friendly magpies
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Squiz TodayMonday, 19 October - A step out of lockdown for Melbourne; Jacinda Ardern's election win; getting ready for grand finals; and some royal pictures...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 16 October - Elections, elections everywhere; National Cabinet is postponed; Protests are banned in Thailand; And a big weekend of sport.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 15 October - The Great Barrier Reef and coral loss; Daniel Andrews faces pressure from the federal government on restrictions; We're back in the spending business; And there's rules on the moon.
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 14 October - Questions about Victoria's roadmap; NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian digs in; Facebook's policy on holocaust denial; And how it started...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 13 October - The NSW Premier's close personal relationship; Restrictions in Victoria; A wet, wild and windy summer outlook; And Jennifer Aniston's dog...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 12 October - Eyes on Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings; North Korea shows off its missile might; The 2020 Novel Peace Prize; And a whole lot of sport.
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Squiz TodayFriday, 9 October - The William Tyrell inquiry comes to a close; Labor’s budget reply; Our Aussie netball captain ditches the local comp; And Chicken Salt Chip Mayonnaise.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 8 October - The Quad meets in Japan; NSW and Qld continue their tit-for-tat on border closures; The VP’s turn to debate; And getting your feedback.
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 7 October - The budget and assumptions; Trumps return to the White House; Victoria's roadmap; And why the back of your head is exciting for dogs.
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 6 October - Donald Trump to leave hospital; It's budget day; Ash Barty retains number 1; And getting your feedback.
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Squiz TodayFriday, 2 October - Calls for urgent plans for our aged-care sector; The Qld Gov locks in a deal with Adani; The annual Power List; And Fat Bear Week is back.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 1 October - A 'wild' first presidential debate; Building our manufacturing sector; New Zealand ponders a name change; And vale Helen Reddy.
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 30 September - The world's coronavirus death toll crosses the million mark; A showdown at one of our major ports; The first presidential debate; And Swifty v Whitney...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 29 September - Dreamworld's owner fined $3.6 million over deaths; President Trump and his tax records; It's cold on court at the French Open; and Mariah Carey's secret indie rock album
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Squiz TodayMonday, 28 September - Covid-19 restrictions ease for Melbourne; President Trump announces his pick for the Supreme Court; Vale Susan Ryan, and de-stressing with a quokka.
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Squiz TodayFriday, 25 September - A guilty verdict for the Claremont Killer; Dean Jones dies suddenly in India; Daniel Andrews is set to front the hotel quarantine inquiry; And dolpin skin.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 24 September - A police officer in Louisville is charged over the killing of Breonna Taylor; More whales have become stranded off Tassie; The Qantas Wallabies are no more; And the coolest chick in the world.
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 23 September - The UK's new covid restrictions; Some of our border closures relax; The South Australian sailor who is missing again; And Richie Port snaps back to reality.
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 22 September - A socially distanced 75th anniversary for the United Nations; The FinCEN files; Tasmania's whale rescue mission; and Schitts Creek blitzes the Emmys...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 21 September - The death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the vacancy on the Supreme Court; The TikTok flip flop; Australian Richie Porte finishes third in the Tour de France; and an at-home Emmy awards
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Squiz TodayFriday, 18 September - Australia's unemployment rate falls; Defining a hotspot; The numbers around footy finals; And a plane to nowhere.
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Squiz TodayThursday, 17 September - Lifting our biodiversity game; The PM moves to bring more Aussies home; Venezuela's human rights record; And changing a name
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 16 September - The Prime Minister's gas plan; Restrictions ease for regional Victoria; Broadcasters and the summer of cricket; And twenty years on.
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 15 September - TikTok and data ownership; A new record for global Covid-19 numbers; Life on Venus; and the comeback of vinyl
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Squiz TodayMonday, 14 September - More than 30 dead in US wildfires; The AstraZeneca/Oxford University Covid vaccine trial resumes; peace talks in Afghanistan; and the comedy wildlife awards
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Squiz TodayFriday, 11 September - State governments under pressure; Missing South Australian men found; Vale Dame Diana Rigg; and a look back at interior decorating
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Squiz TodayThursday, 10 September - A promising Covid-19 vaccine trial is put on pause; Chinese state media accuses Australia of hypocrisy; The Oscars outline new diversity requirements, and Keeping Up With The Kardashians no more.
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