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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 TodayTuesday, 7 August - Love is the answer
Latest on the earthquake in Lombok; Qld and Vic not convinced by the National Energy Guarantee; And one pub group is in strife over a program to reward…
Squiz TodayMonday, 6 August - Shout, shout, let it all out
The National Energy Guarantee will be put to the states this week; Another earthquake in Indonesia; Additional funding for farmers affected by the drought; And…
Squiz TodayFriday, 3 August - I'm on a boat
The Labor MP accused of bullying and harrasment; 600kg of cocaine thrown from a boat off Byron Bay; Our Foreign Minister weighs in on whaling; Takata airbag…
Squiz TodayThursday, 2 August - Who run the world?
Coles and the tale of the single use plastic bag; House prices continue downward; Chinese telco Huwaei overtakes Apple to become second highest seller of phone…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 1 August - When the feelin's right I'm gonna run all night
We take you through some key stats out of the HILDA report; The My Health Record privacy debate rolls on; A trilateral agreement between US and Japan; And…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 31 July - Cream sh-boogie bop
The findings of a report into missing flight MH370; Shuffling in the Prime Minister's Office; 4 million Indians risk losing citizenship; And mayonnaise ice…
Squiz TodayMonday, 30 July - You've got a friend in me
The wash up from Super Saturday by-elections; Ecuador says Julian Assange has overstayed his welcome; Zimbabwe votes; Earthquakes in Indonesia, fires in…
Squiz TodayFriday, 27 July - I feel it coming
Super Saturday is upon us, we give you the by-election talking points; Nine and Fairfax merge; Facebook loses billions of dollars in value; The results of the…
Squiz TodayThursday, 26 July - There will be no white flag above my door
The death toll from fires in Greece; Bomb attacks as Pakistan votes; The true definition of milk; And is there life on Mars? See /privacy for privacy and…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 25 July - You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
The people of Pakistan head to the polls; Fires in Greece and a dam collapse in Laos; China can’t get enough of Aussie wine; And a study proves the emotional…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 24 July - Why do you have to be a heartbreaker?
Trump latest twitter tirade; Heatwave in Japan; Notable MP opts-out of the government's My Health Record database; And 851 burpees in one hour. Yep. Have a…
Squiz TodayMonday, 23 July - You know that I'm no good
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visits Tennant Creek to talk child safety; It's the week of the Super Saturday by-elections; A visit to Africa by Chinese…
Squiz TodayFriday, 20 July - Nobody listens to Jeff Goldblum
Job numbers are looking good; Australia's bid to extradite our most wanted terrorist has failed; Suspensions and fines for some our basketball team; And in…
Squiz TodayThursday, 19 July - But I would walk 500 miles
The cave boys have held a press conference that has been described as 'happy and relaxed'; Bankwest will shut a number of east coast branches; Edith Cowan…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 18 July - Shot through the heart and you're to blame
Donald Trump reverses comments that saw him side with Russia on interference in the 2016 presidential election; Lava bomb hits tourists on Hawaii's Big Island…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 17 July - I've been cheated by you since I don't know when
The My Heath Record database - should you or shouldn’t you be on it; The details of the Trump and Putin meeting; Australia's first Amazon Prime Day; And…
Squiz TodayMonday, 16 July - Picture a tomboy in lace
Three people have been murdered in suburban Perth; Trump and Putin to meet; Newspoll result two weeks out from crucial by elections; And we get your sport chat…
Squiz TodayFriday, 13 July - Got a black magic woman
Low confidence in the housing market; Donald Trump lands in the UK; Guide to Wimbledon finals; And the world's longest fingernails (yep, it's a thing). Have a…
Squiz TodayThursday, 12 July - Last name ever, first name greatest
The ACCC's recommendations to bring down power prices; Trump takes on NATO; Origin, Wimbledon and the World Cup: And a Beatles' record is broken by Canadian…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 11 July - Hold up, hold on, don't be scared
“Mission Impossible became Mission Accomplished” is the line of the day as all the cave boys and their coach are rescued; Trump reveals his Supreme Court pick…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 10 July - I'll buy you anything, I'll buy you any ring
Update on Thai cave rescue; British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigns over the government's Brexit plans; Recall on several frozen vegetable products and…
Squiz TodayMonday, 9 July - Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Four of the kids trapped in a cave in northern Thailand have been rescued; UK Prime Minister Theresa May lays out her Brexit plans; North Korea labels the US…
Squiz TodayFriday, 6 July - California dreaming' on such a winter's day
The life of Harry M Miller; Security deal between Australia and NZ; The cave boys learn to dive; And Friday Lites. Have a great weekend. See /privacy for…
Squiz TodayThursday, 5 July - Hotdogs and hamburgers
Tony Abbott's assault on Turnbull's energy policy; Cyril Rioli retires; Claire explains horizontal fiscal equalisation; And 74 hotdogs in 10 mins - you heard…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 4 July - You look good in my shirt
German Chancellor Angela Merkel does a turnaround on immigration policy; The options for the rescue of the schoolboy soccer team stuck in a cave in Thailand…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 3 July - Am I the only one that's still believin'?
Differing definitions of denuclearisation; The ABC banned from Nauru; Brawling in the senate and on the basketball court; And Claire takes us through some…
Squiz TodayMonday, 2 July - I'm lovin', I'm livin', I'm pickin' it up
Zlatko Sikorsky charged with the murder of Larissa Beilby in Qld; The resignation of the CEO of Dreamworld; Latest on the Soccer World Cup; The Logies; And…
Squiz TodayFriday, 29 June - Ride like the wind
Mexico to hold its biggest ever election this weekend; Ticketmaster customers in privacy breach; Witness K and why it matters; Mt Agung delays Bali flights…
Squiz TodayThursday, 28 June - Call me, call me any, anytime
Huawei presses case to be included in Australia's 5G network; The patriach of the Jackson music family passes away; France to reintroduce compulsory national…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 27 June - I just don't know what to do with myself
Socceroos knocked out of the World Cup; Chinese company Huawei a leading sponsor of our politicians' travel to China; the Banking Royal Commission to give more…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 26 June - Sugar, how you get so fly
Spy laws on the agenda in Canberra; The outcome of Turkey's elections; How the beverage council plans to reduce sugar intake; And our Socceroos take on Peru at…
Squiz TodayMonday, 25 June - I am beautiful no matter what they say
Corporate tax cuts and Labor leadership tensions feature as Parliament resumes; Child care fees set to rise; Women in Saudi Arabia start driving; And the 'Baby…
Squiz TodayFriday, 22 June - There's a party goin' on right here
Approval of $144 billion worth of personal income tax cuts; Our Socceroos get a draw against Denmark; Jacinta Ardern welcomes a baby girl and Friday Lites!…
Squiz TodayThursday, 21 June - We ain't ever getting older
National inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace; Trump signs executive order stopping removal of children from families at Mexican border; Telstra…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 20 June - Country roads, take me home
House prices drop across Australia's major cities; ABC mounts a defence to critics; Labor says no, but Turnbull government inches forward on tax reform; And…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 19 June - Free as a bird
Day one of the coronial inquest into the deaths at Dreamworld in 2016; The Prime Minister has met with the mayor of Tenant Creek regarding child safety in the…
Squiz TodayMonday, 18 June - It's now or never
Federal parliament resumes this week with a bitter-sweet Newspoll result; Ramadan brought a short ceasefire in Afghanistan; The most succesful start up in the…
Squiz TodayFriday, 15 June - Candy, Candy, Candy I can't let you go
A UN Security Council meeting is being held on the worsening crisis in Yemen; The arrest of a teenager for the murder of Melbourne woman, Eurydice Dixon, on…
Squiz TodayThursday, 14 June - Awimoweh awimoweh awimoweh awimoweh
Malcolm Turnbull to apologise to victims of institutionalised child abuse; How the world's media has reacted to the Trump/Kim Jong-un meeting and agreement…
Squiz TodayWednesday 13, June - Thank you for being a friend
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un sign a historic agreement - we take you through what is in it and the reaction; Those yellow bikes we love to hate are leaving…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 12 June - I want one moment in time
Trump and Kim Jong-un to meet at 11am Aussie time - we give you the talking points; Fallout from the G7 meeting in Canada over the weekend; And Dover Financial…
Squiz TodayFriday, 8 June - Should I stay or should I go?
Canada to host the G7 meeting - we tell you what it is and what's on the agenda; A Korean backpacker has been found safe after a week in the North Qld bush…
Squiz TodayThursday, 7 June - Me and Suzie had so much fun
What tradies have to do wth our economic growth rate; Drought in Qld and NSW; Venue booked for the Trump/Kim Jong-un meeting; And some croc stories to start…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 6 June - Won't you tell me if I'm coming on too strong?
Agreement by our political parties on tackling foreign interference in Australia; Criminal cartel charges against the ANZ bank; An interest rate record; And…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 5 June - Life in plastic, it's fantastic
CBA will pay the largest civil penalty in our corporate history; Volcano in Guatemala to affect 1.7 million people; Plastic is on the nose; And our June…
Squiz TodayMonday, 4 June - She knows just what to say
Trump and Kim Jong Un's Summit is back on; The Barnaby Joyce/Vikki Campion interview; Revlon appoints its first female CEO; And the Serena Williams/Maria…
Squiz TodayFriday, 1 June - 'Cause we are living in a material world
Amazon blocks Aussie shoppers; Law and order in the Northern Territory; Anglicans, Salvos, Scouts and YMCA endorse the redress scheme to compensate survivors…
Squiz TodayThursday, 31 May - Live and let die
Minister for Jobs and Innovation issued a subpoena; Changes to our family law system; Papua New Guinea turn off Facebook; And soothing music for weight loss…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 30 May - I'm holding out for a hero
Proposed superannuation changes; Barnaby Joyce is taking extended leave; US TV show Roseanne has been axed; The world's most valuable brands; And our Three…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 29 May - Blood, sweat and tears
The US, China and the South China Sea; The first Nat to represent Tassie in 90 years; Winter is coming so Claire plays weatherman; And we'll tell you about…
Squiz TodayMonday, 28 May - I hear the secrets that you keep
Ireland votes to overturn abortion laws; Newspoll results; The latest on Trump and North Korea; The Logies nominees have been announced; And your car impacted…
Squiz TodayFriday, 25 May - Do it for the love
Sydney woman sentenced to death in Malaysia; Meghan Markle's Aussie adviser; Donald Trump's meeting with North Korea is off; Australia's richest people; And…
Squiz TodayThursday, 24 May - Annie, are you ok?
48% of NSW men born in 1984 one thing in common; Negotiating a trade deal with the EU; Hobart named as most unaffordable city to rent; and the Man Booker…
Squiz TodayWednesday, 23 May - Remind me to forget
Landmark ruling against the Archbishop of Adelaide; Accusations of bribery and influence peddling; The fallout for corporate tax cuts; Trump talks to Moon; and…
Squiz TodayTuesday, 22 May - I don't like your little games
Our pollies are back in Canberra, and they're grumpy; 250 athletes, officials and media have not returned home after the Commonwealth Games; A good investment…
Squiz TodayMonday, 21 May - And I'm wired for sound
Australia's relationship with China; another school shooting in the US; Cuban air crash is worst in decades; Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
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