- 12 minutes 15 secondsWhat Australia might be like in 40 years
Monday 21 September: What Australia might be like in 2066, the US and Greenland reach a deal, the AFL has a contender for its best game ever, and paying tribute to John Farnham
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20 September 2026, 7:38 pm - 16 minutes 23 secondsWhat the US interest rate hike means for Oz, and a bickie hack...
Friday 18 September: The US hikes interest rates, the migration plan for Oz, a croc-infested river in the Olympics and get ready for Fat Bear Week...
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Here's all the info about Fat Bear Week
Here's the recipe for Tilly's Burnt Butter Oat Bars
And here's the SNL skit
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17 September 2026, 8:12 pm - 14 minutesSquiz Shortcuts: The Snowtown murders
One of Australia's most notorious murder cases - known as the Snowtown murders, or the 'bodies in barrels' case - is back in the news with the release on parole of the youngest man involved. The case shocked the nation, and made a small South Australian town famous for all the wrong reasons. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across what happened, and the concerns raised over releasing a convicted serial killer back into society.
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Watching: There's a movie about the case and - much to the town's chagrin - it's called Snowtown. While it divided critics, it won several Australian film awards. It's by director Justin Kurzel, who's also behind Nitram about the Port Arthur massacre, and it's said to be a powerful, unsettling look at the darkest depths of humanity. You can stream it on Stan, or rent it on Apple TV.
Listening: To this episode of the ABC’s The Case Of podcast about the release of James Vlassakis and why the South Oz State Government tried to block it.
Reading: You can read more about the victims and their link to the killers in this article from news.com.au
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17 September 2026, 6:30 am - 11 minutes 35 secondsThe Albanese Government plans a migration speech - again
Thursday 17 September: The Albanese Government plans a migration speech, again, more fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, a concert crisis for Ed Sheeran, and London Fashion Week kicks off...
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Here's a guide to Melbourne Fashion Week
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16 September 2026, 7:48 pm - 10 minutes 8 secondsWhat role will Australia play in the AI race?
Wednesday 16 September: Working out Australia's approach to AI, the US confirms it has weapons in space, a legal battle over the Karl Stefanovic Show, and Widow's Bay wins big at the Emmys
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Here's the Taylor Swift sketch and the red carpet gallery from the Emmys
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15 September 2026, 7:41 pm - 12 minutes 21 secondsSquiz Shortcuts: Australia and the UN Security Council
In just over a week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be speaking at the United Nations General Assembly where he’s expected to continue the push for Australia to be a part of the UN Security Council in 2029 and 2030. If we get the nod, it will be the first time we’ve had that job since 2014 - so we thought we’d have a look at what the Security Council actually is, what it does, and what it would mean for us if we were part of it.
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Listening: This podcast the Lowy Institute did with Gary Quinlan, who was Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations the last time we were on the Security Council.
Reading: The UN is currently deciding who the new Secretary-General is going to be - it’s currently Antonio Guterres, but his term ends at the end of this year. So the race is on to work out the new person - we’ve got a good guide from PassBlue on that.
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15 September 2026, 6:30 am - 10 minutes 24 secondsAnother blow for a major Aussie steelworks
Tuesday 15 September: South Australia's Whyalla blast furnace is shutting down, Donald Trump dismisses AI concerns, a Sydney Sweeney ad causes a stir, and it's been 40 years of You're the Voice...
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Here's the link to the Lend Your Voice campaign
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14 September 2026, 11:39 pm - 10 minutes 2 secondsAI bosses are raising the alarm... over AI
Monday 14 September: AI bosses sound the alarm on their own tech, the Prime Minister and Pauline Hanson have exhanged words, our audience survey results are out, and the return of Queen Celine...
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Here's our 2026 Audience Report
Here's an obituary for Mary Gaudron
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Here's the old map and the new map that the UN has voted to adopt
Here are the red carpet highlights from Venice
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13 September 2026, 8:01 pm - 18 minutes 26 secondsWhat you told us in our 2026 audience survey
Every year we ask you to take part in our Squiz audience survey. 2026 was our biggest response ever, with 7,124 of you taking part.
We pore over your responses and use them to understand how to shape our content and which advertisers to work with. So, as a thank you, we wanted to share some of what we learned and what it means for what we do next.
So in this special episode of Squiz Today, Andrew Williams and Kate Watson share what you told us about who you are, what you value, and what you want more of from us.
13 September 2026, 4:05 am - 13 minutes 14 secondsIt's been 25 years since 9/11
Friday 11 September: 25 years since 9/11 , the NRL finals kick off, Swedish democracy meatballs, and a traybake chicken caesar salad...
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Here's the 9/11 Shortcut from the 20 year anniversary
Here's the traybake chicken caesar salad
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10 September 2026, 8:01 pm - 16 minutes 43 secondsSquiz Shortcuts: Behind the scenes of the Emmys
The Emmy Awards are television's biggest night - the one where the small screen gets dressed up and hands out the hardware. But in the midst of the red carpets and the awards races, it can be easy to forget why the industry actually does this - what the whole point of an expensive awards ceremony for TV actually is. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we'll take a look at how the Emmys became the biggest awards ceremony for television, why winning one is such a big deal, and who's in the running this year…
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Watching: Front runners The Pitt, Hacks and Widow’s Bay
Watching/Perusing: You can watch this year’s ceremony on Binge from 10am AEST on Tuesday 15 September. And here’s a guide to all of the nominees.
Reading: And here’s a piece about the first Emmy winner Shirley Dinsdale and her puppet Judy Splinters (sorry for the nightmares…).
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