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- 11 minutes 54 secondsMore peace talks over Iran, and a new Aussie board game
Monday, 20 April: More peace talks over Iran; One Nation dips in the polls; An AFL player's mental health incident is investigated; And a new Aussie board game...
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19 April 2026, 7:55 pm - 11 minutesAnother hit to our fuel supply, and a wild wolf chase
Friday, 17 April: Another hit to our fuel supply; Dan Duggan loses his extradition appeal; LIV Golf is up in the air; And a wild wolf chase...
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Here's an explainer on what happened in the Geelong oil refinery fire.
You can find the Shortcut on Dan Duggan here.
And if you're in the mood for baking this weekend, here's that red velvet cake recipe - enjoy!
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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 hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
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16 April 2026, 8:14 pm - 12 minutes 6 secondsSquiz Shortcuts: How civil and criminal courts differ
We hear about big court cases in the news all the time - but the outcomes of civil and criminal cases in Oz can be very different, even if the underlying facts are similar… One of the key differences between the 2 systems is the standard of proof that has to be met. It’s a factor that’s not always clear, so in this Squiz Shortcut we’ll try to help with that, and also explain where else civil and criminal courts differ and why the system works this way.
Squiz Recommends:
Reading: This piece from The Guardian about how Ben Roberts-Smith’s criminal trial for alleged war crimes will differ from the defamation case he brought against the Nine newspapers…
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16 April 2026, 6:30 am - 11 minutes 25 secondsA high-stakes mining industry ruling in Perth, and Cruising to the box office
Thursday, 16 April: A high-stakes ruling in Perth; An oil refinery fire in Geelong; A humungous hippo problem; And Cruising to the box office...
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Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
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Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
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15 April 2026, 7:49 pm - 10 minutes 27 secondsMiddle East peace talks are back on the table, and a supersized mammal
Wednesday, 15 April: Middle East peace talks are back on the table; Australian aviation tightens the belt; A change for World Aquatics; And a supersized mammal...
You can read more about some of the affected flight routes here.
And here's more on the Gallipoli Art Prize.
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14 April 2026, 8:12 pm - 12 minutes 46 secondsSquiz Shortcuts: The last time we rationed fuel
The Albanese Government has just launched a new media campaign encouraging Australians to use less fuel. As the war in the Middle East continues to pressure global oil supplies, the campaign is part of an attempt to avoid fuel rationing - something we haven’t had to do since the 1970s. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at what we’ve done in the past with fuel rationing, what it would take to get to that stage again and how it might work…
Squiz Recommends:
Listening: This episode of the ABC’s If You’re Listening - it gets right into the background of what happened the last time we ran out of oil.
Reading: And here’s the piece from the Australian War Memorial we mentioned - it’s a really expansive look at the history of fuel rationing during World War II.
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14 April 2026, 6:30 am - 10 minutes 54 secondsA US blockade in the Middle East, and Harry and Meghan drop in down under
Tuesday, 14 April: A US blockade in the Middle East; New leaders for our defence force; Rory McIlroy makes history; And Harry and Meghan drop in down under...
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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 hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
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13 April 2026, 8:00 pm - 11 minutes 31 secondsArtemis II makes a global splash, and some books worth a look
Monday, 13 April: Artemis II makes a global splash; The government pushes to preserve petrol; Gout Gout runs a new record; And some books that are worth a look...
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You can find The Guardian's list of 25 books to read before you're 25 here.
And here's one with some of our best Aussie books...
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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 hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.
12 April 2026, 8:01 pm - 27 minutes 5 secondsThe Squiz Quiz: Artemis II, Altman and art theft
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. Can you best our in-studio guests?
Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:
The quiz has 8 questions.
Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
Links
Investigation into OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
The Guardian story about the same-surname dating event in Japan
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10 April 2026, 7:00 pm - 10 minutes 29 secondsGearing up for Middle East peace talks, and the Artemis II heads home
Friday, 10 April: Gearing up for peace talks in the Middle East; Hungary heads to the polls; The Artemis II prepares for touchdown; And Coachella kicks off...
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Here's our Shortcut to the Artemis program.
And if you're in need of a snack while you watch/listen to those, this apple crumble might hit the spot...
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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 hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
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9 April 2026, 8:17 pm - 12 minutes 10 secondsSquiz Shortcuts: The arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith
A major Australian news story broke around lunchtime on Tuesday, when the former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested at Sydney airport. He’s since been charged with 5 counts of the war crime of murder; the culmination of not only a lengthy investigation by federal authorities, but also media reports that date back even further. It’s a story that ties together our defence forces, defamation laws, some of our richest people and our history in Afghanistan… So we thought we’d take a look at what’s happened so far and what might come next.
Squiz Recommends:
Reading: This piece (paywall) by reporter Nick McKenzie follows Roberts-Smith’s journey from war hero to accused war criminal.
Reading: This podcast series by The Guardian called Ben Roberts-Smith v the Media which follows the defamation case brought by Roberts-Smith against the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and the Canberra Times over reports by McKenzie and his colleague Chris Masters.
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