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4 Nov 2026 • 3 min
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4 Nov 2026 • 14 min
Wednesday 4 November: Interest rates have gone up again, a NASA telescope is falling towards Earth, this year's Shonky Awards are out, and you can now support The Squiz SPONSORED: Stockland, helping give you an understanding of the property market. BECOME A SQUIZ SUPPORTER Here's our Shortcut on the US midterm elections And here's that Melbourne Cup gallery we mentioned Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington, Jonathan Liondis 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 Shortcuts - the backstory to the big news stories. 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.
3 Nov 2026 • 14 min
Up until recently, people in Australia had 2 options for what could happen to their remains after they died - either burial or cremation. But now there’s a third choice, after NSW became the first Australian jurisdiction to pass human composting laws last month. It means people in the state may soon be able to have their remains transformed into compost-like material, so in this Squiz Shortcut we’ll look at how it works, why this is happening and whether it’s likely to become more common in other states and territories. Squiz Recommends: Perusing: This visual piece by Bevan Shields from the Sydney Morning Herald on how human composting works. It’s one of those cool interactive online pieces with some super helpful graphics. Watching: A TED talk from Katrina Spade - she started the world’s first human composting company in the US. Reading: A University of Melbourne piece that looks at some of the other alternatives to burial and cremation. Sponsored: Stockland, helping give you an understanding of the property market. Hosted by Andrew Williams and Anna Pykett Researched by Anna Pykett Got a suggestion for a Squiz Shortcut topic? We'd love to hear it - email us at hello@thesquiz.com.au Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories… Want the email version? Check it out here.
3 Nov 2026 • 13 min
Tuesday, 3 November: We'll get you across the US midterm elections, bets are on for another RBA rate rise, Kimi Antonelli makes F1 history and the seabirds struggling with jetlag... SPONSORED: Stockland, helping give you an understanding of the property market. Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, 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.
2 Nov 2026 • 13 min
Monday 2 November: The biggest crypto hack in history, PM Albanese heads to the Caribbean, soul-searching for the Oz cricket team and getting into the Spirit of Tasmania.... SPONSORED: Stockland, helping give you an understanding of the property market. If you'd like to sign up to our new Sunday Note newsletter, you can do that here And here's our Shortcut on the US midterm elections Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, 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.
30 Oct 2026 • 13 min
Friday 30 October: An appeal decision in the mushroom murders, a political staffing spat, the Brewers win the baseball and some scrummy scones... SPONSORED: Stockland, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with BHP Need help? Here's the livestream of the mushroom case appeal Here’s the recipe for date and orange scones And here's the link to Carrie and the Carrie soundtrack Hosted by Larissa Huntington and Anna Pykett Researched by Anna Pykett, 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.
29 Oct 2026 • 18 min
The federal government’s biggest renewable energy project, Snowy Hydro 2.0, has been back in the news lately due to a massive cost blowout. It’s now set to come online in 2029 - 8 years later than planned - so in this Squiz Shortcut we thought we’d get you across the Snowy Hydro Scheme, how Snowy Hydro 2.0 fits into the government’s energy plans and why it’s become so costly. Squiz Recommends: Watching: This Four Corners story drills into some of the challenges faced by Snowy Hydro 2.0 Reading: What Snowy Hydro CEO Dennis Barnes had to say about the cost blowout at a recent Senate estimates hearing. Stockland helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED - Discover more with BHP. Hosted by Andrew Williams and Larissa Huntington Researched by Larissa Huntington Got a suggestion for a Squiz Shortcut topic? We'd love to hear it - email us at hello@thesquiz.com.au Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories… Want the email version? Sign up for the free Shortcuts newsletter here.
29 Oct 2026 • 16 min
Thursday 29 October: Inflation is on the rise again, a high-speed train crash in Spain, a new TV series about the mushroom murders, and the spot where eels have a really good time... SPONSORED: Stockland, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with BHP Hosted by Andrew Williams and Larissa Huntington Researched by Andrew Williams, Larissa Huntington, Jonathan Liondis 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.
28 Oct 2026 • 14 min
Wednesday 28 October: An election turnaround in Brazil, new sunscreen rules could be on the way, its judgment day for Star Casino, and Meghan Markle is back on Masterchef SPONSORED: Stockland, helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED: Discover more with BHP If you want to have a crack at the Tassie Devils club song, have at it... Hosted by Andrew Williams and Jonathan Liondis Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Jonathan Liondis, 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.
27 Oct 2026 • 15 min
Over in New Zealand, voting is already underway for the country’s next election, which is set for 7 November. And it could be a close one - New Zealand’s public broadcaster says it’s the most unpredictable election since it changed its voting system in 1996. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at how New Zealand’s elections work compared with ours, who’s in the running and what it all means for Australia. Squiz Recommends: Perusing: RNZ’s Election Policy Guide for the 2026 New Zealand election, which groups each party’s policies by issue so you can keep track of who’s promising what. Reading: This ABC article on why the Australia Labor Party doesn’t have a u in the spelling, which is more long-winded than you might expect. Stockland helping give you an understanding of the property market. SPONSORED - Discover more with BHP. Hosted by Andrew Williams and Anna Pykett Researched by Andrew Williams Got a suggestion for a Squiz Shortcut topic? We'd love to hear it - email us at hello@thesquiz.com.au Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories… Want the email version? Sign up for the free Shortcuts newsletter here.
Tue & Thur • 4:30pm
When you want to get interested in a news story but don’t have enough context? This podcast is for those moments, after all context is everything.
Saturdays • 5am
The place to go for conversations about the news. With long-time Squiz hosts Claire Kimball, Kate Watson and Eliza Harvey, it’s the week in news and what’s coming up.
Weekdays • 6am
Squiz Kids is a news podcast, just for kids! Presented by Bryce Corbett and Christie Kijurina, it’s 10 minutes of age-appropriate news, delivered with positivity and humour.
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