Thursday, 2 May: Coordinating a response to violence; Lehrmann's still on the hook; Qantas has a difficult day; And solving a wholemeal conundrum... The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today's stories, plus a dose of quirky news). Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics. Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball a ..read more

In this Shortcut, we’re talking about people—specifically, the number of people in Australia and who they are… We’ll also look at how our population is changing and the need to prepare for an older Australia. Our population is crucial to Australia’s economic growth and continued development, but these issues are tricky to manage, often costly, and politically controversial… Squiz recommends: Reading: The 2023 Population Statement has heaps of detail about Australia's population if you like a deep dive... Watching: This video story from the ABC about the extreme measures Japan is taking to coun ..read more

Wednesday, 1 May: Bonza fails to take off; National Cabinet meets over DV; A new PM for the Solomon Islands; And a million dollar fish... The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today's stories, plus a dose of quirky news). Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics. Check out News Club - a place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimbal ..read more

Tuesday, 30 April: Albanese is under fire; Protesting for peace in the Middle East; Some high level comings and goings; And Taylor Swift ties with Madonna... The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today's stories, plus a dose of quirky news). Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics. Check out News Club - a place for conversations about the news hos ..read more

Tuesday, 30 April: Albanese is under fire; Protesting for peace in the Middle East; Some high level comings and goings; And Taylor Swift ties with Madonna... The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today's stories, plus a dose of quirky news). Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style. Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics. Check out News Club - a place for conversations about the news hos ..read more

Monday, 29 April: Tackling Australian violence; Albanese heads to Alice; The King is back in action; And forget about Fuji... The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning. Sign up to the Saturday Squiz here - it's the news, weekend style. Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends. Other things we do: Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics - including the latest episode on Donald Trump's many legal cases. Get it in your inbox each week. Squiz Kids ..read more

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Friday, 26 April: A violence crisis flares up; Five teens facing terror charges; BHP makes a mega-offer; And cicada-geddon causes problems... The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning. Sign up to the Saturday Squiz here - it's the news, weekend style. Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends. Friday Lites: Prep a quick dinner with these easy chatter platter ‘recipes’ - if you can even call them that - and make more time for relaxing, and less time in the kitchen.&n ..read more

Donald Trump is finally appearing in court for one of the criminal cases against him… And look, we get it - there is so much Trump news, in a way that is both a little bit tedious while also being hard to follow. In this Shortcut, we give you a map of the 4 criminal cases against Trump, as well as the civil cases worth knowing about. Squiz recommends: Listening: The Run-Up podcast from The New York Times, which has excellent reporting from behind the scenes of the 2024 election. Reading: Bloomberg has a helpful visual calendar of Trump’s legal cases (and their delays). Want the email version ..read more

Wednesday, 24 April: Lehrmann could face a costly bill; Musk and Albanese face off; The UK enshrines a new deportation law; And a classic ANZAC biscuit... The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning. Sign up to the Saturday Squiz here - it's the news, weekend style. You can watch 14yo Arisa Trew make skateboarding history here. Find the recipe for Claire's mum's ANZAC biscuits here or the old-school recipes here. #Sponsored: Try Sunbeam fruit snacks for yourself at Coles or Woolies. Support The S ..read more