Ozempic, designed for type-2 diabetes treatment, has garnered widespread attention for its potential to aid weight loss in obese individuals. In Australia, where obesity affects 30% of the population, it has sparked significant interest and Novo Nordisk, the company behind it, has seen its share price surge by almost 500% in 5 years. While there are other similar drugs on the market, Ozempic is the OG. Which is why we are delving into it for News Club... Club Picks: This podcast on ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program includes an interview with podcaster Claire Murphy. S The invention of ..read more

Weekly Wrap is a look at the week in news and what’s coming up. Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, it's s all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead. Support News Club by signing up to our newsletter and following us on Instagram LINKS The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about the floods in Dubai Listen to our News Club ep with Adam Harvey on a reporter's perspective on the Israel-Hamas war Check out our Shortcut on Iran and Israel Claire's recommendation is this Vegemite butter recipe Hosts: Kate Watson & C ..read more

Adam Harvey is a reporter with ABC TV’s 7.30 and their former Middle East correspondent. We sat down with him to talk about his experience working in the Middle East, what it was like when he returned to Israel late last year, and how journalists get their information. Plus, we ask whether he would ever have thought the events of 7 October were possible and if he is surprised by Israel’s response. Club Picks: This article that was written by Adam himself. He talks about it in the podcast because it was published 24 hours after the 7 October attack. He also discusses CNN reporter Clarissa Ward ..read more

Support News Club by signing up to our newsletter and following us on Instagram Links: The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about these 2 unlikely friends Listen to our News Club ep on The business of Bluey The Daily's podcast episode on Arizona and Trump's abortion dilemma Kate recommends this episode of The Fin podcast with Lauren Sams Claire recommends Season 2 of Loot and Not Dead Yet Hosts: Kate Watson & Claire Kimball Producer: Annelise Taylor ..read more

Bluey is one of the most-streamed TV shows in the world. But whilst Bluey is owned and produced by Ludo Studios - an Aussie outfit based in Brisbane - the commercial rights are owned by the BBC. It’s all a bit interesting, so this week, News Club will be about the juggernaut that is Bluey.  Club Picks: An interview in The Independent with the creator of Bluey, Joe Brumm. A piece in the Financial Review from a few years ago which goes through how the ABC missed out on the commercial rights to Bluey.  A recent piece by Bloomberg that throws up the possibility Bluey won’t continue forev ..read more

Support News Club by signing up to our newsletter and following us on Instagram Links: The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about this Gucci wallet in Big W The Daily's podcast episode on Israel's airstrike on the World Central Kitchen Claire recommends The Rest is History's 2-part podcast episode on Captain Cook Kate recommends watching Oppenheimer on Netflix Read Kate's op-ed in Mumbrella here Hosts: Kate Watson & Claire Kimball Producer: Annelise Taylor ..read more

Support News Club by signing up to our newsletter and following us on Instagram Links: The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about this Gucci wallet in Big W The Daily's podcast episode on Israel's airstrike on the World Central Kitchen Claire recommends The Rest is History's 2-part podcast episode on Captain Cook Kate recommends watching Oppenheimer on Netflix Read Kate's op-ed in Mumbrella here Hosts: Kate Watson & Claire Kimball Producer: Annelise Taylor ..read more

Support News Club by signing up to our newsletter and following us on Instagram Bryce Corbett is the director of Squiz Kids. In this special episode, he discusses the challenges facing the next generation of news consumers and how we, through our media literacy program Newshounds, are doing our bit to help. Bryce also discusses his life as a journalist, his work as a ghostwriter on two best-selling biographies, and how his journey from gossip columnist to deputy editor at the Women's Weekly, to author, and more personally to father led him to be at the forefront of helping the next g ..read more

Support News Club by signing up to our newsletter and following us on Instagram. If you have 2 minutes, we'd love if you could complete our survey Last week, several major news stories highlighted the tension between governments wanting to host big sports events and the substantial cost to taxpayers. Cue plenty of opinions and analyses about whether it's worth it. So, we're delving into the debate in this week's News Club Club Picks: Want a presentation with arrows? You got it… This link takes you to the International Olympic Committee’s thinking on the expense of hosting the Games and how th ..read more

Support News Club by signing up to our newsletter and following us on Instagram If you have 2 minutes, we'd love if you could complete our survey Links: Sign up to the Squiz Today Newsletter here Watch ABC's 730 report on Trump's possible running mate here Claire recommended The New York Times' The Daily episode on the Trump campaign and the US Wildlife Bald Eagle cam Kate recommends subscribing to Galah Listen to our News Club interview with ITV's royal producer here Hosts: Kate Watson & Claire Kimball Producer: Annelise Taylor ..read more