Squiz Today

Squiz Today

A daily news podcast, getting you across the latest Australian and international news in under 10 minutes. Agenda-free, independent, and delivered by hosts that'll come to feel like mates. It's the news without the noise, cutting through with a touch of analysis and an eye on what's coming next. And there's always a quirky news story or two to give a touch of balance to the news of the day. News for busy people, out 6am weekday, perfect for your morning routine. The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Top tip - check out The Squiz Today newsletter. It's the daily news stories, in your inbox each weekday at 6am, with links and more info to all the stories covered in The Squiz Today podcast. Sign up at www.thesquiz.com.au - it's free.

Episodes

A Squiz at August: Tabling an economic plan, and some brilliant brownies

December 30, 2025 • 7 mins
Wednesday 31 December: We're continuing our recap of 2025 with a look back at a couple of the big news events of August SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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A Squiz at July: A starvation crisis in Gaza, and a compelling countdown

December 29, 2025 • 8 mins
Tuesday 30 December: We're continuing our recap of 2025 with a look back at a couple of the big news events of July SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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A Squiz at June: Israel and Iran in conflict, and Aussie sprinters dazzle

December 28, 2025 • 8 mins
Monday 29 December: We're continuing our recap of 2025 with a look back at a couple of the big news events of June SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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A Squiz at May: A remarkable federal election, and Austria wins Eurovision

December 27, 2025 • 8 mins
Sunday 28 December: We're taking a look back at a couple of the big news events of May 2025 SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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A Squiz at April: The death of a Pope, and a durable dachshund

December 26, 2025 • 8 mins
Saturday 27th December: We're recapping the year with a look back at a couple of the big news events of April 2025 Here's the link for Neil Perry's Fish Pie SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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A Squiz at March: A White House dustup, and one of the TV shows of the year

December 23, 2025 • 9 mins
Wednesday 24 December: We're continuing our recap of 2025 with a look back at a couple of the big news events of March SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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A Squiz at February: Trump's tariffs begin, and a romantic recipe resonates

December 22, 2025 • 10 mins
Tuesday 23 December: We're recapping the year with a look back at a couple of the big news events of February 2025 Here's a link to Cher's performance at the SNL 50th anniversary And here's a (paywalled) link to Adam Liaw's Marry Me Chicken SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Pa...
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A Squiz at January: South Korea's leadership crisis, and a pungent plant

December 21, 2025 • 10 mins
Monday 22 December: We're kicking off our recap series with a look back at a couple of the big news events of January 2025 SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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The Great Big Squiz Quiz 2025

December 20, 2025 • 40 mins
It’s a bit of fun, it’s a bit festive, with a lot of laughs. Take a lighter look at the year that was 2025 by joining us for The Great Big Squiz Quiz! Can you beat Claire Kimball, Kate Watson, Alice Dempster, and Larissa Huntington? Keen to watch? Catch our episode on YouTube.
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Weekly Wrap: Unpacking the Bondi terror attack

December 19, 2025 • 26 mins
The coverage of the Bondi terror attacks has been wall to wall across every new outlet and across social media - it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by it. And while nothing will make sense of it, we thought the most useful thing for us to do this week is to round up the big themes and debates to be aware of - gun laws, intelligence failures, and the rise of antisemitism. No other news stories this week, but we’ll give you some of ou...
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Strengthening our hate speech laws, and our plans for the summer break

December 18, 2025 • 12 mins
Friday, 19 December: Strengthening our hate speech laws; A report into the Optus outage; Kylie goes for a new milestone; And our plans for the summer break... SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can read more about the new hate speech l...
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Ask the Squiz: Gun laws, antisemitism and bankruptcy

December 17, 2025 • 20 mins
In the wake of the Bondi shootings - the worst terror attack in our history - we've received a lot of questions from Squizers about how gun laws work in Oz and what constitutes antisemitism. So in our final episode of Ask the Squiz for the year, we'll do our best to get you across those issues, and we’re also looking at what bankruptcy means in the Linda Reynolds-Brittany Higgins defamation case, and how older Australians can boost...
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Charges laid over the Bondi attack, and a massive movie franchise returns

December 17, 2025 • 10 mins
Thursday, 18 December: Charges laid over the Bondi attack; Trump orders a blockade; World Cup ticket prices in the spotlight; And a massive movie franchise returns... SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus.. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can read some of the tributes for ...
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Pressure builds after the Bondi attack, and the return of a captain

December 16, 2025 • 10 mins
Wednesday, 17 December: Pressure builds after the Bondi attack; Progress on some peace talks; Saying no to subscription traps; And the return of a captain... SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus.. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). Here's Jillian Segal's plan to combat antisemitis...
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Squiz Shortcuts: The social media ban for U16s - Part 3: How it's going

December 15, 2025 • 13 mins
Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s has been in place for around a week. The government is calling it a win for parents and a historical cultural moment, teenagers are migrating to new platforms, and the rest of the world is watching closely to see how it all goes. So, in this Squiz Shortcut - the third of our 3-part series on the ban - we’ll take a look at what’s happened/changed, what the reaction has been, and...
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More updates on the Bondi terror attack, and 250 years of Jane Austen

December 15, 2025 • 10 mins
Tuesday, 16 December: More updates on the Bondi terror attack; Vale Rob and Michele Reiner; An early forecast for Christmas Day; And 250 years of Jane Austen... SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400 welcome bonus.. Fees and T&Cs apply. See PDS & TMD at ⁠⁠revolut.com/AU/⁠⁠. Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 517589). You can read more about the Bondi victims ⁠here⁠...
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A terror attack at Bondi Beach, and the travel expense saga continues

December 14, 2025 • 9 mins
Monday, 15 December: A terror attack at Bondi Beach; The travel expense saga continues; New rules on price-gouging; And a question of WFH compensation... You can find liveblogs here and here for updates on the Bondi terror attack throughout the day. And here's the link if you'd like to leave a voice note question for Ask the Squiz. SPONSOR: Squizers can sign up to Revolut Business. Add money to your account to receive a $400...
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Weekly Wrap Preview: The world reacts to Australia's social media ban

December 12, 2025 • 9 mins
Each Saturday, we wrap up the news of the week with the (imaginatively named) Weekly Wrap podcast on our News Club show. We’re putting the main story here because we want to ensure Squizers are across what we’re talking about. The social media ban for under-16s was everywhere this week, so we take stock of how that’s going, and cover the international reactions and responses from big tech. Listen to the full episode on the News Cl...
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The US cracks down on travellers, and a lemon twist on a classic

December 11, 2025 • 12 mins
Friday, 12 December: The US cracks down on travellers; Greg Lynn wins his appeal; TIME names its people of the year; And a lemony twist on a classic... SPONSORED: Search for ‘The Business Of’ in your podcast app, have a listen and hit follow. You can find our Shortcut on the conflict between the US and Venezuela here. Find the recipe for limoncello tiramisu here. And read up on Italian cuisine/cooking rituals making the UNE...
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The world watches our social media ban, and Neighbours says farewell

December 10, 2025 • 12 mins
Thursday, 11 December: The world watches our social media ban; Reviewing the AUKUS challenges; A spectacular sight at Byron; And Neighbours says farewell... SPONSORED: Head here to find out more about how copper powers our world and BHP. You can watch the footage of hundreds of sharks at Byron Bay here. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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