Squiz Shortcuts: Australia and the UN Security Council
In just over a week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be speaking at the United Nations General Assembly where he’s expected to continue...
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Another blow for a major Aussie steelworks
Tuesday 15 September: South Australia's Whyalla blast furnace is shutting down, Donald Trump dismisses AI concerns, a Sydney Sweeney ad caus...
AI bosses are raising the alarm... over AI
Monday 14 September: AI bosses sound the alarm on their own tech, the Prime Minister and Pauline Hanson have exhanged words, our audience su...
What you told us in our 2026 audience survey
Every year we ask you to take part in our Squiz audience survey. 2026 was our biggest response ever, with 7,124 of you taking part. We pore...
It's been 25 years since 9/11
Friday 11 September: 25 years since 9/11 , a sunscreen lab faces legal action, Swedish democracy meatballs, and a traybake chicken caesar sa...
Squiz Shortcuts: Behind the scenes of the Emmys
The Emmy Awards are television's biggest night - the one where the small screen gets dressed up and hands out the hardware. But in the midst...
The PM's facing questions over pork
Thursday 10 September: The PM faces questions over pork, oil prices are on the rise again, Vale to Blanche D'Alpuget, and Apple launches its...
How the government plans to fix your feed
Wednesday 9 September: The federal government wants to fix your feed, a murder trial begins in Mexico, King Charles lays down the law, and y...
Squiz Shortcuts: What is the algorithm?
What you see on your social media feeds could be about to change, and it’s all to do with the algorithm - a tool used by social media compan...
One Nation sparks a superannuation debate
Tuesday 8 September: The debate on super continues, a far right win in Germany, an NRL theme park is on the cards, and the kings and queens...
Your social media algorithm could be about to change
Monday 7 September: How your social media algorithms might change, a push for peace in Ukraine, the UN makes a map change, and what's making...
The Pacific Island Forum wraps, and a country music earworm...
Friday, 4 September: The Pacific Island Forum wraps, a sentencing hearing for Molly Ticehurst's killer, vale Gloria Steinem, and a country m...
Squiz Shortcuts: The rising concern over smart glasses
The idea of smart glasses - eyeglasses that have cameras and other kinds of tech built into them - is nothing new. They’ve been in developme...
How the Telstra outage happened, and good news if you're allergic to dogs...
Thursday, 3 September: Getting to the bottom of the Telstra outage, more Aussies have been found alive in Nepal, our economy ticks up a bit,...
Tupac's killer is found guilty, and a Dolly Parton festival is in the works
Wednesday, 2 September: Tupac's killer is found guilty, Germany accuses Russia of an airport attack, a change at the top at Apple, and a Dol...
Squiz Shortcuts: Why is Australia $1 trillion in debt?
A few weeks ago Australia’s national debt reached $1 trillion for the first time - which sounds like a lot - but it happened at about the sa...
An Australian has been confirmed dead in Nepal, and a shock exit for Djokovic
Tuesday, 1 September: An Australian has been confirmed dead in Nepal, a look at our new privacy laws, a fast-fashion retailer goes public an...
One Nation makes waves in Secret Harbour, and the mating ritual that wasn't
Monday 31 August: One Nation makes waves in Secret Harbour, the search for survivors continues in Nepal, the cuttlefish mating ritual that w...
The Nepal toll climbs, and a historic space telescope launch...
Friday 28 August: The Nepal flood toll climbs, an update on the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, a space telescope launch, and a favourite choco...
Squiz Shortcuts: The US midterm elections explained
Coming into the end of year, you’ll start to hear more and more news stories - whether it’s the war with Iran, or trade wars and tariffs - r...