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It’s summer, it’s hot. We know we should be ‘slip, slop, slapping’ when it comes to sun protection - it’s something that’s drilled into us as Australians. But sunscreens have been under a lot of scrutiny recently after...

Tuesday, 9 December: Joyce makes it official with One Nation; Toyah Cordingley's killer is found guilty; Tim Tims go global; And the Golden Globes nominees are in... Here’s all the Golden Globes nominees. You can send...

Monday, 8 December: All eyes on the social media ban; Bushfires destroy homes in NSW and Tasmania; Netflix signs a mega deal; And the new colour of the year... You can check out Pantone's Colour of the Year for 2026...

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...

Friday, 5 December: AUKUS floats back to the surface; More charges for a Melbourne childcare worker; The Socceroos will find out their fate; And a salad to practice before Christmas If the Joshua Brown story causes any...

We’re just days away from 10 December, when all Aussie kids under the age of 16 will be legally banned from social media apps. In Part 2 of our series on Australia’s world-first legislation, we’re looking at the nuts...

Thursday, 4 December: Our national economy grows; A new search begins for MH370; The Tassie stadium gets the green light; And get ready for wrap season... You can read more about the 2025 Apple Replay here and 2025...

Wednesday, 3 December: Defence ministers meet in PNG; The US boat strikes are questioned; A final vote on Tassie's AFL stadium; And some scaled-back Christmas decorations... Here's a map of the West Papua province. You...

Tensions between Japan and China have ramped up over Taiwan - an island off the coast of southeastern China that is a de facto independent country that China wants to "reunify" with its mainland. So in this Squiz...

Tuesday, 2 December: An electricity outage warning; Defence is set for a restructure; Piastri looks to the final race of the season; And some superstitious burials... Here's a guide to when the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix...

Monday, 1 December: Tensions rise between the US and Venezuela; Flooding kills hundreds in Southeast Asia; An Aussie chicken chain goes global; And the PM ties the knot... Here's our Shortcut to what's happening between...

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...

Friday, 28 November: Overhauling our environment laws; Arrests over the deadly Hong Kong blaze; The Lions face the Roos in the AFLW final; And some easy weekend noodles... Here's our Shortcut to the debate over our...

On 10 December, world-first legislation will come into effect in Australia banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. And depending on who you ask, it's either a bold move to protect kids or government...

Thursday, 27 November: Inflation is on the rise; Talks progress on a Ukraine-Russia peace deal; Another Optus outage; And Stranger Things is belatedly back... Here's a recap on where Stranger Things Season 4 got up...

Wednesday, 26 November: Trump and Xi talk it out; The Bondi Junction inquest wraps up; A political defection's on the table; And Robert Irwin's time to shine... SPONSORED: Head here to find out more about how copper...

Despite winning a landslide victory just over a year ago, the Labour government in the UK is already in deep polling trouble, with plenty of speculation over the leadership of PM Keir Starmer. And at the same time, the...

Tuesday, 25 November: Preparing for the social media ban; Progress in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks; Vale Skye Gyngell; And Piastri's plank problem... This explainer will get you up to speed on the upcoming social...

Monday, 24 November: Our environment laws take centre stage, the biggest cyclone since Tracy hits Darwin, a chaotic couple of days in the Ashes, and Wicked goes big at the box office... Here's our Shortcut on the...

You might already know that we're on something of a crusade at the Squiz to improve the digital literacy of the next generation through our News Hounds program. It goes hand in hand with our commitment to civics...

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...

Friday, 21 November: Australia backs out of COP31; Trump signs off on the Epstein files' release; The Ashes are coming; And we're feeling fishy... If the Epstein files story has raised any issues for you, you can find a...

For the past few months, the US Navy has been deploying warships to the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. Those ships have carried out several deadly strikes against what the US says are boats operated by drug...

Thursday, 20 November: A breakthrough in the Epstein files saga; Our health ministers battle it out; Recruiting future AFL stars; And Aussie music's night of nights... If the Epstein files story has raised any issues...

Wednesday, 19 November: Change in our state political parties; A plan for Gaza is approved; The former FBI boss has a win in court; And our new Australians of the Year... Note: Our apologies if this episode has arrived...