News Club

On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland from Escape This Podcast and Solve This Murder. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). Links: Listen to Escape This Podcast and Solve This Murder The Cipher Room in Sydney The Ministry of Peculiarities in Azusa, California  Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Andrew Williams Producer: Ryan Pemberton

In this episode, we’re chatting with Joe Aston, Founder of Rampart and columnist for the AFR, to look ahead at the biggest news stories from 2025 and the two themes Joe reckons will dominate 2026: AI and interest rates. We also dive into the Murdoch succession and what it means for News Corp and Fox, where all the power is going to come from for AI data centres, and Joe's verdict on Australia’s political leadership (spoiler: "pathetic"). Links: Subscribe to Rampart Listen to Rampart Talks Follow Joe Aston on Instagram and X Follow Rampart News on Instagram and X Semafor's Mixed Signals podcast Gideon Haigh’s Cricket et al Substack Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has now called for a Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion - a big turnaround from a few weeks ago, when he was stridently against calling one. There’s plenty of questions for us to help answer on that. We also cover off US President Donald Trump’s moves on Venezuela and Greenland, and then get into the eSafety Commissioner going after X and its AI bot, which is being used to generate sexualised deepfake images of women. Links Claire’s recommendation: Watch F1 The Movie on Apple TV+ Larissa’s recommendation: Listen to Good Hang with Amy Poehler Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Chapters 00:00 - Royal Commission into anti-semitism 10:38 - Trump’s eyes on Greenland 14:31 - Sexualised deepfake images of women on X 18:13 - What’s new in the public domain this year 21:44 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 29:25 - Squiz Recommends 30:56 - Squiz Press

In this episode, we’re chatting with Claire Harvey, Editorial Director at The Australian and host of The Front podcast, to look ahead at what’s on the political and news radar for 2026. We dive into the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination and how it’s shaping US political discourse. Locally, we discuss the revelations regarding Iran’s IRGC activity in Australia, the response to the Bondi terror attack, and the social media ban. Plus, we look at upcoming state elections in South Australia and Victoria, and whether Barnaby Joyce’s move to One Nation could energise the populist right. Links Listen to The Front - Spotify | Apple Listen to Sick to Death - Spotify | Apple Watch Below Deck on Binge Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton

From the archives - 12 March 2025 When it comes to cyber threats in Australia… Alastair MacGibbon is the guy in the know. Australia's foremost cybersecurity expert, he was the former National Cyber Security Adviser and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Cyber Security, served as the Australian Government’s inaugural eSafety Commissioner, and now runs the world-leading cybersecurity company, Cyber CX. In this chat, we tackle the big themes of cyber warfare, online criminal behaviour, and how exposed we are. Plus, he talks about democracy, the courts, and the free press and how they're the most critical piece of critical infrastructure we have. Want more News Club in your life? We've got you... Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about Squiz Shortcuts with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Kate Watson Senior Producer: Annelise Taylor Editors: Ryan Pemberton