The Quicky

HEADLINES
Australia has fallen behind its housing target
Victoria's drug overdose deaths double state road toll
Submissions to close for national women's health inquiry
Lionel Messi scores in final match for Argentina
Plus, in around half of all strangulation cases, there's no visible mark left on the skin. Melbourne Law School's Professor Heather Douglas explains why strangulation is hard to prosecute, why it's one of the biggest red flags for domestic homicide, and questions whether anyone can truly consent to it.
If you or anyone you know needs expert help, please contact 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) — the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
Submit to the national women's health inquiry here.
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CREDITS
Host: Tamsin Rose
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
Producer: Ella Maitland
Head of Show: Tamsin Rose

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HEADLINES:
Man has been charged with murder after baby dies

Open AI appears before a parliamentary committee

Landmark ruling in the High Court

Christa Pike awake and speaking

Rowan Atkinson makes his West End return

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CREDITS
Host: Tamsin Rose
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
Producer: Ella Maitland
Head of Show: Tamsin Rose

Check out The Quicky Instagram here and our TikTok here
Discover more Mamamia podcasts here
Did you know some of our shows are now in video on the Apple Podcast app? Make sure your phone is up to date and check it out here!
Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.
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HEADLINES:
Coalition unveils migration policy overhaul
AI giant Anthropic appears before government committee
Jewish Australians mark the third anniversary of October 7
US President Donald Trump approves firing squad execution
David Bowie's 80th birthday celebrated
Plus, why does your weekly shop suddenly cost more? New research shows grocery prices have climbed at every major supermarket in just three months. We look at why, and the simple tricks that can help you pay less.
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CREDITS
Host: Tamsin Rose
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
Producer: Ella Maitland
Head of Show: Tamsin Rose

Check out The Quicky Instagram here and our TikTok here
Discover more Mamamia podcasts here
Did you know some of our shows are now in video on the Apple Podcast app? Make sure your phone is up to date and check it out here!
Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.
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HEADLINES:
ADF member dies during a training exercise
Comedian Judith Lucy reveals health diagnosis
$7.3 million promised for renewable energy in the Pacific

Nobel Prize awarded to scientists using light to help understand the brain

Stingrays feared to have disappeared have returned
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CREDITS
Hosts: Charlotte Mortlock and Tamsin Rose
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
Producer: Ella Maitland
Head of Show: Tamsin Rose

Check out The Quicky Instagram here and our TikTok here
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Did you know some of our shows are now in video on the Apple Podcast app? Make sure your phone is up to date and check it out here!
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HEADLINES:
Former Bachelor star Sam Wood will be back in court on Thursday
One Nation has a new office in Brisbane
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is the police to court
Japan considers new security agency
Incredibly rare gum tree cloned
If you or anyone you know needs to speak with an expert, please contact 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) — the National Sexual Assault, domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service.
Plus, who's really behind the political content in your feed? Some of it could be coming from foreign bot farms, built to influence and steer narratives online. Charlotte Mortlock speaks to an expert about how big the problem is in Australia.
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Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au today. You hot? Same.
CREDITS
Hosts: Charlotte Mortlock and Tamsin Rose
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
Producer: Ella Maitland
Head of Show: Tamsin Rose

Check out The Quicky Instagram here and our TikTok here
Discover more Mamamia podcasts here
Did you know some of our shows are now in video on the Apple Podcast app? Make sure your phone is up to date and check it out here!
Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.
Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe
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