The Quicky

Hundreds of people are feared dead following a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan; Far-right demonstrators have been condemned and could face punishment, after storming an Aboriginal protest site in Melbourne; South Australia has banned fish-shaped soy sauce dispensers from today; A man has been arrested and a police officer injured after a car ploughed through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney; A new book about the monarchy details an account given by Queen Camilla about an attack she experienced as a teenager. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Support independent women's media CREDITS  Host/Producer: Ailish Delaney Audio Production: Ilaria BrophyBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Penalty rates are finally protected for millions of Aussie workers but not everyone is happy about it. Plus, spring might be on the calendar but where the bloody hell is it? With never-ending cold snaps and frosty mornings, we're investigating the idea of "false spring" and when the warmer weather will actually stick around. Check out our women's health podcast WELL hereAnd in headlines today, Racism and extremism at anti-immigration rallies across Australia has been condemned after a score of arrests following violent clashes with police on Sunday; Police are throwing everything at their bushland hunt for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman, who has been on the run for seven days after allegedly shooting dead two officers and injuring a third, Freeman’s wife also urging her husband to give himself up; Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has again joined a flotilla of boats loaded with aid for Gaza, aiming to break Israel's naval blockade and deliver food to the shattered enclave; 28 years after her death, Princess Diana’s brother has posted photos of flowers he left at her gravesite on the private island where she is buried; Dutch runner Sifan Hassan was the first woman to cross the finish line of the Sydney marathon yesterday doing so in record time; It seems we have been duped, TMZ told Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson's relationship was nothing more than a PR stuntTHE END BITS Our new podcast Watch Party is out now, listen to our deep-dive into The Thursday Murder Club movie on Apple or Spotify. Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy  Guest: Jane Bunn, 7News Meteorologist Audio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Desi Freeman's wife & a teenage boy arrested and questioned as he remains at large; Reality TV star Matt Wright has been found guilty of two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice; One person has been arrested after a foiled plan to hijack a passenger aircraft in Australia was uncovered; One man arrested over kidnapping and death of Western Sydney mother Kim Tran; Australia called up for NASA moon mission; Comedian Dave Hughes currently in intensive care following AFL Legends match.  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Support independent women's media CREDITS  Host/Producer: Taylah Strano Audio Production: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a rare moment of almost total unity, 14 of the 15 UN Security Council members have declared the famine in Gaza a man-made crisis, with only the United States refusing to sign on to the joint statement. Plus, triple murderer Sef Gonzales has just had a major win in court, being allowed to appeal his three life sentences for killing his parents and sister more than 20 years ago. Listen: The Gonzales Family Murders And in headlines today, a manhunt for accused police killer Desi Freeman enters its fourth day; Australian leaders hit out at planned anti-immigration demonstrations planned for the weekend; Matt Wright might soon learn his fate, with the jury in the reality TV star's Supreme Court trial to resume deliberations; Influencer Emily Kiser has spoken for the first time about losing her three-year-old son Trigg in a drowning accident.THE END BITS Our new podcast Watch Party is out now, listen to our deep-dive into The Thursday Murder Club movie on Apple or Spotify. Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here Listen to Morning Tea celebrity headlines here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy & Ailish Delaney Audio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police in Victoria say they won't rest until they apprehend a fugitive on the run; A 12 year old girl who lost her life a school bus crash in Victoria is being remembered as a talented basketballer with an infectious personality; Olympic champion Jessica Fox has undergone surgery to remove a tumour from her kidney; Kmart owner Wesfarmers has reported a 14 per cent increase in net profit; and former tennis star Anna Kournikova is reportedly expecting her fourth baby at age 44. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Support independent women's media CREDITS  Host/Producer: Sasha Tannock Audio Production: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland's Daniel's Law has officially come into effect with a new public sex offender registry. And Australia finds itself squeezed between Israel and Iran with embassies closed, envoys expelled, and blame flying in all directions. And in headlines today, A search for a fugitive who allegedly murdered two police officers has entered a third day, as Victoria grieves for the fallen officers; Australians of Iranian heritage are facing verbal abuse and intimidation over Tehran's involvement in two anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne; The support team behind Travis and Jason Kelce’s football podcast New Heights have explained the stress of holding the secret of Travis’ now fiancee Taylor Swift appearing on the show to announce her new album; Prince Jackson, Michael Jackson's eldest son is engaged to marry his girlfriend Molly after eight years together.THE END BITSSupport independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here Listen to Morning Tea celebrity headlines here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy  Guest: Dr Jessica Genauer, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Flinder's UniversityAudio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former West Australian senator Linda Reynolds has won a defamation case against her former staffer Brittany Higgins; One person is dead and several injured following a bus crash earlier today; An update on the shooting in the Victorian high country; AFL player Mitch Brown is the game’s first openly bisexual man; All the easter eggs in Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement post.  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Support independent women's media CREDITS  Host/Producer: Cassandra Green Audio Production: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia Post is the latest courier to suddenly halt shipments to the US due to new Trump administration customs rules, throwing Aussie small businesses into chaos. Plus, it's the 70th anniversary of the Guinness World Records, so we're diving into the epic origins. Like all good stories, this one started at the pub. And in headlines today, In a beautiful garden surrounded by greenery and flowers, Taylor Swift had her own love story where she got to say yes, as she announced overnight that Travis Kelce had got down on one knee and proposed to the singer; A heavily armed man remains on the run in dense Victorian bushland after killing two police officers in a shooting ambush; Tehran has denied any involvement in anti-semitic attacks on Australian soil, linking the attacks to Australia’s support for a Palestinian state; Brittany Higgins will find out today whether she will be found to have defamed her former boss Linda ReynoldsTHE END BITSSupport independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here Listen to Morning Tea celebrity headlines here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy Audio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An unprecedented diplomatic move has seen Iran's ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, expelled from the country; Two Victorian police officers have been killed and one left injured after a shooting in the rural town of Porepunkah; In a world-first medical breakthrough, a genetically modified pig lung has successfully functioned in a human for nine days; And former Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty murdering two people The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Support independent women's media CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Donahoe Audio Production: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Convicted murderer Erin Patterson is back in court this week for her plea hearing, where she'll face her sole survivor Ian Wilkinson and hear from the families of those fatally poisoned during that deadly lunch in July 2023. We break down what happened on day one of proceedings, what we can expect from day two, and what happens next as she faces a potential life sentence for the death cap mushroom murders. And in headlines today, mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will learn her fate in 13 days, the triple killer's sentence date set for September 8; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Israeli strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was a "tragic mishap"; Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of US President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, has been detained again, just days after being released; Australia's youngest senator, South Australian Charlotte Walker has delivered her first speech to parliament describing the deep shame she felt over her struggles with depression; According to celebrity gossip site Duexmoi, there's a new celebrity couple alert, with actor and director Zoe Kravitz seen kissing Harry Styles while out in London THE END BITSSupport independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here Listen to Morning Tea celebrity headlines here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy  Guest: Teegan Dolling, 7News ReporterAudio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.