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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 16 days 12 hours 40 minutes
episode 456: COVID-19 Vaccinations Have Begun, When Will It Make A Difference?
Several countries including the US, UK and Canada have now given the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine emergency approval and are now rolling out mass immunisations, but does emergency approval mean steps have been skipped?
What is this we heard about HIV scares with the Queensland vaccine? Why did some people in the UK have an allergic reaction and if this vaccine proves to be successful, how long til life goes back to normal?
The Quicky investigates all your vaccine questions...
episode 455: A TV Show & A Private Island: What The Trumps Will Do Next
Will Donald Trump run for the Presidency again in 2024?
Maybe it will be Ivanka, or Donald Junior? What will Melania do once she's free to return to New York? Will Ivanka be welcomed back into her high society circle of friends?
The Quicky investigates what the Trumps will do once they're out of the White House
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episode 454: What Sex Ed Is Actually Teaching Young Aussies
We've heard some interesting responses from accused NRL players recently on how they perceived the issues around the alleged sexual assaults they were involved in.
Jarryd Hayne said he didn't know how to judge force and that he wasn't a rapist, just bad at sex...
episode 453: How Much Are Aussies Paying For Christmas?
Are you a Christmas saver or a splurger?
The Quicky looks at how much Aussies spend at Christmas and we speak to one woman who's renowned for keeping it well within budget and one who blows the budget right out of the water.
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episode 452: Social Infertility: The Women Making Babies On Their Own
Ever heard of Social Infertility?
It's when your journey to motherhood has nothing to do with whether your reproductive organs are doing their job, they've just never found the person to complete the other side of the deal.
The Quicky investigates the increasing trend of single mothers by choice, of women, taking the creation of a family into their own hands, without a man.
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episode 451: White Island 1 Year On: The Survivors, The Questions & The Charges
Today is the one year anniversary of the White Island volcano eruption, the disaster that took the lives of 22 people.
As rescuers desperately searched for survivors, questions were being asked about why tourists were even allowed on the island when the alert level had recently been upgraded.
Today we speak to someone who was there on the day and a lawyer who is trying to help the survivors close this chapter of their lives.
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episode 450: Injectables: What You Need To Know Before You Invest In Your Face
There's been a reported up to 300% increase in the demand for cosmetic procedures in 2020, as many of us spent more time staring at our faces on Zoom calls.
But what should you know about these procedures and who does them before you mess with your face?
The Quicky investigates the cosmetic surgery industry to find out what's safe.
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episode 449: What It's Really Like To Give Evidence When You're The Alleged Victim
When you sit in the witness box to give evidence at a trial where something bad has happened to you, you might think it's your chance to tell your story.
But for many, the cross examination from the defence council has been flagged as sometimes more traumatising than the original crime.
Paris Street, the boy who bravely took on the man who groomed him, tells us what it's really like to have your truth twisted and your faith in justice destroyed by the system...
episode 448: How To Keep A Relationship Sparky, Even Through A Pandemic
Remember when you first met your partner and it was hot and heavy and so, so exciting?
Remember a few years later when they're annoying you because of the dishes and you can't remember the last time you got it on? Supposedly it's because we've lost our limerence!
Today we look at how to keep the spark alive, especially when COVID-19 has us all in each other's faces.
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episode 447: Just How Powerful Is Rupert Murdoch?
When Kevin Rudd started a petition for our government to look into the influence of the Murdoch media in this country he knew that he was taking on a company that had the power to destroy his reputation, after all it's happened before.
But with more than 500,000 signatures behind him, he continues to fight for a Royal Commission.
The Quicky investigates Rupert Murdoch's power and finds out just how influential he really is.
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