The Quicky

Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah will headline the Sydney Writers Festival; Gisèle Pelicot's memoir has been released in 22 languages worldwide; An un-redacted email amongst the latest release of Epstein files shows the convicted sex offender doesn’t dispute that Prince Andrew had sex with then teenager Virginia Guiffre; US President Donald Trump is finally getting his wish to repaint his official executive air fleet after he was told in 2016 that he couldn’t; Stephen Colbert says the network's lawyers barred him from airing an interview with an Democratic Texas State Representative
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Today marks a massive milestone for Labor's Tanya Plibersek, who reflects on a career spanning three decades as one of Australia’s longest-serving female politicians.
We sit down with the Minister for Social Services to discuss her 10,000-day legacy and her life as an urban beekeeper.
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And in headlines today, The man accused of throwing a bomb into an Invasion Day rally in Perth has been identified as 32 year old Liam Hall; The focus now shifts to the coalition's immigration policy as leader Angus Taylor calls for unity following the announcement of a front bench rewarding his supporters; 16yo Ally Hickman is facing a delay in her event at the Winter Olympics without her coach who’s had to head back to Australia; Actor Shia LaBeouf has been arrested after an altercation outside a bar in New Orleans
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Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy
Guest: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Social Services
Audio Producer: Lu Hill
Group Executive Producer: Ilaria Brophy
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out government assistance for 34 Australians with links to Islamic State who are currently seeking to leave detention camps in north-eastern Syria; United Nations human rights experts have warned that files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reveal a "global criminal enterprise" involving atrocities that may meet the legal threshold for crimes against humanity; It appears Kim Kardashian is making moves to establish a business legacy for her eldest daughter, North West, by filing multiple trademarks for a brand called NOR11; Millions across the globe are welcoming the Year of the Fire Horse today, February 17, 2026, marking the start of the 15-day Lunar New Year festival.
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It was the show that taught us to "smize" while normalising questionable practices, it was America's Next Top Model .
This week, Netflix drops "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model," a three-part autopsy of the 24-cycle juggernaut that defined early 2000s reality TV, but what's the point of it?
We explore whether this reunion of Tyra Banks and her original panel, plus former contestants, actually offers accountability, or if it’s just another "nostalgia trip" designed for a new binge.
And in headlines today, Thirty-four ‌Australians released from a camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants in northern Syria have returned to ‌the detention centre due to "technical reasons"; The Kremlin has rejected accusations from five European countries that they killed jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with toxin from ‌a poisonous frog; US media are reporting that the investigation into the disappearance of TV show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother is now leaning away from suspecting family members; Ed Sheeran told the crowd in Sydney that he no longer has a mobile phone because of the lawsuit brought against him in 2015
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Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy
Guest: Tara Watson, Entertainment Reporter
Group Executive Producer: Ilaria Brophy
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The man accused of Australia's worst terrorist attack ever has fronted court; A search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont resumes as police declare a major crime; The consumer watchdog has taken supermarket giant Coles to Federal court over alleged dodgy promotional pricing; FBI links DNA found in a glove to masked person in Nancy Guthrie disappearance case; Former President Barack Obama confirms he does think aliens are real.
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