The Quicky

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• A 47-year-old man has been charged with three counts of murder after police found the bodies of his wife and two children inside a Campbelltown home in Sydney’s south west.  

• US President Donald Trump says he’s holding off on a planned military attack on Iran while efforts continue to reach a peace deal. 

• Unsuspecting Australians could be drinking contaminated, illegal alcohol bought straight from regular bottle shops, putting their health at serious risk.

• Radio host Carrie Bickmore made an emotional, "one night only" return to her show before announcing she is taking more time off due to severe vocal cord issues.

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Host: Gemma Donahoe

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

Group Executive Producer: Ilaria Brophy

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• Australia has been ranked first on national action to address sexual violence against children
• Treasurer continues to defend budget as two new polls show voters largely unhappy
• Elon Musk has lost a court battle against ChatGPT parent company OpenAI
• A proposed new airline could make domestic flights cheaper across Australia

• New research shows games like Roblox could be warping kids concept of money and spending

• Harry Styles has added a fourth Melbourne date when he brings his tour down under later this year
• Two Americans have been arrested after allegedly breaking into Punch the monkey's zoo enclosure 
• Friends fans are celebrating what would be Monica & Chandler's 25th wedding anniversary

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Host & Producer: Taylah Strano 

Group Executive Producer: Ilaria Brophy

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• NSW Police arrest nearly 1,000 people during domestic violence blitz
• Federal government announces $2 billion deal with Queensland state government to build 50,000 homes
• Kylie Minogue wants fans to see she's 'not invincible' in new documentary, Kylie
• Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper expecting first child with husband Matt Kaplan.

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Host: Ailish Delaney

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

Group Executive Producer: Ilaria Brophy

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• Delta Goodrem has thanked fans after placing 4th at Eurovision
• An extension to the fuel excise cut is being weighed up
• The World Health Organisation has declared an ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
• Concerns tobacco giants could use illicit cigarette trade as tool to drive down price of legal smokes 
• Albanese government continues to cop criticism for latest budget 
• Drake declared Spotify's most streamed artist in a single day
• Adam Driver addresses allegations of aggression laid out in Lena Dunham's new memoir
• Aussies to experience the Sistine Chapel, without stepping foot in Rome 

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Host: Taylah Strano 

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• Passengers from a cruise ship afflicted by hantavirus have touched down in Australia
• An inquest has been told police could have left 95-year-old Clare Nowland alone to calm down, rather than using a taser while she was holding a knife
• The coalition's budget reply has been accused of copying One Nation and "dog whistling"
• A Sydney doctor has been charged over the alleged assault of four patients
• Britney Spears has pushed back against claims she behaved erratically during a restaurant outing in LA
• Delta Goodrem has led Australia into the Eurovision final

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Host: Ailish Delaney

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• Welfare & immigration cuts outlined in Angus Taylor's budget reply speech 

• New laws set to be introduced to help cut costs, stamp out fraud in NDIS today 
• Bridgerton to make its quickest return to our screens with season 5 slated for release in 2027
• Sam Kerr has announced her departure from Chelsea Women's Football Club
• Madonna to join BTS & Shakira in FIFA World Cup halftime show 

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Host: Taylah Strano 

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• An inquest into the taser death of 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland heard only one police force from around the country has taken up an offer to train officers to deal with patients with dementia
• A court has ruled Coles misled Aussie shoppers with fake discounts on everyday grocery items
• A young woman has been arrested and charged in Sydney over an alleged plot to murder a gangland figure
• New mums are most at risk of major depression in the first two weeks after giving birth
• Karl Stefanovic is eyeing a move to radio when his Channel Nine contract ends at the end of the year

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Host: Ilaria Brophy

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

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It’s that time of year again when sequins, smoke machines and yelling “douze points!” at your TV somehow counts as a sport. Eurovision is officially back.

In 2026 we are heading to Vienna, Austria and yes Australia is back in the mix. This year Delta Goodrem is flying the flag, set to perform in Semi Final 2 tomorrow.

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• President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping

• A judge will rule today on whether Coles deliberately misled shoppers by hiking prices briefly
• The Coalition has unveiled a plan to link Australia's migration intake to the number of new homes built

• Erik Fleming, who supplied the ketamine to Matthew Perry, has been sentenced to two years in prison

• The Princess of Wales has arrived in Italy for her first official overseas trip since completing cancer treatment

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Hosts: Taylah Strano & Tahli Blackman

Guest: Delta Goodrem

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• Negative gearing will be limited to new properties from 2027, but the PM insists younger generations can still use the measure to get ahead.

• Health authorities are urging thousands of patients of former Sydney dentist William Tam to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV

• Australian anti-doping officials have issued fresh warnings about peptides ahead of the inaugural Enhanced Games

• Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about rising US fuel prices and inflation linked to the conflict with Iran

• Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver unite to discuss the changing media landscape

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Host: Grace Rouvray

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Reporting from Parliament House in Canberra, The Quicky's Taylah Strano is bringing you 2026–27 Budget For Basic B*tches.

Last night the Federal Budget officially dropped and Treasurer Jim Chalmers says it is Australia's most important and ambitious budget in decades.

But if the mention of capital gains tax makes you want to stare blankly at a cube cheese platter, don't worry, we’ve translated the jargon into Basic B*tch English.

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• Labor is preparing for a major fight over proposed tax reforms targeting property investors and wealthier Australians

• Harvey Weinstein’s defence has urged jurors to acquit him in the latest retrial of a rape allegation brought during the #MeToo movement

• An inquest will examine dementia care and police responses to aggressive incidents

• Australia’s response to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship will involve the long-empty Bullsbrook quarantine facility in WA.

• Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are being sued by two Miami police officers over their film The Rip.

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Host: Taylah Strano 

Guest: The Hon. Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance & Women 

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach 

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