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"It's Luscious": What Life Is Like Inside A Polyamorous Relationship

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Polyamory, or ethical non-monogamy, has been on the rise in Australia for many years... until Covid19.  What exactly is it? How do you negotiate ...

How Does Contact Tracing COVID19 Actually Work?

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Contact tracing is a big job in Australia, and it's getting bigger the more cases of COVID19 that are diagnosed.  How does it actually work? How ...

Will We Ever Find Peter Falconio?

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's been 19 years since backpacker Peter Falconio went missing while travelling through the Northern Territory with his girlfriend Joanne Lees. His b...

Lockdown 2.0: What's Happening To Your Brain And Mental Health?

19 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With Melbourne in its second lockdown, there's no guarantee other states won't follow suit.  What does it mean for our brains and our mental heal...

How Does COVID-19 Affect Your Body In The Long Term?

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scientists are starting to discover what COVID-19 does to your body.  By doing detailed autopsies on those who've died from the virus, they're fi...

Kanye's Failed Bid And The Cult Of The Celebrity President

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kayne West has announced he's running for President of the United States... again. So far, he hasn't registered to run, there's no website for his new...

Arrival Anxiety: Who's Coming To Australia If The Borders Are Closed?

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There's a lot of confusion around who can and can't come into Australia right now seeing as our borders are officially closed. There's also confusion ...

The 'Glee Curse': Why We Turn Tragedy Into Myth

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It was the upbeat hit television show that made a generation fall in love with singing, but with the disappearance of Naya Rivera, fans are asking: ha...

Can They Contain It? Your Latest COVID19 Questions Answered

12 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With community transmissions on the rise and Melbourne in lockdown, we all have so many new questions about COVID19.  Has the virus changed? Why ...

Leaving The Big Cities: The Reality Of A COVID-19 Tree Change

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The news is in. With COVID-19 and the pressures and expenses of city life, millennials are packing up and making lives in Australia's regional cities....

It's Tax Time! What Can You Get?

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The end of financial year has just ticked over... and we've had a few months of working from home and needing all the financial breaks we can get.&nbs...

Alleged Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell: Who Is She?

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ghislaine Maxwell has been taken into custody and charged with sex trafficking, inducement of minors and perjury.  For many years she was the gla...

Public Housing Tower Lockdown: Inside Australia’s Second Wave State

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Numbers of COVID19 cases are on the up and up in Victoria. Suburbs are in lockdown. Public housing is in crisis, with several housing towers being loc...

Why Is Sasha Baron Cohen Facebook’s Worst Nightmare?

05 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sacha Baron Cohen, most famous for playing characters who go undercover exposing exposing racism, homophobia and misogyny, has been very vocal about w...

Is It Time Aussies Started Wearing Masks? An Expert Answers

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Walking down a crowded city street in Australia, sure, you'll see a few people wearing masks but not that many.  In some places in the USA, they'...

Bra Washing, Nipples & Pain: What You Need To Know About Your Boobs

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How often do you pop your bra in the washing machine? Jackie O has hit the news after admitting on air she doesn't wash her darker bras.  Which g...

Why The World Cup Could Change Women's Sport In Australia Forever

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, some good news!  Australia and New Zealand are going to host the women's Football World Cup. What does this mean for women's sport in Au...

"He Put His Hand Up My Work Dress": Why Female Lawyers Are Speaking Out

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, a bombshell rocked Australia's legal world. Former Justice of the High Court, Dyson Heydon was accused of several cases of sexual harassmen...

Why is Donald Trump So Afraid Of His Niece Mary?

28 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Trump is set to publish a book called Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man.  US President and Mar...

The Actual Value Of An Arts Degree

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Government has announced that into the future the cost of an arts and humanities degree is going to be one of the most expensive.  What does ...

Why Did Megan Fox Disappear From Hollywood?

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Once upon a time, Megan Fox was the Hollywood starlet of the moment. Devastatingly beautiful and sexy, she was the perfect bombshell for the action mo...

Your Pelvic Floor: Why Tighter Isn't Necessarily Better

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How much do you know about your pelvic floor? Do you know what it is? Where it sits in your body? What might damage it? Whether kegels actually help?&...

Australia's COVID-19 Spike: Did We Get Too Comfortable?

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's really felt like life's been getting back to normal the past few weeks, hasn't it? Almost like COVID19 is something that happened overseas, not r...

How Do German Police Know Maddie McCann Is Dead?

21 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

German Police have announced they have evidence Madeleine McCann is dead. They won't reveal what that evidence is, but it has something to do with a 4...

What The Hell Is Branch Stacking And Why Does It Matter?

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Adem Somyurek is a name most of us didn't know until Sunday when 60 Minutes broke the story of the Labor Powerbroker's alleged branch stacking, and po...

I'm Going Back To Work... And I'm Worried About My Dog

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our dogs... for those of us who've been working at home they've been our best little buds over the last few months.  But what's going to happen t...

Why Have We Only Just Heard About The Aussie On Death Row In China?

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know an Australian, Karm Gilespie, has been sitting in a Chinese jail since 2013? And this week, was sentenced to death for drug trafficking?&...

Sold With The Property & Blackbirding: Australia's History Of Slavery

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last week the Prime Minister was slammed for denying the history of slavery in Australia. He's since apologised for this, but his interview asks the q...

JK Rowling and Trans Women: What's Going On?

14 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has always stood up for things she believes in - both publicly and financially.  Over the past few years she's ups...

How COVID-19 Has Turned Us All Into Perfect Drug Mules

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How often have you accepted a package from the postie without knowing what's inside it?  For Kelsey, a package she accepted had over a kilo of me...

The Solution To Expensive Child Care We've Thrown In The Bin

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At the beginning of the pandemic, parents all around the country rejoiced when the Prime Minister announced the Government would be footing the bill f...

Libido Killer: Why There Won't Be A Post-COVID Baby Boom

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the past, when the world has stared down a great trauma, there's been a baby boom afterwards.  Because, in spite of drama and trauma, we can a...

"The Torment Of Powerlessness" Stan Grant on Aboriginal People And Police

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After a weekend of enormous protest, The Quicky looks at the long relationship between police and Aboriginal people, and whether racial profiling is h...

Boomers & Millennials Agree: One Generation Will Carry The Scars Of COVID-19 Crash

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For most economies around the world, these past few months have been an exercise in balancing a financial crisis with a public health crisis and for m...

The US Is Burning: Can They Survive Another Four Years of Trump?

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With violence breaking out in cities across the US after the death of George Floyd, it's never been a more unsettling time to be an American.  Pr...

'I Can't Breathe': George Floyd's Final Words Echo An Australian Shame.

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When George Floyd pleaded with American policemen to let him breathe, his words had a ghostly echo Australians can't deny. 26-year-old Dunghutti man, ...

I Can Go To The Pub, Why Can't I Go To The Gym?

31 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we get a bunch of our freedoms back. Fifty of us can gather in a pub. We can take a holiday on the coast. We can get our nails done at the salo...

Theo Hayez One Year On: Are We Any Closer To Finding Him?

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a year since Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez vanished in Byron Bay.  His family and the Byron Bay community galvanised around the cause o...

Power & Controversy: Will Alan Jones Be The Last Shock-Jock Giant?

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Jones has ruled the Sydney breakfast airwaves for decades, and as a result, has wielded unprecedented political power on issues right across Aust...

Post Lockdown, Your Office Has New Rules

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You can see it on the roads, traffic is increasing: lots of people are going back to work in an actual office.  But what if you feel uncomfortabl...

How Was Ann Marie Smith Left To Die In Squalor?

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

54-year-old Ann Marie Smith's death not only shocked the leafy part of Adelaide where she lived out her final days, but it shocked the entire nation.&...

"He's Going To Cut Off The Credit Card, He's Going To Stop The Money."

24 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Domestic violence can take all shapes and forms. Perhaps the most difficult type of violence in the home to recognise is financial abuse.  What d...

QAnon: The Dark Corner Of The Web Where Conspiracies Are Born

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you've turned on the internet, checked your instagram or logged in to Facebook in the last few months, you will have seen a conspiracy theory somew...

There's a Reason Why Your Sleep & Dreams Are So Weird Right Now

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Weird dreams are something most people are confessing to (or keeping a secret) during COVID19 lockdowns.  What's at play here? Is it our subconsc...

If I’ve Got The Money, Should I Be Buying A House Right Now?

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian property market has become so overpriced, generations have been left out of it.  With COVID-19 essentially freezing our economy, w...

News Stories We've Missed While We've Been COVID-19 Obsessed

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You'd be forgiven for thinking that nothing else was happening in the world because of COVID19.  But as it turns out, the world goes on.  In...

Elon Musk: Supervillain or Super Innovator?

17 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk's behaviour has been getting increasingly bizarre. First, there were the tweets demanding America open again. Then, he announced he and sing...

8 Times The Queen Survived A Crisis As COVID-19 Threatens Her Reign

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Has COVID19 forced The Queen into retirement? After two of the greatest speeches of her life, The Queen isn't going to be doing public events for a wh...

Kylie Moore Gilbert: The Australian Abandoned in an Iranian Prison

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In September 2018, Kylie Moore-Gilbert was taken into custody in Iran, and put in jail. The Australian-British Academic, from the University of M...

The Risk And Reality Of A COVID19 Second Wave In Australia

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The initial COVID19 outbreak hasn't hit Australia as hard as other places around the world, so now we're beginning to see the easing of a few restrict...

No Escape: How To Help Women Locked Inside With Their Abusers

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After the death of Hannah Clarke and her beautiful children in February, it felt like we might be at a turning point for family violence in Australia....

Re-Entry Anxiety: Why We Aren't All Keen To Rush Back To Normal

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With new guidelines on making our way out of isolation announced over the weekend, it's steady-as-she-goes for many people.  What are some of the...

Why Has COVID19 ISO Been So Much Worse For Women?

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You're having the conversations, aren't you? Women already have so much on their plate, how could COVID19 add more? It has. Not only are we knee ...

TikTok 'Factories': Life In A Million Dollar Influencer Share House

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Did you think TikTok videos were being made in locked down bedrooms all over the world? Think again. There's a whole industry around TikTok, including...

Why Donald Trump Needs The Armed Lockdown Protesters

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The pictures have been shared around the world: angry, armed mobs insisting on being let out of lock down.  Why hasn't Donald Trump denounced the...

When Your Job Is Suddenly Illegal: Tom Ballard, Comedy & COVID19

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you're a bit famous, you must be rich, right? Wrong. Especially in Australia's entertainment industry, where there are fewer big gigs and even scri...

Life After 40 Days Of Lockdown: Checking In With Italy, England And Spain.

03 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, we met Maria in Spain, Roberta in Italy and Lotta in London.  Maria had just cancelled her wedding and was in lock down with her fian...

Rugs, Kettlebells & Flatscreens: What We're Buying During The Pandemic

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Even though the economy has never faced such uncertainty, some retail sales are through the roof.  What are we buying? How is it getting to us? W...

Inside The Complicated World Of LEGO Fanatics

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

All of us have a memory of LEGO - either playing with it, or stepping on it.  It's a magical toy - its little bricks can build everything from a ...

The Reality Of A COVID19 Vaccine

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A lab at Oxford University thinks it could have a COVID19 vaccine available widely by September.  How likely is this? How long does it usually ta...

Is Working From Home... Actually Working?

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There are a few different experiences happening at the moment for those working from home: some people can't wait to get back into the office and some...

Has Jacinda Ardern Changed What It Is To Be A Good Leader?

26 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jacinda Ardern is equally at home in front of a lectern giving a big speech as she is in her trackies on a Facebook live.  Her navigation of New ...

The Quicky's Virtual ANZAC Day Dawn Service

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's a different kind of ANZAC Day this year, with the COVID-19 coronavirus still standing in the way of us celebrating together. But as we stand on o...

Kim Jong Un's Little Sister: The Woman Who Could Rule North Korea

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Jong Un is allegedly sick, we say allegedly because we can't say for sure. In the spirit of North Korean secrecy, the details of the Great Leader'...

When Will We Travel Again? Flying, Australia & COVID 19

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anyone who lives near a flight path will tell you: things are pretty quiet in the skies right now with the COVID-19 coronavirus grounding flights acro...

Inside Masterchef: Why It's The Comfort TV We Need Right Now

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Masterchef is back filling us with a strange combination of warmth, happiness and a ton of tension.  Today on The Quicky, we go behind the scenes...

Privacy & Trust: Should I Download The COVID 19 Tracking App?

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Government needs at least 14 million Australians to download the COVID19 tracing app, and if we do, they've promised we could get some of our free...

JFK, Carolyn Bessette And Now 8 Year Old Gideon: Inside The "Kennedy Curse"

19 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In early April, 40 year old Maeve McKean and her eight year old son Gideon got into a kayak while isolating at her mother's home in Maryland, USA. The...

Is It Safe To Send The Kids To School This Term?

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's part of the national conversation - should the kids go back to school classrooms when the holidays are finished?  Victoria is already back, ...

5G, Bill Gates And Vaccines: Debunking COVID 19 Conspiracy Theories

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You've seen them: floating around on your friend's facebook page, popping up in your Twitter feed, maybe they've even made an appearance during a vide...

No Covid Cuddles: How To Date During A Global Pandemic

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you're single, you've probably never felt more single than right now.   How are you meant to get to know someone new when you can't meet ...

Dr Norman Swan On 3 Ways Australian Quarantine Might End

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you dared to dream about the life we might have when quarantine ends?  What might it look like for you?  There are three possible ways ...

Why Can't I Go Away This Easter Weekend?

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

All around the country, State Governments and the Federal Government are giving the same message: this Easter Weekend, you need to stay at home. ...

Why Has Cardinal George Pell Been Released From Prison?

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The High Court, the highest judicial system in our country, has overturned the conviction of Cardinal George Pell.  After over a year in Barwon P...

IVF Interrupted And Birthing Alone? Pregnancy In The Time Of Coronavirus

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With hospitals gearing up to be filled with COVID19 patients, and elective surgery shut down for at least the next few months, what's going to happen ...

No Fresh Air, No Visitors: Inside Hotel Quarantine

05 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The week has been filled with stories of people being taken straight from the airport and into quarantine in hotels across the country. These int...

Will Tiger King End Our Obsession With Cuddling Cubs?

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's the only other thing anyone is talking about: Netflix's binge-worthy Tiger King Murder Mayhem and Madness.  The filmmakers had hoped the fil...

Can Trump's Presidency Survive COVID-19?

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

America has now overtaken China in the unenviable spot as the country with most diagnoses of COVID-19. It's fair to say President Donald Trump's leade...

Amanda Keller On How COVID19 Is Changing Reality TV

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dancing With The Stars screens its finale without an audience. The Bachelor temporarily shut down. What's in store for the return of Big Brother? Aust...

Just A Bunch Of Good News Stories

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The news has been relentless, hasn't it? Every day, more statistics, more sad stories.  So, how about we have some relief from that, because gues...

The Kids Are At Home: Do We Have To Teach Them Too?

29 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Most kids are at home now and social media is filled with pictures of what this means for families around Australia and the world. For some, this mean...

What Four Australian Health Care Workers Want You To Know Today

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A GP, a nurse, a specialist, a foster care worker: what is life like on the front line of the nation's extraordinary health crisis?  For GP Dr Ma...

I Have COVID-19 Symptoms, Why Don't They Test Me?

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While the government is talking a lot about the number of tests it's been doing on possible COVID19 cases, not everyone is being given the green light...

COVID19 Money: Do I Get Any, And How Do I Get It?

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday night, the Government passed the biggest economic stimulus package in Australian history. $84 billion dollars worth of support for people ec...

Three Women On What Lockdowns Feel Like Around The World

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What's it like for women around the world living in various stages of lock down and social distancing?  Lotta Haegg is in London, where she's bee...

Think Of The Dogs: Dr Chris Brown On Animals & The COVID-19 Crisis.

22 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What happens to the animals in shelters if all of us have to go into lockdown? Dr Chris Brown is calling on those of us who can afford it to welcome a...

Is Normal Soap Good Enough? Your COVID-19 Questions Round 2

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is normal soap good enough? Does drinking hot fluids kill the virus in your throat? Can our internet network handle us all working from home?  Ho...

Coronavirus Anxiety: It's Real. Here's How To Deal With It.

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The news has been overwhelming, and constant. Every day, we've been bombarded with new information about COVID-19. We're having to make new decisions ...

"Living On One Cup Of Noodles A Day": Has Lockdown Stopped COVID-19 In China?

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As we here in Australia face a potential lockdown, we take a look back at the place where all this COVID-19 business began. Has the lockdown halted th...

Self Isolate, Social Distance Or Quarantine: What The Hell Are We Doing?

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're being given A LOT of info right now about COVID-19 and what we should be doing to stop its spread but when do we actually self isolate? How is t...

The Coronavirus Crash: 5 Useful Money Tips To Help You Through

15 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There's a fair bit of doom and gloom coming from stock markets around the world and the word recession is being thrown about a bit too, but what does ...

Who were The Two Coreys? Hollywood's Troubling Club Of Child Stars

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Corey Feldman's movie My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys about his and friend Corey Haim's experience as teenagers in Hollywood premiered this week but ...

Can I Go To The Shops? What Life's Really Like In COVID-19 Lockdown

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Italy is in lockdown. Its citizens are taking the spread of COVID-19 very seriously after they were taken by surprise by its rapid spread.  So, w...

Battle Royale: How Meghan and Harry Won The PR War For Hearts and Minds

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

They gave their notice and now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have performed their last duties as paid up members of the Royal Family.  With a un...

Sick, Sicker and Sickest: What It Actually Feels Like To Have COVID-19

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

COVID-19 is overtaking our every day conversation, with more people being diagnosed with the strain of coronavirus every day.  So, what happens w...

"She Left This World Too Soon": Why We Need To Talk About Our Ovaries

08 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Camilla and Marc lost their Mum when she was only 42 years old. 26 years later and the fashion house brother and sister team have decided to launch a ...

Three Remarkable Women On Why International Women's Day Matters

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

March 8 is International Women's Day and despite it being a celebration of working women across the world for decades, there are still some who questi...

Should I Stockpile? Your Top 20 Coronavirus Questions Answered

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Got coronavirus questions?  We put your top 20 COVID-19 queries to infectious disease specialist Professor Sanjaya Sanananyaka Subscribe to The Q...

"He Didn't Like Me Wearing Makeup": Coercive Control Is Abuse That's Still Legal

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Before there was violence, there was control. The overwhelming majority of domestic violence murders in this country are preceded by a period of behav...

COVID-19 The Cancel Virus: Travel, Economies & The Olympics All At Risk

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Will I have to cancel my overseas trip? It's a question many are asking as coronavirus continues to spread across the globe... but are we panicking fo...