30 May 2025 - Saturday Squiz

Happy weekend, and may you experience the joy of Taylor Swift finally getting her hands on the rights to her original master recordings. Today, if you’re up for some fishy potatoes, willing yourself to care about rugby, or have anything you’d like to share, hit reply.

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This week’s top 5 news stories

1. No blue feelings for NSW - It might’ve been played on Queensland’s home turf, but it was all NSW in Game 1 of the men’s State of Origin on Wednesday night. After a decisive 18-6 take-down, it puts the NSW Blues in a good spot for back-to-back series wins and on par with the women’s team, after they took out their series trophy on Thursday night.

2. Tariffs on a yo-yo - US President Donald Trump faced a huge political setback on Thursday when a court ruled his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs were illegal. It was short-lived because on Friday morning, an appeals court reinstated the tariffs while they wait for a new hearing. Long story short: it’s a check on the President’s power as he continues to make big changes…

3. From joy to chaos - Over 75 people were injured on Tuesday after a car drove into a parade celebrating Liverpool FC’s Premier League win. Police have charged 53yo Paul Doyle with 6 counts relating to grievous bodily harm and one count of dangerous driving, and suspect he may’ve been drug-affected at the time. 

4. Some aid gets to Gazans - After its 11-week blockade of all food, fuel and medicine, Israel cleared some aid trucks to enter, but it’s a drop in the bucket, and there’ve been huge problems with its distribution and US-backed facilitators. Leaders from the UK, France and Canada have threatened to impose sanctions to force an end to Israel’s military offensive.

5. Who’s in/who’s out - After smoothing the way for a new Coalition Agreement, Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley and the Nationals’ David Littleproud announced their frontbench. Some notable changes, including the dumping of Jane Hume and Sarah Henderson. That sparked questions about their commitment to ensuring more women are at the top of the decision-making tree.

It’s you against the news…

Reckon you know where King Charles gave a notable speech this week? Test your knowledge at the Squiz Quiz.

Shot of the Week

The big 4 (no, not the banks…) made an appearance at the Roland-Garros French Open this week to honour Rafael Nadal’s legendary career. He’s won 14 titles on the stadium’s clay courts, and for reference, Sweden’s Bjorn Borg comes the closest to that title with 8 wins, back in the 80s…

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In the Kitchen

Happy World Potato Day for yesterday to all who celebrate (aka surely everyone…) - this year we’re serving up a traditional Swedish potato and anchovy gratin that’s so good you’ll ‘accidentally’ eat the whole thing. This traditional Scandi dish is usually a Christmas classic meant to keep guests warm on their cold journey home, but you do you…

What we Shortcut for you this week

Sussan Ley - The newly minted leader of the Liberals has taken on the challenge of rebuilding the party after the Coalition’s recent election defeat. We dive into her career in politics and what the job ahead of her looks like - read up on that here or listen to the podcast here.

How the factions work - As PM Anthony Albanese and the Liberals get stuck into organising themselves for this coming term, we asked you what you wanted to know - and many Squizers said they could use a better understanding of what factions are and their role in politics. You can read about that here or listen to the podcast here.

Squiz the Week

Saturday - Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City go head to head in the Soccer A-League Grand Final at 7.40pm in AAMI Park, Melbourne - watch that on Kayo

Sunday - It’s the beginning of Pride Month. Mexicans will vote to elect the thousands of judges for the first time in their history. And the Spanish Grand Prix gets underway in Barcelona at 11pm, watch it on Kayo

Monday - Western Oz gets the day off for WA Day, marking its foundation back in 1829. The Commbank Matildas will play Argentina in the second of 2 friendlies from 7.30pm in Canberra - watch on 10Play

Tuesday -  It’s Mabo Day - that’s the anniversary of the High Court’s decision to recognise Native Title in Australia back in 1992, and it brings a conclusion to this year’s Reconciliation Week. And voting opens in South Korea’s presidential election to replace President Yoon Suk Yeol after he was removed from office in April (Squiz Shortcut here…)

Wednesday - It’s an early morning for cricket fans - the Indian Premier League cricket final between the Royal Challengers and an undecided team. That begins at midnight, streaming on Kayo. And the ABS released our latest National Accounts - it will tell us how the economy fared in January-March

Thursday - The Socceroos will play Japan at Perth Stadium in the third round of qualifiers for the Asian Cup in 2026, kicking off at 9pm. Watch that on 10Play. And Tasmania’s midwinter festival Dark Mofo opens in Hobart

Friday - The Hajj begins, with Muslims around the world starting the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. And Game 1 of the NBA finals gets underway at 10am, streaming on Kayo

*All times in AEST