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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.  THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host: Taylah Strano Audio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holly Wainwright, Mamamia Out Loud presenter and film commentator, gives a punchy take on Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights. She calls the film outrageous, provocative and gripping. She discusses its bold, maximalist style, choices that diverge from the book, casting controversy around Heathcliff, and how adaptations can reimagine classics.

Angus Taylor is the new leader of the Liberal Party following a successful leadership spill; The NSW Police watchdog announced it was in the public interest to investigate police actions at a protest at Sydney Town Hall on Monday; The Health Star Rating system looks set to become mandatory on all packaged foods in Australia, after ministers agreed the voluntary system was not working; Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych has appealed against the decision to disqualify him from the Winter Olympics; James Van Der Beek's family has reached its GoFundMe target in less than 24 hours. THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host/Producer: Ailish Delaney & Taylah Strano Guest: Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute & Contributing Editor at The New Daily Audio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  And in headlines today, Cooper Woods has stunned himself as well as the moguls world by coming from nowhere to win gold, claiming Australia's first medal of the Milan-Cortina OlympicsThe special party room meeting to decide the future of the Liberal leadership is set for 9am todayIsraeli President Isaac Herzog has wrapped up his visit to Australia with thousands taking to the streets in a final wave of protests marking the end of a controversial weekUS President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan has announced that the ICE immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, known as Operation Metro Surge, will be wound downThe head of Meta's Instagram has testified during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social mediaKatie Holmes is mourning the death of her  Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek, saying it's "a lot to process" THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy Guest: Miff Rennie  Group Executive Producer: Ilaria BrophyBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angus Taylor will challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership ahead of Friday’s party room vote; James Van Der Beek has died at 48 from colorectal cancer; A US lawmaker accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of hiding names of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates; Alice Springs rivers surged after storms, cutting roads and stranding residents; Australia appointed diplomat Pablo Kang as special envoy to Laos over teen methanol deaths; Zayn Malik says he was never truly “in love” with Gigi Hadid. THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host/Producer: Tahli Blackman & Taylah Strano Audio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angus Taylor has resigned from the shadow cabinet, but hasn't yet called a leadership spill against Liberal leader Sussan Ley... so what's going on here? Political analyst Amy Remeikis joins us to unpack what happens from here.  And in the headlines today, Liberal MP Angus Taylor has finally pulled the trigger on resigning from the Liberal shadow cabinet, signalling an imminent leadership spill against Sussan Ley; Police powers which paved the way for a chaotic protest crackdown will be challenged after medics reported being pushed by officers while attempting to treat the injured; Canadian Prime Minister Mark ‌ Carney has had to hold back tears as he promised the country they would get through what he called a "terrible" shooting at a high school in British Columbia; The man who was detained by police in Tucson in relation to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, says he doesn’t know who she is and had nothing to do with it; The triple 0 call made by teen hero Austin Applebee after swimming for four hours to save his stranded family has been released showing how calm he was in the moment; Australia's best hope for a Winter Olympian to successfully defend their title has passed with moguls superstar Jakara Anthony slipping in the final at the Milan-Cortina Games THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy Guest: Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute & Contributing Editor at The New Daily Group Executive Producer: Ilaria BrophyBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man has been detained over the disappearance of 84yo Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie; All eyes are on Canberra waiting to see if the Liberal leadership spill will happen today; Hundreds of people have turned out to protest the Australian visit of the Israeli President as his trip takes him to Canberra; A record of a call US President Donald Trump made back in 2006 challenges how much he knew about Jeffrey Epstein's underage sex trafficking ring; A Norwegian Winter Olympian is going viral for admitting to the world that he cheated on his girlfriend; Britney Spears has reportedly sold off the rights to her music catalogue for an undisclosed sum THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire MurphyBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Protests against the Australian visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog continue, with another demonstration set for Canberra today; Australia's spy chief says his agency will own any mistakes following Bondi's anti-Semitic terrorist attack; Liberal Angus Taylor is expected to resign from the opposition front bench to launch a spill against Sussan Ley today; Police in the US have released camera images of a man believed to be connected to the disappearance of TV Show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother; Australia's Olympic team has been rocked with another injury, Cam Bolton airlifted to Milan after breaking his neck in training; Margot Robbie has revealed a male actor once gave her a book called why French Women Don't Get Fat THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy Group Executive Producer: Ilaria BrophyBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has arrived in Australia... but not everyone is rolling out the red carpet. Herzog’s presence is being hailed as a moment of unity by some, while others demand his arrest. So who is this man and what's the story here?  And in headlines today, The Israeli president is set to carry on with his Australia tour after thousands attended a protest against his visit in Sydney, which descended into chaos; US lawmakers have tried to interview Ghislaine Maxwell but she invoked her 5th Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating; Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant appeared in the Court of Appeal in Wellington yesterday, seeking to have his guilty pleas discarded, saying he wasn't in a rational frame of mind at the time; The winners at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are reporting that their medals are falling off their ribbons and breaking; Aussie Michael Dickson is celebrating his team, the Seattle Seahawk’s Superbowl win saying he can’t wait to get back home for some chips and chicken salt THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy Guests:Amal Nasser, Organiser Palestinian Action Group Peter Wertheim AO, Co-CEO Executive Council of Australian Jewry Rebecca Davis, Jounalist & Digital Editor Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council   Audio Producer: Lu Hill  Group Executive Producer: Ilaria BrophyBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A last-ditch court bid to stop police using extra powers curtailing protests against the Israeli president is underway; Shaken Liberal MPs are considering rolling their leader within days, after another dire opinion poll showed the party's popularity plummeting to historic lows; More than 600,000 women are benefiting from cheaper medicines in the first year of Australia’s landmark health package; Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to another seven years in prison after she began a hunger strike; and Puerto Rican pop superstar Bad Bunny brought the party to the Super Bowl halftime show. THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here GET IN TOUCHShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host: Ailish DelaneyAudio Producer: Lu HillBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.