About this episode

The episode covers current news headlines and discusses the need for better regulations on microplastics and PFAS in Australia.

HEADLINES :  Blanche d'Alpuget, author and widow to former prime minister Bob Hawke has died aged 82.  The world has their first glimpse of what happened behind closed doors during deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial.  A diplomatic row has erupted after President Donald Trump released a controversial stars and stripes map. We could soon see a return to the humble flip phone. And this week is Women's Health Week. PLUS Why Australia is lagging on forever chemical regulation.  Check out The Quicky Instagram here and our TikTok here GET IN TOUCH Got a story, news tip-off, feedback or dilemma? Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au HELPFUL LINKS:   Become a Mamamia subscriber and get an all-access pass to everything we make, including exclusive podcasts and early listening, subscriber-only articles, monthly giveaways and our home workout app, MOVE. Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59.25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au today. You hot? Same. CREDITS Hosts: Charlotte Mortlock and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Charlotte Mortlock, Tamsin Rose

Topics covered

• news headlines
• microplastics regulation
• PFAS regulation
• Women's Health Week
• diplomatic issues
• technology trends

Keywords

• microplastics
• PFAS
• regulation
• news
• Women's Health Week
• Blanche d'Alpuget
• Donald Trump
• technology
• flip phone

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mamamia, Mamamia Podcasts

Books & works: Very Peri

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