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.

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84 Year Old Nancy Guthrie hasn't been seen since Saturday January 31 when family members dropped her at her home in Tucson Arizona.

Nancy is the daughter of US Today show host Savannah Guthrie, the presenter releasing a emotional video pleading for the alleged abductors to return their mother to them, promising to pay any ransom asked.

With the latest from Tucson, reporter for NBC affiliate 12 News Arizona Justin Pazera joins The Quicky with the updates form the investigation.

And in headlines today, The coalition is back together but Sussan Ley’s leadership is still hanging in the balance; Israeli President Isaac Herzog will begin his visit to Australia in response to the Bondi massacre against a backdrop of nationwide protests and calls for his arrest; Residents of Western Australia's North West Cape have battened down the hatches as downgraded Tropical Cyclone Mitchell pummels the coastline; American downhill skier Lindsey Vonn's heroic quest to compete in the Olympics despite suffering a recent major knee injury has ended in disaster

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Guest: Justin Pazera, reporter 12 News Arizona

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We all care about the news… but how many headlines can you actually remember from the week that was?

We’ll put certified Gen Xer & Mamamia’s founder Mia Freedman through her paces with a generational-tinged headlines quiz while she drops by to tell us about her new podcast Unleashed.

What’s Unleashed you ask? It’s a funny chaos-filled group chat that’s come to life, stacked with impressive household names for hosts, for Gen X women who need a laugh.

You can check out the first episode here.

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Liberal frontbencher Angus Taylor has insisted he has no plans to roll his leader, despite holding ambitions to serve in the party's top job; Underworld figure Tony Mokbel is a free man, after his final drug conviction charge was withdrawn by prosecutors; The first deadline for one of the ransom notes in the case of TV host Savannah Guthrie's missing mum Nancy has passed; and it's the moment Spice Girls fans have been waiting for.

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When the Kyneton Women's football team had had enough of the disrespect they'd been receiving at their old club, the created their own and had secured a spot in a new league too.

But it all came undone when their old league appealed the decision to allow the move, leaving them stranded without a home.

We speak to the team president and ABC journalist Marnie Vinall about the very big fight these woman have taken on, just to be able to play

And in headlines today, Alleged WA Invasion Day bomber accessed pro-white male material online; Police investigating the disappearance of South Australian 4yo Gus Worland say inconsistencies with a family member’s story is what led to them declaring them a suspect; The Nationals have reportedly sent opposition leader Sussan Ley a counteroffer for a coalition reunion but one MP says it’s unlikely to be accepted; An alleged ransom note has been received by a local newsroom in Tucson regarding the disappearance of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie’s Mum Nancy; The Commonwealth bank is using AI to help stop domestic violence perpetrators from using the payment description to continue to abuse victim survivors

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Guest: Natalie Kronfsky - President KWFC
Marnie Vinall - ABC sports journalist

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Authorities have declared the attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally in Perth a terrorist act; SA police have named someone who lived with four-year-old Gus Lamont as a suspect in his disappearance; A psychiatrist who treated Bondi Junction attacker Joel Cauchi has been referred for review, as the NSW Coroner handed down findings into the 2024 mass stabbing; A Queensland man has been charged with 596 child abuse-related offences; A Sydney teenager has been charged over an alleged online threat to kill Israeli President Isaac Herzog; Australians working in Japan’s ski industry say they are shaken after three young Australians died in separate ski-related incidents this year.

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What happens when aid agencies like Doctors Without Borders or Save The Children aren't allowed to operate in Gaza anymore?

That's the reality these groups are currently facing, unless they hand over worker information to Israeli authorities.

So what would their withdrawal mean for people on the ground? Today we found out.

And in headlines today, Trump’s so-called border Czar Tom Homan has announced that 700 of the nearly 3000 ICE agents sent to Minnesota would be withdrawn immediately; A teenage boy who swam for hours after his Mum and siblings were swept out to sea in WA has been hailed a hero; The son of Norway's crown princess has denied that videos ‍on his phone showed acts of rape as he broke down during his first day of testimony in his trial for rape and domestic violence; Former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has finally moved out of the royal lodge; Moguls medallists Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham will be Australia's flag bearers at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony; Cole Walliser, who you might know from the red carpet Glambot has reportedly been fired after recent controversy

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Ashley Kileen, Acting Exectuive Director - Medicins Sans Frontiers Australia

Dr Thienminh Dinh, Brisbane Emergency Doctor who has completed two assignments in Gaza

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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has left the door open to softening her demands for a reunion with the Nationals, saying the coalition can end its messy political divorce this week;Young Aussies are vaping in alarming numbers, despite being aware of the health risks; Melinda French Gates has addressed the reports that her ex husband Bill Gates tried to give her medication for an STI without her knowledge; British police are investigating allegations that a "beautiful" 26-year-old Russian woman was sent to the UK for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; Donald Trump has attracted furious pushback after calling for Republicans to nationalise elections; Nancy Guthrie, the 84 year old mother of USA Today Show host Suzannah Guthrie remains missing after last being seen at her Arizona home on January 31

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