New episode out: Australia’s COVID-19 political blame game continues, with thousands of Aussies stranded overseas left to fend for themselves while back home the embattled aged care minister Richard Colbeck keeps walking out of questioning.
Also we put the spin on some recent news to make it good-er!
New ep: Scott Morrison introduces paid pandemic leave, except it doesn’t apply to anyone useful, already existed and achieves nothing.
Also: Australia closes its state borders, masks become mandatory and Karl Stefanovic attempts the clunkiest coronavirus-related segue of all time (hint: it involves the Muppets!)
New episode out: While Victoria faces a horrible virus second wave and New South Wales plays whack-a-mole with outbreaks, the Morrison government gives us a mini-budget full of massive cutbacks in the middle of a recession. Can austerity, tax cuts AND tax rises help get Australia out of recession? Also Stefan Pazur stops by to plug his new spin-off podcast ARTS FIGHTERS.
We’re back with a look at the blame game over the second Melbourne Lockdown and an indepth analysis on the Eden Monaro by-election battle for nothing changing.
Australia is in its first recession in almost 30 years and the governments solution is for boomers to renovate their kitchens.
Meanwhile in America, the widespread protests against the killing of George Floyd have lead Donald Trump to push the country towards civil war, with his police literally hitting out at Australian news media in the process. Good thing we live in Australia where that would never happen, says Scott Morrison.
Life is returning to normal in post-coronavirus lockdown Australia as the government miscounts Jobkeeper and finds $60 billion behind the back of the couch. But not for you! Also the too-good-to-be-true unemployment numbers, the upcoming China trade war and Labor jumps on the anti-immigration bus. And has anyone checked on Bryan Adams.
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This week we look at the glitch-filled inquiry into the Ruby Princess plague ship which just left out shores, more radio sport news when there’s no sport and Malcolm Turnbull is back to be a plague on our airwaves with his new memoir.
Latest ep: we take an in-depth look at the past couple of weeks of Australia’s extraordinary response to the coronavirus pandemic: from the “non ideological” yet xenophobic economic legislation to the confusing messaging surrounding school closures and the over-enthusiastic police response when enforcing social distancing. Also the state premiers have hypocritical Easter Bunny exemptions!
Seriously also please help feed Australia’s hungry left behind in this pandemic by donating to these charities:
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We’re back with another weekly episode!
Welcome to the Socialist Commonwealth of Australia as Comrade Scott Morrison’s supposedly free-market Liberals nationalise everything they can get their hands on to help get Australia through the COVID19 Coronavirus pandemic. What could be next?
Also in our continuing farewell to civil liberties, NSW makes sitting outside illegal – but we figure out a loophole so we can enjoy a coffee in the sun. For now!
And finally we check in with all the latest sporting results with our new sports reporter Stefan Pazur. Listen and watch below!
To fight coronavirus Scott Morrison urges you to STAY HOME but also KEEP GOING TO WORK because ECONOMY! Also our former Aussie Prime Ministers claim credit for doing nothing, pop star Robbie Williams goes karaoke-crazy and electronics retailer Gerry Harvey urges us to keep shopping!
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has sent the world in lockdown and the economy into free-fall so News Fighters has tapped into our national strategic reserve of wacky clips to bring sense and brevity to this global crisis, while also poking fun at the celebrities who can and cannot deal right now.
Also Trump vs Obama on pandemics – you won’t be reassured!
Wash your hands! Remain indoors!
We’re releasing episodes weekly for the time being – tune in!
In our latest episode we look at Australia’s latest response to the coronavirus outbreak: panic buying, increased back-patting and even a potential recession!
Also: Labor’s Jim Chalmers suggests we look beyond GDP to which Liberal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says “No thanks, hippie!”
And: Michael Chamberlin looks at the bizarre online conspiracy theories surrounding nine-year-old Aussie bullying victim Quaden Bayles, because you can always trust what you read on the internet.
New daily episode hosted by Bec Melrose. We look at coronavirus “pandemic” that’s not allowed to be called a pandemic and we interview Kiwi Dylan James about Bernie Sanders’ winning ground strategy in Iowa.
Special thanks to Tom Cashman for co-writing this episode.
We’re back with a new daily pilot hosted by Tonightly headwriter Michael Chamberlin!
Today: we look at Albo launching the new Labor climate policy… which seems awfully familiar. While Barnaby Joyce and Joel Fitzgibbon brawl in the hallways of Parliament House, Malcolm Turnbull can’t help but live-tweet the coming climate apocalypse.
Also after triggering the LGBTQI community with an offensive slur-ridden ad, the ANZ apologises with a new ad that celebrates it’s pride… for slurs.
This episode hosted and written by Michael Chamberlin, written by Rebecca Shaw and written, edited and produced by Dylan Behan.
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Another new ep tomorrow! Phew!
Tune in on your apps Monday February 24 & Tuesday February 25 for two new daily pilots – hosted by Tonightly headwriter Michael Chamberin and RAW comedy winner Bec Melrose!
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