News Fighters

In honour of our 50th episode we’ve cobbled together a very special episode of our favourite bits from past episodes, covering everything from the 2019 Australian federal election through to the COVID 19 pandemic and Scott Morrison’s Black Lives Matters protest reactions. Includes highlights from guest hosts Mark Humphries and Michael Chamberlin.

RUNDOWN: 

01:50 - Bill Shorten’s deft performance in the federal election debates (from episode 12, April 30 2019 and episode 14 May 6 2019)

05:02 Mr ScoMo goes to Washington - guest hosted by Mark Humphries (from ep 25, Sept 21 2019)

08:22 Australia’s Bushfire Crisis (from ep 28, Nov 22 2019)

10:48 UK Election Preview and Jeremy Corbyn’s adversaries (from ep29, Dec 5 2019)

13:00 ANZ bank’s Mardi Gras PR fail - featuring guest presenters/writers Michael Chamberlin and Bec Shaw (from ep32, Feb 24 2020)

17:07 Hey Hey it’s the Coronavirus Pandemic (from ep 35, March 13 2020)

20:25 Keep calm and go to work but also stay home! (from ep 37, March 26 2020)

23:13 Scott Morrison’s Black Lives Matter Memes moment (from ep 43, June 6 2020)

Produced, written and presented by Dylan Behan. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed and helped out since episode one: Dan Ilic, Stefan Pazur, Mark Humphries, Michael Chamberlin, Bec Melrose, Bec Shaw, Rodney Todd, Alex Godwin, Jasmine Rule, Raph Stephens, Matt Finley, Chris Taylor, Greta Lee Jackson, Josh Szeps, Tom Cashman, Dave Bloustien, Lauren Bonner, Jake Stone and Matt Lane.

Stay tuned for some exciting News Fighters news about 2021!

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It’s US election time and even though Joe Biden is on track to win, Donald Trump appears to have picked up at least an extra 7 million votes compared to 2016.

Why did this happen and what does the left have to learn from now eternal Trumpism?

Also we look at Australia’s top US election commentary from Karl Stefanovic, Alan Jones, Joe Hockey and Malcolm Turnbull.

Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/-bE5frBXfm0

News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

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Jobs, tax cuts, record deficits, zombie businesses, irresponsible lending, axing kids TV shows, blow cushioning - the 2020 budget really has something to confuse and annoy everyone!

We break down the big night and look at all the ideologically driven policies designed to turn Australia into a nation of nothing but tradies and landlords.

Also: an update on paid pandemic leave!

Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/inWIUZcwfN4

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News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

• Listen to past episodes at: http://www.newsfighters.com
• Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/NewsfightersPod
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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!

Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/mNc7RgsuJD4

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News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

• Listen to past episodes at: http://www.newsfighters.com
• Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/NewsfightersPod
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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!)

Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/dSsVXPrvPq0

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News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

• Listen to past episodes at: http://www.newsfighters.com
• Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/NewsfightersPod
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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.

Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/0imwBrka2rs

News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics comedy monologue podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

• Listen to past episodes at: http://www.newsfighters.com
• Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/NewsfightersPod
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As Melbourne enters a second lockdown, Sky News looks to somehow blame both capitalism and Black Lives Matters protestors.

Then we look at the biggest news story from the NSW South Coast recently: The Eden-Monaro by-election! Follow the non-stop fun as Labor’s Kristy McBain and my old neighbour Fiona Kotvojs battle it out after fending off almost-challenges from both NSW’s transport-hating transport minister Andrew Constance and raw onion loving former PM Tony Abbott. Who will win?

Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/PSjrES9iDqU

Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/newsfighters

News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics comedy monologue podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

• Listen to past episodes at: http://www.newsfighters.com
• Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/NewsfightersPod
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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, says Scott Morrison.

Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/YRZLBCYF_b0

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Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/newsfighters

News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics comedy monologue podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

• Listen to past episodes at: http://www.newsfighters.com
• Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/NewsfightersPod
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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.

Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/fT_UNZq_wzk

Remember to help fund these charities feeding the hungry in Australia:

• http://www.foodbank.org.au/
• http://Ozharvest.org
• http://mealsonwheels.org.au
• The Asylum Seekers Resource Centre: http://asrc.org.au
• The Addison Road Food Pantry http://addiroad.org.au/the-food-pantry

Thanks to Steven Kirkby for my new opening graphic!

Also listen and buy music by The Traveltens at https://traveltens.bandcamp.com/ or listen on Spotify.

News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Aussie news comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

• Listen to past episodes at: http://www.newsfighters.com
• Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/NewsfightersPod
• Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsFighters
• Email: [email protected]
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In our new “Behind the Wacky Clips” segment we take some recent feedback onboard and then present the pilot for a more commercially appealing news comedy podcast co-hosted by Stefan Pazur.

Watch this episode (without the intro) here: https://youtu.be/4hjPuErH1dw

News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Aussie news comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

• Listen to past episodes at: http://www.newsfighters.com
• Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/NewsfightersPod
• Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsFighters
• Email: [email protected]
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