Unnatural Selection: Deeply Unqualified Australian & American Political Comedy

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: ACT chief minister says early release of report into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution may have breached law. Casual workers to have a new pathway to permanent work under proposed changes. https://www.casualworksforme.com.au/ South Korean World Scout Jamboree campsite evacuated as Typhoon Khanun bears down. Outgoing Reserve Bank gov...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Trump charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction in Jan 6 probe. Justice Alito Plays Dumb To Wall Street Journal When Asked About What Congress Can Do. You Shouldn't Buy It. Niger's military rulers ask for help from Russian group Wagner. Former Defence Minister Linda Reynolds launches legal action agai...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Rhodes fires: Brits escape Greek fires as travel advice updated. Kathryn Campbell, senior public servant in Robodebt scheme, resigns from Department of Defence. Byron Bay breach victim told to pay Adidas, National Basketball Association $US1.2m by US courts. Not long after Qin Gang was removed as China's foreign minister, recor...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Kathryn Campbell first senior bureaucrat suspended after Robodebt royal commission. Daniel Andrews' $7bn Commonwealth Games price tag doesn't add up, expert says. Cancelling the Commonwealth Games won't come cheaply – Victoria now faces the legal consequences. The Dollop #545 - The 1984 Olympic Games 'Borrowing to build': Danie...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Philip Lowe will not be reappointed as RBA governor. Crawford Lake in Canada voted 'golden spike' site to determine Anthropocene epoch. Screen Actors Guild sends Hollywood actors on strike, joining writers for first time in more than six decades. Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever. Italian m...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: The Rice Purity Test. Early robodebt critics outraged by how long Coalition persisted with unlawful scheme. States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce. Thirty million join Meta's Twitter rival Threads, Zuckerberg says. Twitter threatens to sue Meta...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: John Goodenough, world's oldest Nobel Prize winner who helped pioneer lithium batteries which power our devices, dies aged 100. Former MP Daryl Maguire charged with giving false evidence to ICAC. Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire engaged in serious corrupt conduct, report finds. France to deploy 45,000 police to tackle riots...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: OceanGate Was Warned of Potential for 'Catastrophic' Problems With Titanic Mission. Wagner chief to leave Russia for Belarus in deal that ends armed insurrection, Kremlin says. Squatting Russian diplomat refusing to leave terminated Canberra embassy site. Embattled PwC caught up in Russian cyberattack. have i been pwned? Federa...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:   Former Italian prime minister and billionaire Silvio Berlusconi dies, 86. Trials and allegations involving Silvio Berlusconi. Katy Gallagher says she didn't alert Albanese or Wong to the pending Brittany Higgins' interview. Lidia Thorpe tells Senate she was 'followed, aggressively propositioned and inappropriately touched' in...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Former US president Donald Trump says he has been indicted over classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. The startling, damning details in the Trump indictment. Nearly 10K photos from Hunter Biden's laptop hit the web: 'Truth and transparency'. 'Fabulous dinner': Reserve Bank spent $25,000 on exclusive Perth function after raising r...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: As it happened: Ben Roberts-Smith's major court loss, costs will 'follow inevitably'. Afghanistan war crime allegations prompted US warnings about cooperation with Australia. AFL ends Hawthorn racism inquiry, with 'no adverse findings' against coaches. Crown Resorts and AUSTRAC agree to $450 million fine over money laundering b...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: PwC agrees to 'stand down' staff who knew about Treasury tax leak from government contracts. France bans short-haul domestic flights that could be made by train. US President Joe Biden and Republican Kevin McCarthy end meeting with no deal on US debt ceiling. Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy reach 'agreement in principle' on US deb...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: 'Sexist' and 'inappropriate' Barely Legal beer withdrawn from craft beer festival, sparking industry debate. Richard Boyle faces life behind bars while those in the PwC scandal are protected by the corporate world. PwC scandal shows consultants, like church officials, are best kept out of state affairs. Google released a .zip w...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:   A balanced but timid budget: The Age's scorecard. Tax cuts for rich Australians worth five times handouts to the poor. Australia budget 2023: six graphs that explain this one-off surplus. Donald Trump found liable for sexually abusing writer E Jean Carroll in civil trial. Tasmania's Liberal government thrown into minority as...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: AOC, Gaetz unite to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. Nancy Pelosi's net worth. Political disclosures: vast majority of MPs properly declared directorships and shares. Why there should never be another Met Gala. Karl Lagerfeld's long history of disparaging fat women. Treasurer Jim Chalmers insists nation's most vulne...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Defence strategic review: Australia will build longer range military power amid 'radically different' security environment. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledges $240 million for Hobart stadium at Macquarie Point. Taxpayer-funded football stadiums rarely pay off. So why do cities keep footing the bill? The Tasmanian governmen...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Fox and Dominion Voting Systems resolve defamation lawsuit. Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation proceedings against independent Australian publisher Crikey. RBA shake-up promises board representation for workers, with focus on full employment and fighting inflation. Indigenous voice: Coalition digs in on 'lack of transparency' cla...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:   Pentagon leak traced to video game chat group users arguing over war in Ukraine. The Pentagon leak that landed on a chat forum about Minecraft exposes an unavoidable weakness in US national security. Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire. Clarence Thomas Defends Undisclosed "Family Trips" With GOP Megadonor. Here Are the Facts....

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony fraud charges over alleged hush money payments during 2016 election campaign. Liberal Party to oppose government's Voice to parliament. The high cost of the Liberals' Voice rejection — for both Peter Dutton and the party. Finland's NATO membership doubles alliance's border with Russia...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Donald Trump has been indicted following an investigation into a hush money payment scheme. Here's what we know. Trump Rages at 'Thugs' Who 'INDICATED' Him. Labor's Mary Doyle snatches historic victory in Aston by-election in Melbourne's outer east. SAFEGUARD MECHANISM DECISION EXPLAINER. Liberal MPs apologise for injuring atte...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Chris Minns celebrates historic victory as Labor returns to power. You can have it all Dutton declines to state position on voice referendum despite pressure on Liberals to decide stance. What will Australians be voting on in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum? Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces proposed Indig...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:   Nazi salutes performed on steps of Victorian parliament as protesters clash over trans rights. Australian nuclear submarine program to cost up to $368b as AUKUS details unveiled in the US. Paul Keating savages AUKUS nuclear submarine deal as Labor's worst since conscription. Paris police ban gatherings on key sites as French...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:   Robodebt: five years of lies, mistakes and failures that caused a $1.8bn scandal. Public servant grilled over robodebt scheme appointed to Aukus role worth $900,000 a year. British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell confronts Peter Dutton over UK submarine comments. Paul Keating blasts Age and SMH for 'provocative' China war st...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Superannuation taxation increase to accounts over $3m not a broken promise, prime minister says. Rupert Murdoch acknowledges Fox News hosts 'endorsed' false claims 2020 election was stolen. The other way Rupert Murdoch tried to tip the scales for Trump. Former human services minister Stuart Robert vowed to 'double down' after b...

Antic: WARNING:- Do not ask questions about who will qualify for the aboriginal voice to Parliament because those questions might be labeled "borderline racist".  Profit-Price Spiral: The Truth Behind Australia's Inflation. Mardi Gras: Australia's PM Anthony Albanese first to join march. Federal senator Lidia Thorpe halts Sydney's Mardi Gras parade with police protest.   The Unnatural Selection po...