News Fighters

News Fighters is back with our annual wrap of everything absurd and predictable in Australian news, politics, and media. From stinky flowers to manufactured shirt controversies, from mushroom murders to Momdani and fake peace prizes, from ICE raids to algal blooms, from criminal heists to hijacker takedowns, and from net zero abandonment to election campaign backflips—2025 is a year of division an...

News Fighters is still on hiatus but this week Dylan guest co-hosted an episode of The Chaser Report with Charles Firth and they looked back on a tumultuous knifing season for state opposition party leaders and the miraculous survivor no one expected: Sussan Ley! Find The Chaser Report on all podcast apps or here on Apple podcasts: http://apple.co/thechaser Buy me a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/newsfi...

Welcome to another pilot episode of the News Fighters Daily News Wrap where I recap the TV news bulletins so you don't have to buy a TV. Today: Trump's Aussie promotion, Australia's ICE-like immigration raid & the ageist internet changes coming soon! I knocked this news wrap out in less than four hours and would love to find a platform for this content. Interested? Hit me up: dylan@newsfighter...

A special pilot episode of the NEWS FIGHTERS DAILY NEWS WRAP for 21 June, 2025 which I made in 4 hours and 10 minutes. We look at the Iran-Israel conflict, John Pesutto getting a bailiout, Double Bay crime and the unreliable age verification tech behind the upcoming teen social media ban. News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy editor &...

News Fighters is back from hiatus with a one-off recap of the 2025 Australian Federal Election campaign policies from the two major parties. It’s do-nothing Anthony Albanese versus the uncosted Peter Dutton. Who will win on May 3? Not the Australian people by the looks of it! Watch this episode on Youtube at youtube.com/newsfighters News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and pol...

Dylan gives News Fighters listeners an exclusive look at his brand new musical project, an album of complete nonsense music he made purely for his own personal enjoyment. "Pizza for me, doctor?" by The Traveltens out now! BANDCAMP: https://traveltens.bandcamp.com/ APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/au/album/pizza-for-me-doctor/1792184799 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/0wJ43FGoO0SNe7MfRv...

Tonightly and Media Watch wacky clips craftsman Dylan Behan is back for an annual News Fighters year in review episode taking an indepth look at 2024 in news and politics. From Dutton’s nuclear epiphany to Albo’s endless cash splashing (mostly on his own house) this year has marked an an ever increasing enshittifcation of Australian politics. Also Stefan Pazur does his annual wrap of sport and ent...

After 5 years and 125 episodes News Fighters is going on indefinite hiatus while I work on other projects. But in the meantime I thought I’d re-release some classic episodes to the podcast feed to recap some of our better, least topical moments which hold up to this day. An incredibly huge thank you to everyone who's listened, shared, guested, hosted and written with us, especially regular contrib...

After 5 years and 125 episodes News Fighters is going on indefinite hiatus while I work on other projects. But in the meantime I thought I’d re-release some classic episodes to the podcast feed to recap some of our better, least topical moments which hold up to this day. An incredibly huge thank you to everyone who's listened, shared, guested, hosted and written with us, especially regular contrib...

After 5 years and 125 episodes News Fighters is going on indefinite hiatus while I work on other projects. But in the meantime I thought I’d re-release some classic episodes to the podcast feed to recap some of our better, least topical moments which hold up to this day. An incredibly huge thank you to everyone who's listened, shared, guested, hosted and written with us, especially regular contrib...

For the final episode of News Fighters’ Classic Summer Replay series I revisit one of my favourite episodes, my January 2020 look at NSW Police’s Strike Force Raptor and their unrelenting pursuit of Aussie drill hip hop group OneFour. Also has a brand new intro! Looking for new episodes? We’re now over on the A Rational Fear podcast feed at arationalfear.com or at Apple: apple.co/3VOx4Lj Spotify:...

For this week’s classic replay episode we revisit one of the biggest news stories from 2022: the September death of Her Majesty The Queen and all the endless surreal and bombastic media coverage surrounding the pageantry and history. Watch the original episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/XCWV7vHDd0I News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV com...

For this week’s classic summer episode I replay the Federal Election Night Recap show originally released on May 22, 2022 that recaps why Scott Morrison lost and what we can expect from new PM Anthony Albanese. Then I replay my election interview with Tom Greenwell, co-author of the book "Gonski: How Australia Failed Its Schools" about how our politicians keep failing our education system. Order t...

It’s official! In 2023 News Fighters is moving to the A Rational Fear podcast feed! Listen for all the info! And then I play highlights from our 2022 Patreon Bonus Episodes, including a look at Rishi Sunak, the first billionaire British PM* (*in Australian Dollars). News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy editor Dylan Behan.  To find ne...

It’s my fourth annual year in review wrap where I look back on the big Aussie news stories of the year: the floods, the rain, the weather emergencies, the lettuce prices, it’s all here! Also I look back on the May Federal Election, the invasion of Ukraine, China’s Covid Zero uprisings and the Iran protests. Expect hilarious wacky clips and a whole lot of “wait, was that this year?” Also our sports...

In the first of our eps looking back on 2022, RAW Comedy Winner Bec Melrose stops by to reminisce about some of the most memorable and funny news stories of 2022: the Queen, the election, ScoMo’s secret ministries, covid, chess cheating, lions on the loose, Midnight Oil’s farewell tour and shortages galore. Follow Bec Melrose on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/becmelrose/ News Fighters is a...

I look at the diplomatic praise being heaped on Australian Prime Minister Albanese for successfully having a meeting with Chinese President Xi at the G20 and also not being called a liar by French President Macron. Then I take a deep dive into the Victorian State Election where two seemingly left wing socialist candidates are vying to lead the state: Dictator Dan Andrews and Matthew “Lobster with...

This fortnight I look at the biggest news story of the year: THE LIONS ON THE LOOSE! Also with inflation and interest rates rising here in Australia, it’s time to call out everyone who is profiting from the war in Ukraine and why they’ll never stop! Also my guest is comedian Tom Ballard author of the book “I Millennial, one snowflake’s screed against boomers, billionaires and everything else”. We...

Happy Budget Night! Jim Chalmers has delivered his first budget, and it definitely feels a lot gloomier and less shouty than the coalition budgets of recent years. With energy prices and grocery costs rising, we take an indepth look at Labor’s cost of living measures which will help new parents and ahhh… errr… that’s about it to be honest. Enjoy! News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news,...

We look back on the turbulent Prime Ministership of Britain’s Liz Truss from 2022 to 2022. From the stumbles and lowlights to the near economic catastrophes, this is a PM for the history books (or at least the pub trivia nights). Also who’s next and when is the next British election? News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan...

After a couple of delays we finally evaluate Anthony Albanese’s first 100 days in office (give or take 37). We look back on Albo 747’s countless overseas trips, his celebrity encounters, policy sellouts and his complete abandonment of insecure workers over COVID 19 sick pay. Here's the gofundme to buy us a new hard drive: https://www.gofundme.com/f/news-fighters-needs-a-hard-drive News Fighters is...

Well what a whirlwind fortnight for the British royal family. I look back at how the news of the Queen’s death rolled out across the world and at local reactions from former Australian Prime Ministers to bewildered people on the street. I also look at the proclamation of our new head of state, King Charles III (a man that none of us voted for) and why some Aussies might actually like him. Please s...

We take an indepth look at the election of new UK PM Liz Truss and why she's basically the UK's equivalent of Scott Morrison. Then I interview Sydney Morning Herald NSW State Politics Editor Alexandra Smith about her new book The Secret, all about the downfall of the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Order The Secret here: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761260742/ News Fighters is a comedic loo...

We’re back with an all new episode which has an indepth look at FORMER Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent car crash press conference where he tried to deny his way out of admitting he seized other minister’s portfolios at the height of the pandemic, but only for emergency use and only because it was in the national interest. Also we are looking for SPONSORS and new patrons. You can get ad-free...

An announcement on what I see as the future path for News Fighters. And replay our most popular Youtube episode from 2021 where we took a comprehensive look at every single stuff up and confusing backflip NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian did at the beginning of the winter Delta outbreak (originally from Ep 76, July 30 2021). Watch the original episode on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...