News Fighters

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   Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.y...

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 Subscribe to our Youtube Chan...

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...

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 transpo...

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 Morris...

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 charit...

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...

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. Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/Ev9k1DTJrj8   Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/newsfighters   News Fighters is a “wac...

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 pl...

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....

As hundreds of thousands of Australians join the dole queue, Prime Minister Scott Morrison urges everyone to stay at home to avoid getting the coronavirus… but you know, also keep going to work to keep the economy moving! 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! Please wash your hands and remain indoor...

As the worlds economy crashes foreshadowing a massive worldwide recession and the COVID-19 coronavirus is declared a global pandemic, Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg launch an Australian stimulus package which leaves a lot to be desired. COMEDY GOLD! Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/ThhTFhsfzpk Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/newsfighters   News F...

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, bec...

It’s another new daily pilot episode hosted by Bec Melrose. The Coronavirus COVID-19 is sweeping the world… so why won’t the World Health Organisation officially call it a pandemic? Why is it only saying it has “potential” like every report card I had in high school?! Also: Bernie Sanders swept the Nevada Caucus and is on his way to perhaps winning the Democratic nomination and maybe even beating...

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...

Yesterday I stopped by 2SER Breakfast with Tim Brunero to give a quick news update on the latest Australian political upheaval surrounding Barnaby Joyce’s attempted spill and the Greens leadership transition, as well as the Iowa caucus app crash and the Australian Open’s controversial decision to give Margaret Court a lifetime achievement trophy.   News Fighters is a wacky clips-based Aussie news...

Yo yo yo! It’s summer music festival season so we look at huge Aussie hip hop drill group ONEFOUR, and the NSW Police shutting down their debut national tour, pressuring them into changing their lyrics and even trying to get their music taken down off the internet. Will taking the anti-authoritarianism out of Aussie hip-hop turn us into Russia or China? Or should ONEFOUR just pretend to be old whi...

In the first part of our final episode of 2019 we look at Prime Minister Scott Morrison spending the bushfire season drinking cocktails in Hawaii while Australian burns in a massive bushfire emergency. Then we look back at all the hilarious wacky clips and gaffes in politics and dumb Aussie news in 2019*. From baby Yoda to Barnaby’s meltdowns to bushfire smoke to Hong Kong democracy protests to Gr...

The year is almost over but not without one more election episode of News Fighters, this time from the U.K. (sorry Bougainvilleans!) Is this election about Brexit, the NHS or is it just one long argument over whether numbers are a left wing conspiracy? We look at all the hilarious and headache inducing gaffes from the campaign so far and then dial in author and the producer/presenter of Russell Br...

While a bushfire crisis and catastrophic drought engulfs the country, Australia's politicians think it’s the perfect time to start blaming each other and triggering their opponents. We also look at Barnaby Joyce’s failed magnetism, Rupert Murdoch’s climate denier denial, Alan Jones’ cow obsession and why Scott Morrison should send thoughts and prayers to himself! Watch this episode on Youtube here...

It’s our double-double length look at the unpredictable 2019 Canadian election. We examine all the political parties’ bad 90’s-rock style theme songs, why Justin Trudeau can’t escape the brown face incident, Andrew Scheer’s weird pants-based catchphrases, the multicultural racism of Quebec and how Australia could provide an answer to Canada’s political uncertainty. Also expect Rush and Bryan Adams...

If you loved our pilot week here’s a bonus episode of hilarious outtakes! Quick get em while they’re still topical-ish! Featuring Jake Stone, Chris Taylor and Stefan Pazur (aka Dr Que) with writing by Dave Bloustien. Created by Dylan Behan, News Fighters aims to shove the entire 24/7 Aussie news cycle into your ear-holes in around ten minutes. Check out our website at  http://www.newsfighters.com...

In the final episode of our pilot week guest host Dan Ilic cherry picks at Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s appearance on Insiders this morning. Also ABC broadcaster and American political podcaster Josh Szeps drops by to talk Scott Morrison in Washington, the 2020 Democrat candidates and the most important issue on breakfast television. Finally we check in with our new finance reporter Rodney Todd....

Special guest host Mark Humphries deconstructs Scott Morrison’s bromance visit to President Trump’s White House and then looks at the local reactions to the global kids climate strike. You'll probably guess what Mark Latham and Barnaby Joyce think! Want to see the clips? Watch this episode on YouTube here:  https://youtu.be/J7-N8HhYUqM   This episode and presented by Mark Humphries, written by Rod...