Unnatural Selection: Deeply Unqualified Australian & American Political Comedy

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:   Detainees released without visas after High Court decision in immigration revelation. Optus identifies cause of nationwide outage, says 'changes to routing information' after software upgrade to blame. Optus says 228 triple-0 calls were unable to be made during the outage. Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has faced a Senate gr...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Federal government announces investigation into Optus outage, minister urges telco consider compensation. The landmark High Court ruling that's left Anthony Albanese in a political pincher. Advance Australia doubled donations to raise nearly $5m ahead of voice to parliament referendum. Ukraine military officer had key role in N...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Suspected mushroom poisoning: Erin Patterson fronts court in Victoria on murder charges. Melbourne man Jacob Hersant set to be charged with performing a Nazi salute under new laws. Protest vote shows the 'near-unanimous disdain' the public has for Qantas, senator says. The Daily Mail and the West Australian have reported Jacint...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:   Bruce Lehrmann revealed as high-profile man charged with Toowoomba rape. Brittany Higgins & Bruce Lehrmann: A Timeline Of Events. Retired MP jailed for falsely claiming more than $170k. Australian Federal Police raids target alleged money laundering by Changjiang Currency Exchange. Neo-Nazis walk free from court, spared furth...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Tony Abbott reckons we shouldn't do acknowledgement of country anymore. High Court rules against Victoria's electric-car road-user tax in landmark case. US Republicans revoke speaker bid of hardline conservative Jim Jordan after third failed vote. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Voice referendum updates: Nation votes No to Voice to Parliament, with all six states rejecting change — as it happened. Referendum dates and results. Transgender movement next on Price hit list. US House Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for speaker on day 10 of House deadlock, testing hardline appeal. New Zealand elects centre-...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: More than 70 university law professors say Voice 'not constitutionally risky' in letter to Australian public. Referendum question and constitutional amendment. How a soap opera star pushed a conspiracy theory linking the Voice to Parliament to a UN takeover. Lidia Thorpe calls the Voice referendum an 'act of genocide' after rec...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Home affairs department head Michael Pezzullo standing aside pending investigation over leaked texts. Daniel Andrews resigns as premier of Victoria. The Daniel Andrews era is over. Where to now for Victoria with Jacinta Allan as premier? US government likely to avoid shutdown with 45-day stopgap bill hours before funding expire...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Rupert Murdoch stepping down as chair of Fox and News Corp. An Amazing Tour Of Rupert Murdoch's Mansions, Boats And Planes. Summer of severe heat predicted as Bureau of Meteorology declares El Niño. Victoria to tax short-stay accommodation under wide-ranging plan to fix housing crisis. Australia raises concerns with India after...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Gurner Group founder Tim Gurner tells the Financial Review Property Summit workers have become "arrogant" since COVID and "We've got to kill that attitude." Background on the Phillips Curve and the RBA's Modelling Approach. AOC takes aim at multimillionaire Australian property developer who wants unemployment to jump. 'He didn'...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Alan Joyce to stand down as Qantas chief executive after tumultuous week. The invisible danger of the 'glass cliff'. The Chairman's Lounge: Inside the secretive and controversial Qantas lounge you can't buy your way into. Mum cashed in on $10.4m crypto windfall after website blunder. Florida man arrested after trying to cross A...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Virgin Australia says more Qatar Airways flights would lower airfares, Flight Centre says 'no logic' to decision to block Qatar flights. Stephen Jones walks back comments that government blocked Qatar Airways to protect Qantas' profits. Qantas removes expiry date on $570m worth of flight credits after backlash, as ACCC accuses...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Historic Trump mugshot released after arrest in Atlanta, Georgia - BBC News Mark Latham quits One Nation, accuses party of 'defrauding NSW electoral funds' - ABC News Peter Dutton to complain to AEC about tick and cross Voice referendum voting - ABC News Ten dead in Moscow jet crash with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on passen...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: 'It was pretty scary': the Big Brother 'turkey slap' that rocked reality TV. Sonia Kruger vilified Muslim people in Australia but her comments were not racist. Opinion: Sonia Kruger's Gold Logie Is A Solid Reminder Of How Racist Australian Media Continues To Be. Trump indictment: Second set of charges arising from efforts to ov...

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...