Unnatural Selection: Deeply Unqualified Australian & American Political Comedy

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On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: 'Sexist' and 'inappropriate' Barely Legal beer withdrawn from craft beer festival, sparking industry debate.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...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: 'There aren't enough properties' as 40,000 Chinese students scramble to return to Australian universities. Labor's major housing policy likely to face changes after opposition from Coalition, Greens. Thousands of refugees to be granted permanent visas as Labor moves to fulfil election promise. Australia's richest funding a 'gra...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Senator Lidia Thorpe quits Greens over divisions on Voice to Parliament. What is 'black sovereignty'? The Indigenous movement Lidia Thorpe wants to pursue in parliament. Liberal Alan Tudge quits politics, Josh Frydenberg rules out comeback. The US has shot down another object, this one over Alaska. Here's what we know. The Unna...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Lachlan Murdoch has court win in defamation battle against online publisher Crikey. Adani's $3.52 billion share sale faces crucial day after Indian rout. Robodebt victims' details released to media in bid to deter them from speaking out, royal commission told. Alan Tudge tells Robodebt royal commission he was not responsible fo...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies into Alice Springs amid calls for action on alcohol-fuelled crime crisis. What is the Northern Territory Intervention? Indigenous elders welcome Alice Springs alcohol curbs but plead for more help. Advocates say PM's Alice Springs alcohol response ignores calls for needs-based domestic viol...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Peter Dutton's push for draft bill before voice referendum risks confusing voters, experts warn. Qantas flight to Fiji turns back to Sydney after 'potential mechanical issue'. 'Humbled and honoured': Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand's prime minister. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsi...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Cardinal George Pell dies in Rome aged 81 after hip surgery; former Vatican finances chief was Australia's top-ranking Catholic. David Marr The Prince. How does Joe Biden's handling of classified documents compare to Donald Trump's, and what will the fallout be? Dominic Perrottet apologises for wearing Nazi uniform to his 21st...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: US House adjourns with no speaker for third day as top Republican Kevin McCarthy fails 11 votes. January 6 committee recommends charges against Donald Trump over Capitol riot. The arrest of misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, explained. Russia weighs early return of International Space Station crew after Soyuz ca...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Fake myGov profiles are being used to hack ATO accounts. Sue found this out the hard way. ATO bureaucrat 'threatened to shut down' Robodebt scheme by requesting cease and desist on use of tax data, royal commission told. Scott Morrison pulled up repeatedly at robodebt royal commission for not answering questions...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Indonesia passes new criminal code, outlaws sex outside marriage. Donald Trump's company found guilty of tax fraud in scheme hatched by top executives. Brittney Griner in 'good spirits' and getting an evaluation at a US military hospital, officials say. Coal and gas prices to be capped as national cabinet strike...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Headcase by Jack Heath. Report into former prime minister Scott Morrison's secret ministries released. Former prime minister Scott Morrison censured in parliament over secret ministries — as it happened. The Nationals blindsided senior Liberals on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The aim is to put more pressu...

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Victorian election result a triumph for Dan Andrews and a nightmare for the Liberal Party. Victorian election 2022 results. Dan Andrews responds to Peta Credlin's claim he only wanted to win a third term so he could be immortalised with a STATUE in Melbourne. Friendlyjordies' Bondi home 'firebombed', lawyers for...