News Fighters

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, especiall

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, especiall

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, especiall

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 atApple: apple.

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/XCWV7vHDd0INews Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypoc

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 educatio

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.

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 thi

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/

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 Matth