This week: In a special unscripted episode, I look at an epic week in New South Wales politics with the resignations of Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Transport Minister Andrew Constance and Deputy Premier John Barilaro, as well as the scandal-ridden rise of our new anti-lockdown Premier Dominic Perrottet, coming to power the week before lockdown ends. God help us.News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get ad-free, early release and monthly bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Why Gladys Berejiklian resigned and Dominic Perrottet should too

This week: a massive deep dive into why Gladys Berejiklian’s roadmap to get NSW out of Covid is actually at odds with what the rest of the well-vaccinated free world is doing in terms of vaccine passports.Also we talk German election results and Berliners voting out their landlords with Joel Dullroy from Deutsche Welle and the podcast Radio Spättkauf.Follow Joel on twitter at https://twitter.com/joeldullroyFind Radio Spätkauf at https://www.radiospaetkauf.com/ or follow them on twitter at https://twitter.com/RadioSpaetkaufNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get ad-free, early release and monthly bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NSW’s roadmap to vaccine passport chaos. Also: Joel Dullroy on the German election.

This week:Melbourne hit by overhyped Earthquake!Mr ScoMo goes to Washington (again)Which means Barnaby is in charge (god help us)Canadian Election Roundup: How Trudeau won with vaccine mandates and cheap childcareAnd News correspondent Bec Melrose talks shrinking Dutchmen and crappy vaccine incentivesFollow Bec Melrose on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becmelrose/News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Melbourne Earthquake & Canadian Election: Nothing Happened!

This week:The USA, UK and Australia team up to buy big expensive submarines go brrrrr.Adam Bandt goes nuclear on nuclear!Gladys Berejiklian tries cancelling and then uncancelling her 11am news conference.Labor tries parachuting Kristina Keneally into Western Sydney.Christian Porter’s mysterious money mystery!Also guest Craig Reucassel stops by to talk about the new documentary he’s directed called “Big Deal: Is Our Democracy For Sale?”For more info on Big Deal go to Makeitabigdeal.comFollow Craig on Twitter at https://twitter.com/craigreucasselNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

AUKUS Submarines and Parachuting Labor Candidates (also guest Craig Reucassel)

This week:Greg Hunt skips a Pfizer meetingScoMo 747 takes off (again!)Who’s that Guy? Victoria’s new Opposition Leader!NSW’s Freedom day is coming, but with extra crowded hospitals!And our guest is the Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, Jess Scully! She’s here to talk about how Sydney will recover from the lockdown and the upcoming NSW local council elections on December 4.Follow Jess on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jessscullysydneyNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pub and haircut day is coming! (with guest Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, Jess Scully)

This week we revisit almost all our segments covering the current Delta outbreak in Australia, from the first signs of it in June all the way up to mid-August.Taken from Episodes #72 (June 24), #73 (July 1), #74 (July 9), #77 (August 6), #78 (August 13) and #79 (August 19).All these segments are on our Youtube Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersOr for a more concise overview please watch Episode #76 (July 29) - How NSW Stuffed Everything Up With the Delta Outbreak on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6e9Gvq9hqA4News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ICYMI: Delta Defeats Australia (A Bonus Compilation Episode)

I listened to all 20 episodes of former Liberal Minister Christopher Pyne’s post-politics vanity podcast project PYNE TIME so you don’t have to. Enjoy the inanity!Also my guest is ABC 730’s chief satirist Mark Humphries here to talk about his new book with Evan Williams, On Politics and Stuff.Follow Mark Humphries on instgram here: https://www.instagram.com/humphriesmark/Buy “On Politics and Stuff” Here: https://www.hachette.com.au/mark-humphries-evan-williams/on-politics-and-stuffNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s Pyne Time Time: Christopher Pyne attempts to fix podcasts (and guest Mark Humphries)

This week:Some never-ending wars in failed statesThe Taliban takes over AfghanistanNSW gives up on Covid zeroGladys gives up on everythingJungle Cruise looks like a bad movieNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08Pocketcasts: http://bit.ly/2PHbVT2Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UrV5wfYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Afghanistan falls and Delta prevails

This week:Delta hits Canberra (and Tamworth and Dubbo and everywhere else)NSW abandons Covid zero as Emperor Gladys says we have to vaccinate our way out.Things can only get worser!We’re all doomed!Also from The Chaser Report podcast Dominic Knight stops by to talk daily news comedy!News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08Pocketcasts: http://bit.ly/2PHbVT2Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UrV5wfYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Goodbye Covid Zero (also Dom Knight from The Chaser)

This week:Melbourne enters Lockdown Number 6Labor offers $300 a jabNSW’s Delta Farce Continues with schools closed until who knows when.Stefan Pazur updates us on the Tokyo Sporting EventNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsSubscribe:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: https://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08Pocketcasts: http://bit.ly/2PHbVT2Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UrV5wfYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/newsfighters  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NSW’s Delta Farce Continues (& Tokyo Sporting Event update with Stefan)

With Sydney currently facing its longest ever lockdown and highest ever Covid case numbers thanks to the current Delta outbreak, we take a comprehensive look at every single stuff up, mixed message and confusing backflip the Gladys Berejiklian and the New South Wales government has done to get us here.Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6e9Gvq9hqA4News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08Pocketcasts: http://bit.ly/2PHbVT2Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UrV5wfYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How NSW stuffed everything up with the Delta Outbreak

It's our 75th episode and this week we look overseas to Russia and take a look a bizarre and bombastic annual TV event: Vladimir Putin’s marathon annual call in show, Direct Line (Прямая линия с Владимиром Путиным). This year it offers some interesting insights into the state of Russia as Putin feigns interest in the everyday struggles of his subjects for a massive four hours while dodging responsibility and promising to eventually fix things.Also we look at the controversial use of AI to bring Anthony Bourdain back from the dead to voice his new documentary.And our guest is Sanspants podcaster, DJ, chef and children's author Andrew Levins. We chatted to Levins before the current lockdowns about his bizarre previous year as a socially distanced DJ and lockdown mixtape producer extraordinaire.Follow Levins:Twitter: https://twitter.com/levdawgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/levdawgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/levdawg/Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/m1sLAGM0FDoNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08Pocketcasts: http://bit.ly/2PHbVT2Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UrV5wfYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Putin will take your calls! (& guest Andrew Levins)

This week we revisit our deep dive episode from April on Australia's botched vaccine rollout, updated with some new clips and info that has since come to light.Were we at the front or the back of the queue? How many eggs did we order and why were they all in one basket? Why did Scott Morrison tell us he was going to get AstraZeneca and then he got Pfizer?Watch this segment on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/bqfhUgycvsYNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08Pocketcasts: http://bit.ly/2PHbVT2Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UrV5wfYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ICYMI: Australia's Vaccine Sh*tshow

As Sydney’s outbreak of the Covid Delta strain keeps getting worse, we’re stuck in a Vaccine Hunger War Games (except if you were one of the lucky private school kids who ‘accidentally’ got vaccinated). There’s so many repeats of the stuff ups of 2020 it feels like we’re listening to the same songs over and over again!Also Comedian Bec Melrose stops by with some funny updates on some dark new stories.Follow Bec on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/becmelrose(Note: this episode was recorded before Sydney introduced new restrictions on shopping and travel on Friday, July 9).News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comBuy Merch: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesigns Subscribe:Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2Uh1kmZSpotify: http://sptfy.com/1fkQGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2YRpZ08Pocketcasts: http://bit.ly/2PHbVT2Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UrV5wfYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sydney's Delta Blow

As most of Australia goes back into the lockdown for the first time since the pandemic started, we blame Scott Morrison while Scott Morrison blames the virus.And our botched vaccine rollout gets re-botched as AstraZeneca becomes allowed for younger people (kind of) while Queensland says ‘Yuck, No Thanks!Also some good news! Happy News Correspondent Stefan Pazur stops by with some happy good news reports to cheer us up! Happy!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Australia's Lockdown Winter Blunderland

News Fighters is a wacky clips-based Aussie news comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan.

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