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Labor's Deportation Laws Are Liberal Cosplay

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You know your laws on refugees are bad when even PAULINE HANSON thinks they're a step too far. Dom brings you up to speed on the weird/evil new laws that the government tried passing, but the Senate blocked. Meanwhile Charles' brain melts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 202418 min

AI and Ice-Cream | Welcome To The Future

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In the face of all the horrid news of the present, Dom presents Charles with three products from the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 26, 202418 min

FIFA's 2034 Woke World Cup

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Dom loves football and is overjoyed to hear that FIFA has decided to grow a sense of ethics. Ethics that mean there's only one place woke enough to host the FIFA 2034 World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 202415 min

Exclusive: Where Are The AUKUS Submarines Being Kept?

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Charles debriefs Dom on his adventures with spies using a very convenient loophole that means he can yap about whatever he wants. Using this loophole, Charles shares that he legitimately knows where the AUKUS submarines are being kept. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 202417 min

Jared Kushner Solves Gaza

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Dom explains to Charles the genius solutions for the Gaza conflict that Jared Kushner has come up with, including the real estate potential. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 21, 202416 min

ASIO Confirmed They're Monitoring Us

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For whatever reason, Charles has been legitimately contracted by Australia's security service for a task. Dom tries to help Charles plan how to succeed in his new position. Plus Charles confirms that ASIO is monitoring The Chaser, because we're such a security threat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 202422 min

Kate Middleton Being "Alive" Won't Stop Conspiracy Theories

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Dom Knight has the latest on sighting of Kate Middleton. Meanwhile Charles Firth has ACTUAL PROOF that Prince William had an affair with Rose Hanbury. Screw it, I guess we're full-blown Royal commentators now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 202416 min

Prince William Puts The 'C' In 'Crown'

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Charles and Dom bring you The Chaser's weekly Kate Middleton update, as is our journalistic duty. Where is the Duchess of Cambridge? How is Meghan Markle stirring the pot? And what happens if the future King turns out to be a bit of a C? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 202419 min

The Farewell Party Scott Morrison Deserves

Scott Morrison's farewell party in his own seat got postponed for a reason that was as unfortunate as it was unforeseeable. Dom and Charles plan how to give him the send-off he deserves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 17, 202419 min

US Congress Vote To Ban TikTok

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The US Congress have voted to ban TikTok, and Charles believes he's the core reason. Meanwhile Dom investigates further into the details of our $700 trillion giveaway. Plus we read your reviews!The Chaser Report is about to have 7,000,000 listeners, so we're giving away $700 trillion! Email [email protected] to try and win big! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 14, 202414 min

WE'RE GIVING AWAY $700 TRILLION

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In honour of The Chaser Report's upcoming 7,000,000th listener, we are giving away $700 TRILLION. Email [email protected] to say why the money belongs to you for your chance to win this absolutely legitimate offer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 202421 min

Bruce Lehrmann Sues White Powder For Defamation

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Bruce Lehmann has been filmed in his own home at a party with some unnamed white powder. In thematically unrelated news, mass amounts of cocaine has been seized in Sydney by police. Plus the Tasmanian Premier has a $12 million plan to stay in power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 12, 202416 min

Kate Middleton's Photoshop Fail + Oscars Recap

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Kate Middleton has resurfaced, and Buckingham Palace has executed a photoshop job worse than Channel 9's AI. Plus Charles and Dom bring you a comprehensive recap of the Oscars award ceremony. Or at least they said they would. Listen and see for yourself how that promise pans out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 202420 min

Happy 93rd Birthday Rupert Murdoch

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Rupert Murdoch has gotten engaged for a SIXTH time, just before his 93rd birthday. In the spirit of love, Charles and Dom take a look at what the next Murdoch wedding could look like, and another very very very expensive wedding ceremony. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 10, 202415 min

The Bright Side Of Microplastics & Zuckerberg's Evil Lair

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Dom gives us a full tour of Mark Zuckerberg's underground lair (that totally isn't evil). Meanwhile Charles has some good news about microplastics. Also, make sure you leave a review! We LITERALLY read all of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 7, 202418 min

Greens Destroy The Housing Un-Crisis

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Max Chandler-Mather presents the Greens' solution for the housing "un-crisis" as Charles puts it. Meanwhile Dom debates the awkwardness of Peter Dutton attending Gina Rineheart's birthday party for only an hour. Plus Anthony Albanese is named a war criminal by the ICC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 6, 202419 min

Dutton Wants A Fukushima In Your Backyard

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Dutton shows off his political bravery with a radioactive new policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 5, 202417 min

The Liberals Win* Dunkley By-Election

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In a devastating loss to Labor, the Liberal Party did not win the by-election for the seat of Dunkley... or did they? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 202412 min

Where Is Kate Middleton???

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A member of the British Royal Family is missing, which can only mean one thing for Charles and Dom: heinous speculation. And pegging jokes, because we're classy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 3, 202422 min

Exclusive: Unmasking The Spy In Parliament

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There's a spy in the midst of Australian politics! And the two great minds capable of identifying the traitor are not Charles and Dom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 29, 202414 min

Taking A Shot Every Time Scott Morrison Mentions A Taylor Swift Song

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Dom and Charles debrief on Scott Morrison's farewell speech. Then they move onto far more interesting matters, and plot how to create their own billionaire club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 28, 202417 min

Pre-Gaming For Scott Morrison's Farewell Speech

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Charles and Dom make their incredible predictions about what will be in Scott Morrison's farewell speech. Stay tuned for tomorrow when they compare how well their predictions went! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 27, 202416 min

Biden Deepfake Inaccurately Speaks In Full Sentences

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The American Presidential Election 2024 has already been plagued by instances of AI causing havoc and confusion. A totally real and not AI generated Charles and Dom bring you up to speed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 202414 min

Trump's Sneakiest Business Move Yet

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Donald Trump owes over half a billion dollars as a result of his recent losses in court, so what genius business move has he done to make a quick buck? Dom and Charles have all the Trump news you need (and a little about Taylor Swift too, because we can't help ourselves). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 202416 min

Talking About Taylor Swift Because We Apparently Have To

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Literally all other news can get f*cked I guess. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 202414 min

Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci Storms Out Of Job

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Charles and Dom talk about Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci who-- actually can we have that taken off record? No? Alright, bye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 21, 202421 min

You, Me, and Asbestos Makes Three

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Do you enjoy your city, but wish it had more asbestos like Sydney? Well lucky for you, today Dom and Charles will give you all the asbestos you'll need for a (shortened) lifetime of fun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 20, 202416 min

Martin Shkreli, Lick Our Nuts | Ange Lavoipierre

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The ABC's National Technology Reporter Ange Lavoipierre joins Dom Knight to talk about a radical tech cult that believes the AI movement needs to "Accelerate or die". Plus find out why "America's most hated man" Martin Shkreli told ange to lick his nuts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 19, 202418 min

What Really Killed Alexei Navalny? (Not Putin)

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Mean critic of the heroic Putin and owner of polonium underpants Alexei Navalny has died, of normal and uninteresting death-based causes that Charles and Dom say aren't worth looking into. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 18, 202416 min

Adelaide's Bad Blood With Taylor Swift

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Charles is in Adelaide, where he has discovered the people there are furious at Taylor Swift for robbing them of $100 million. Dom makes fun of Charles' show "Wankernomics 2.0". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 15, 202415 min

ABC's Nemesis, But Just The Good Shit | John Delmenico

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Dom Knight is joined by Chaser editor John Delmenico, who watched all 4+ hours of ABC's Nemesis, and has compiled all the best moments into one episode for you, so you don't have to watch all the boring shit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 14, 202430 min

How Taylor Swift, Joe Biden, And The CIA Rigged The Super Bowl

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Dom and Charles confirm exactly how Taylor Swift and Joe Biden have been working hand in hand from the beginning to rig this year's Super Bowl and establish a new world order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 13, 202417 min

Slum-Dom Millionaire

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Labor's new "Help To Own" policy has been slammed as inflationary by the Greens, who want to abolish negative gearing and become a socialist state. Dom and Charles have a solution that everyone can get behind, even Max "Mao" Chandler-Mather. (Hi Max, come on the show anytime.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 12, 202416 min

We Demand A Barnaby Joyce Royal Commission

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Dom and Charles ask the important questions about Barnaby Joyce being spotted in a gutter, like why didn't anyone offer him a beer? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 202417 min

What's Really In Your Stanley Cups?

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For The Chaser Report 2024, Dom and Charles want to bring you news on the hippest trends (their words, not mine). For that reason, we spend today's episode talking about Stanley Cups and Crocs. Apologies for the judgements we are about to make about your mum's birthday wish-list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 8, 202416 min

Dom Becomes A QUEEEEENSLANDER

Dom Knight is in Brisbane, and can feel the Queensland culture starting to seep into his DNA -- what will he become? Meanwhile Charles talks about the latest week in parliament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 7, 202416 min

Dutton Says He Supports PM Who He Said Can't Be Trusted

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Charles and Dom unpack the mental gymnastics utilised by Peter Dutton while he calls Albanese the "liar in The Lodge" who "robbed" the Australian people, while also supporting the changes Albanese has made to help those very same Australians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 6, 202417 min

Cheap As Elon Musk's Brain Chips

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In our first Chaser Report X Welcome To The Future crossover of 2024, Charles and Dom present to you a mix of Elon Musk news. First up, the brain reading Neuralink technology has got its first human test subject. And second, Musk gave himself a $55 billion pay package. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 31, 202422 min

Scott Morrison - In Memoriam

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Scott Morrison is finally, finally, finally gone. We did it folks. God is real. (If you listened to this episode and it had the wrong audio that was the Morrison incompetence seeping through.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 24, 202419 min

What Is A 'Nacho Cheese Subscription'?

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As part of Charles' 2024 New Year's resolutions he's agreed to do the opposite of everyone else, which in this case means subscribing to everything... including food? Listen and find out how Americans are using subscription models to enjoy food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 202419 min

6 Good News Stories To Start 2024

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Dom and Charles are back(ish) for The Chaser Report 2024! Returning weekly for January, enjoy as Charles brings Dom a confusing roundup of the year's top stories so far. And no, even we can't tell if he was trying to be sarcastic or not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 9, 202414 min

2023: The Lowest Of The Lowest Pt. 2

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Continuing their wrap of 2023, Dom and Charles bring you all the highlights from the second half of this mediocre-at-best B-minus of a year. Thank you to everyone for listening, and wishing you a very merry Christmas from all of us here in Charles' Basement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 14, 202313 min

2023: The Lows And Lowers Pt. 1

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Charles Firth and Dom Knight present The Chaser Report's year in review of 2023! It's our special two-part episode where we look back at everything that happened over the year, and fondly remember how everything that starts off on a high can only go downhill! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 13, 202319 min

No More Cancer OR Eccy Tuesdays

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Charles has spent most of 2023 bringing you "good news stories" in which he sarcastically delivered the worst news you've ever heard. Not today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 12, 202319 min

The Defamation Awards Of 2023!

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Join Charles Firth and Dom Knight as they present The Defo's! With prestigious award categories like "Best Case Initiated By A War Criminal" and the highly sought after "Golden Defo", it truly is the night of nights for rich, white innocent-until-proven-f*cked men! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 11, 202319 min

Should We Really Be Rebelling Against Extinction?

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A climate protest in Melbourne blocks traffic (we promised traffic reports!), and AusPost announce a groundbreaking change to how you'll not get your mail. Dom and Charles continue their tireless crusade to bring you the good news every single day of 2023.We're so tired, at this point extinction sounds like a nice long break. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 6, 202314 min

How Should We Prank King Charles? | Sami Shah

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Sami Shah of News Weakly joins Dom Knight to discuss the royal family and King Charles and Queen Camilla's trip to Australia next year. Obviously the first question to come up is how should we prank them. AFP, if you're listening, we're joking ;) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 6, 202318 min

COP28 President Supports Natural Gaslighting

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In another "We Told You So" episode of The Chaser Report, Dom celebrates his successful prediction that hosting a climate change summit in Dubai, run by someone who runs a fossil fuel company, might not go so well. Plus a special announcement for all our Spotify Wrapped listeners to claim your personalised video! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 5, 202311 min

How Crypto Billionaires Are Exactly Like Bond Villains

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Charles and Dom provide an insightful explanation of how crypto is a Ponzi scheme, and bring you to speed on the latest crypto-billionaires to start facing consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 202318 min

Dom Hates Paul Kelly | Word Of The Year 2023 Pt. 2

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Dom continues to tour Charles through Macquarie's list of words of 2023, and starts off with a highly controversial take on one of Australia's most celebrated song writers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 29, 202316 min