The Racer is back for 2025! Join Fenian, Nolzy, Kyber and Fluoride on this rather unprepared episode. We discuss the never ending war on Australia Day, decapitating statues, “starting” reparations for Aborigines, and why Australia Day is actually about fighting anti-Semitism.
Divisions are made of forests and salmon. In our last episode for 2024, we cover:
* Being associated with Nazis gets you 300k
* Muslim vote handing Dutton keys to the lodge
* The Coalition dumps “plans” to reverse net migration
* Labor tears itself up over Tasmanian salmon
* Cheap nuclear and cost blow-outs for hydro
* Victoria the worst state to do business
* Chris Minns goes to ICAC over housing developments
* Woolworths cops it from the United Workers Union
* Adult crime, adult time laws pass in Queensland
* Mirrabooka gets $3m of copper stolen
* … Read more
What a way to end the Parliamentary year. We cover:
* An ALP legislation blitz
* Banning social media but allowing Porn Hub
* Delightful cat fights
* Eradicating racism is 10 years
* Separating refugee parents from their children
* NSW “heatwave” forces appliances to be turned off
* Officially not meeting emissions reduction targets
* Scrapping “truth” telling
* Worst GDP per capita recession ever
* Perth quickly becoming the most expensive city
* Swanny apologises
* Libby Mettam survives Basil’s internal polling
* Musical therapy gets the chop
* Ending genetic discrimination
…and more.
Wayne Swan still can’t answer questions properly. We cover:
* Dutton (unsurprisingly) opposes a foreign students cap
* Misinformation bill dies a deserved death
* Raiding the Future Fund
* Cbus not paying widows
* Social media bill to likely stifle free speech
* David Crisafulli fails to end Truth-Telling inquiry
* Pissing up another $50m on fighting climate change
* Ayelet Shaked gets banned
* Ben Elton disapproves of anti-semitism
* George Galloway takes form in Australia
* Tazzy Libs barely hold on to power
* Censures that mean nothing
…and more.
What a way for us to return. We cover:
* Allegations against Alan Jones nothing new
* What a Trump presidency might mean for Australia
* Labor and half-arsed pandering to Western Sydney
* Intended consequences of electoral funding reform
* Cbus and Swanny in trouble
* Tony Burke is a pussy
* Bipartisan support for foreign students
* Higher incarceration of Aborigines
* Cracking down on loosies
* Dutton still won’t scrap net zero by 2050
* Another housing fund
* CFMEU continues to bleed
* LGBT death threats
* David Spiers and white powder
* Torn on social … Read more
Why oh why didn’t Latham take the truth defence? We cover:
* Census questions that were not to be
* Defaming through accurate descriptions
* Feral protest tactics
* Inaction on veteran suicide
* Living in pods with no natural light
* No fines for John Setka
* Culturally significant swamps
* Watered down or beefed up EPA
* No one wants EVs
* Cable-tie man on trial
* Mt Isa begging for a prison
* Moderate SA Libs begging for a Federal intervention
* Banning kids from social media
* Deepfake cocaine snorting
…and more.