What a horrible week!
Dear Reader,
I’m not going to lie, it’s been a horrible week. Awful stories of violence and tragedy, a deadly virus on the loose around the globe and, if that wasn’t bad enough, Andrew Bolt is still employed.
On top of that, Coles was caught underpaying its workers. It only came to light after a security guard noticed the HR department was scanning employee wages as “onions” on the self-service checkout.
Holden shut down causing massive job losses, particularly amongst mechanics who specialise in under-warranty repair.
And Peter Dutton demanded military grade resources to protect us from child sex offenders (except for the ones endorsed by Andrew Bolt, of course).
And just this morning, Tourism Australia announced that the Great Barrier Reef will be rebranded the “New White Meat” thanks to climate induced bleaching.
But amongst all of the doom and gloom, there were some real causes for optimism. We’re struggling to think what they are, but we are sure they exist.
In fact, if you’ve got a tip for a story that isn’t about horrific male violence, awful accidental tragedy, minimising child sex abuse, corporate malfeasance, creeping authoritarianism, economic gloom, climate-induced ruin, locust plagues or deadly virus pandemics, then please let me know at editor@chaser.com.au
Have a happy weekend!
Charles Firth
Managing Editor
P.S. Tickets to our live show - The Anti-Expert's Guide to Everything - are selling out across the country. Most of our Adelaide shows are sold out, but we've added two late shows (10:30pm) at Flamingo - Book Now. Check out chaser.com.au/live for the tour schedule. Our Canberra show has one seat left, so if you don't have any friends, it's the perfect night out.
LIVE SHOW
The Anti-Expert's Guide
to Everything
Are you sick of experts telling you what to think, just because they're "more qualified" than you? At last a show that helps explain how the modern world really works.
- Adelaide Fringe, 18-23 February: BOOK NOW - EXTRA SHOWS ADDED
- Canberra Comedy Festival, 18 March: BOOK NOW - 1 seat left
- Brisbane Comedy Festival, 19 March: BOOK NOW - Selling fast
- Melbourne Comedy Festival, 26 March-5 April: BOOK NOW
- Sydney Comedy Festival – Enmore Theatre, 14 May: BOOK NOW
VIDEOS
We've started putting up videos from our old TV shows online. Check out the video wall on our website. Or subscribe to our official YouTube channel.
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