Bearer of weird News

Matt Harvey
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The bearer of weird news is an exploration of the news, both the weirdest news and the weirdest parts of the news you are familiar with. The world's a weird place, Matt wants to talk about it. Just for funny is a news quiz. Some of the best, newest, and most interesting comedians and performers are invited to play a quiz about the latest, weirdest news items. 

  1. JAN 26

    VIC Pol ends police state early, Hate speech And Guns Laws, Venezuela

    NEWS:https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-organisation-family-investment/5ec586fc-195a-4fa5-8520-790abd60806bhttps://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-hackers-stole-millions-of-pornhub-users-data-for-extortion/https://www.newsweek.com/hegseth-announces-grok-access-to-classified-pentagon-networks-11349020https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-09/airport-lost-luggage-auctions/106078890https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-31/denmark-postal-service-ends-letter-delivery/106188988https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-19/qld-government-refuses-support-federal-gun-buyback/106246450https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-17/trump-wants-nations-to-pay-1-billion-to-stay-on-his-peace-boardhttps://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-police-report-froghttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/aliens-financial-crisis-bank-england-helen-mccaw-b2902690.htmlhttps://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/scientists-sequence-a-woolly-rhino-genome-from-a-14400-year-old-wolfs-stomach/https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/ever-seen-a-pet-cow-pick-up-a-broom-and-scratch-herself-with-it-you-have-nowhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/09/victoria-police-revokes-powers-to-allow-warrantless-pat-downs-across-inner-melbournehttps://www.news.com.au/national/politics/israel-offers-to-train-senior-australian-police-scolds-pm-over-radical-islam/news-story/6a07c9fbd8705a2bd6ef3e4415dbc02ahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/anthony-albanese-recalls-parliament-hate-speech-gun-laws/106220636https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/nt-government-rejects-national-gun-buyback-scheme-over-funding/106221008https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-13/neo-nazi-group-national-socialist-network-to-disband/106225638https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/coalition-on-track-to-split-over-labors-postbondi-beach-massacre-hate-speech-and-guns-omnibus-bill-next-week/news-story/fec664a170aa80ad3899b2b81e87aa98https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/14/labor-considering-extending-new-hate-speech-protections-to-lgbtq-australians-and-religious-groupshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-15/greens-wont-support-labor-hate-and-gun-laws-in-current-form/106232006https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/14/adelaide-festival-writers-week-lousie-adler-politics-reaction-peter-malinauskas-victoria-bushfires-queensland-floods-anthony-albanese-labor-sussan-ley-coalition-ntwnfbhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/17/labor-albanese-gun-control-proposed-hate-speech-laws-racial-vilificationhttps://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-explosions-caracas-ca712a67aaefc30b1831f5bf0b50665ehttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-09/us-withdrawal-trump-united-nations-organisations/106210134https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-interview-us-greenland-grab-nato-preservation-choice/https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/greenland-nato-troops-denmark-germany-arctic-trump.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greenland-trump-denmark-uk-military-b2900863.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/venezuela-machado-nobel-prize-trump-b2897335.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/trump-greenland-military-denmark-nato.htmlhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-gleefully-seizes-nobel-peace-prize-from-real-winner/

    56 min
  2. US wants your tweets, War In Venezuela, Social Media Ban Fails Immediately

    JAN 3

    US wants your tweets, War In Venezuela, Social Media Ban Fails Immediately

    NEWS: https://declassifiedaus.org/2025/12/22/australia-trials-weapon-battle-tested-in-gaza/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/24/hamilton-island-great-barrier-reef-sold-blackstone https://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix-lines-up-25-billion-in-bank-financing-for-warner-bros-deal-ad4f4590 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-23/anthony-albanese-recommends-changes-parliamentary-travel-rules/106174182 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-24/bondi-massacre-nsw-premier-chris-minns-reforms-will-continue/106176748 https://www.newsweek.com/irs-onlyfans-content-tax-on-tips-dispute-11142570 https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/toddler-star-ms-rachel-named-finalist-for-antisemite-of-the-year-amid-gaza-advocacy-stopantisemitism-tucker-carlson https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/bondi-gunman-held-gun-licence-used-six-firearms-in-attack-20251215-p5nnmv.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/john-howard-gun-laws-attempted-diversion/106148416 https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/changes-to-gun-laws-are-a-diversion-says-john-howard-20251216-p5nnz3.html https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/sick-perversion-tony-burke-hate-preacher-visa-crackdown-deportation-plans-after-bondi-massacre/news-story/6cdceb4f29f28d88af5b8902391076d4 https://www.rawstory.com/australia-2674398243/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/15/bondi-shooting-attack-australian-leaders-international-heads-of-state/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/15/australian-pm-rejects-netanyahu-linking-palestine-recognition-bondi-beach-attack https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/albanese-proposes-tougher-gun-laws-after-bondi-attack/106143310 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/albanese-announces-gun-buyback-scheme-following-bondi-beach-shooting/ar9v62n6w https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2025/12/06/exclusive-pms-office-directs-lobbyists-use-encrypted-disappearing-messages https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/11/australia-us-tourism-new-visa-rules-social-media-history https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/19/trump-venezuela-war https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/social-media-ban-day-one-teen-access/106126706 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/10/under-16s-social-media-ban-reaction-victoria-vce-atar-results-queensland-parliament-mcphillamys-goldmine-federal-court-hearing-anthony-albanese-labor-sussan-ley-coalition-migration-policy-ntwnfb https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/australias-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-starts-today/106119800 https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/reddit-files-high-court-challenge-teen-social-media-ban/

    1h 6m
  3. Police Pat-Downs For Everyone* (Conditions Apply), DataCentre Island, Aus Gov Builds AI

    12/17/2025

    Police Pat-Downs For Everyone* (Conditions Apply), DataCentre Island, Aus Gov Builds AI

    NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/anthony-albanese-jodie-haydon-wedding-prime-minister-married/106080434 https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgkr13lnp1o.amp https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/25/pauline-hanson-suspended-from-senate-over-burqa-stunt-as-mehreen-faruqi-says-parliament-drips-in-racism https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/liberals-ditch-net-zero-commitment/106003712 https://interestingengineering.com/culture/mathematics-ends-matrix-simulation-theory https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/barnaby-joyce-to-resign-from-the-nationals-today-20251126-p5nio5.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/19/saudi-arabia-designated-major-non-nato-ally-of-us-gets-f-35-warplanes-deal https://apnews.com/article/campbells-lawsuit-chicken-fired-poor-people-bioengineered-f3822ce2d7e8ac4e5c832e6f98ba459d https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-admin-orders-us-embassy-to-collect-data-on-migrant-crime-in-australia-20251125-p5ni3d.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j86xydjpro https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/12/australian-government-ai-cabinet-submissions https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/07/google-ai-data-centre-christmas-island-department-defence-deal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/29/police-warrantless-search-powers-melbourne-racial-profiling-fears https://aapnews.aap.com.au/news/indigenous-african-men-endure-rampant-police-profiling

    47 min
  4. Peace Prizes For All!, The Undeserving Poor, Googly Eye Bandits

    11/20/2025

    Peace Prizes For All!, The Undeserving Poor, Googly Eye Bandits

    NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/10/gough-whitlams-dismissal-a-calculated-plot-to-remove-elected-government-via-partisan-ambush-pm-says https://www.businessinsider.com/open-ai-chatgpt-microsoft-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-authors-rr-martin-2025-10 https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/the-votes-are-counted-and-the-quiet-shattered-as-treaty-arrives-in-victoria-20251030-p5n6nr.html https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/16/adani-denies-claims-it-sold-below-market-coal-leading-to-queensland-missing-out-on-hundreds-of-millions-in-royalties https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/gender-quotas-off-the-table-after-liberal-party-review-of-catastrophic-election-loss-20251107-p5n8m5.html https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/jeremy-renner-unsolicited-pics-allegations/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/veteran-radio-broadcaster-john-laws-has-died-aged-90/105989816 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-10-26/gm-banana-qcav-4-genetic-modification-stops-panama-disease-tr4/105761042 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/03/ato-australian-taxation-office-private-debt-collector-recoveriescorp-paid-42m https://apnews.com/article/fifa-peace-prize-trump-infantino-682042bcb23ba0e02dcc5f1e88894ffd https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-04/fears-fugitive-welfare-cut-off-will-capture-innocent-people/105971100 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/03/majority-jobseekers-unable-to-get-long-term-work-despite-private-agencies https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-04/mount-gambier-blue-blob-googly-eyes-vandalism-charge-court/105964692 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-04/streaming-services-to-be-made-to-produce-australian-content/105970910

    58 min
  5. Children: Victims Or Monsters?, The Blood Money Comedy Festival, Climate Trigger

    11/07/2025

    Children: Victims Or Monsters?, The Blood Money Comedy Festival, Climate Trigger

    NEWS: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nhs-supports-first-cousin-marriages-143023199.html?guccounter=1 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/queensland-government-to-establish-400m-energy-fund/105874318 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-12/government-will-not-negotiate-with-hackers-after-qantas-breach/105882936 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-10-16/australian-rainforest-trees-carbon-storage-producer/105886554 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/parliament-increase-fixed-terms-senate-estimates/105865534 https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-stockpiling-warheads-and-chemical-weapons-as-lawmaker-fears-trump-planning-strike/ https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-sack-club-mascot-after-walking-out-of-young-fans-bar-mitzvah-c-20434351.amp https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/victoria-to-ban-masks-and-chaining-at-protests-as-jacinta-allan-insists-melbourne-cbd-is-safe/news-story/b0593c48c575ec0b5aab1ac6551563c7 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/atsuko-okatsuka-riyadh-comedy-festival-censorship-rules-1236387458/ https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/human-rights-watch-refuses-aziz-ansari-riyadh-donation-1236544862/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-22/climate-trigger-formally-ruled-out-of-environment-laws/105919546 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/under-16s-social-media-ban-explored-in-digital-dilemma-blog/105884486 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/social-media-ban-vpns-masks-age-checks-disguises/105836134 https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/02/wikipedia-could-be-included-teen-social-media-ban/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/video-games-could-fall-under-social-media-ban-researchers-say/105859842 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/24/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-could-extend-reddit-twitch-roblox-lego-play-steam-dating-apps https://cybernews.com/news/australia-github-age-restriction-kids-protection/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/09/4chan-not-blocked-australia-under-16s-social-media-ban

    58 min
  6. SPF - Sincerely, Probably, False, Deloitte Automates Report About How Automating Work Is Bad, Investing In Death a Boom Industry

    10/21/2025

    SPF - Sincerely, Probably, False, Deloitte Automates Report About How Automating Work Is Bad, Investing In Death a Boom Industry

    NEWS: https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/seven-west-media-announces-merger-deal-with-southern-cross-media/news-story/cf57bb479028afdad2be4a1558563aad https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/01/sussan-ley-sets-kpis-for-frontbenchers-and-calls-for-discipline-amid-outbreaks-of-internal-division https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz69238p5p8o https://apnews.com/article/shutdown-senate-schumer-thune-trump-health-care-b85fe6cdd5d8cdc3e3aa1f4ae889474f https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/singapore-pm-offers-condolences-to-families-of-optus-victims/105844832 https://apnews.com/article/baltic-sea-world-war-ii-marine-life-0688143f3af448aafcc8b33d7d866690?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-28-Undersea+mystery https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-07/melbourne-metro-tunnel-to-open-in-december/105860642 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-30/more-sunscreens-pulled-from-shelves-over-spf-concerns/105836976 https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/deloitte-to-refund-government-after-admitting-ai-errors-in-440k-report-20251005-p5n05p https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/06/deloitte-to-pay-money-back-to-albanese-government-after-using-ai-in-440000-report https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/human-intelligence-problem-labor-senator-slams-deloitte-s-ai-bungle-20251006-p5n0ch https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/30/australias-future-fund-discloses-huge-profits-from-weapons-manufacturers-despite-fierce-criticisms-of-support-for-industry https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/stock-market-today-dow-sinks-800-points-sp-500-and-nasdaq-see-worst-day-since-april-as-trumps-renewed-tariff-threats-spook-wall-street-200026352.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rz08en2po https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/sbs-staff-sworn-off-naming-palestine-despite-federal-recognition-20251008-p5n0vv.html

    1 hr
  7. Dodo Back In Time For Climate Change, Koala = Anti-Panda, Discord Coup

    10/06/2025

    Dodo Back In Time For Climate Change, Koala = Anti-Panda, Discord Coup

    NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-05/victoria-machete-ban-definitition-of-knife-size/105736666 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25439596.edinburgh-trams-passengers-failed-tap-off-45-000-times/ https://www.theverge.com/policy/781158/benjamin-netanyahu-charlie-kirk-conspiracy https://www.wantedinmilan.com/news/venice-pickpockets-sue-citizen-watchdogs.html https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/25/qantas-airbus-come-with-one-toilet-for-every-90-economy-passengers-worse-than-jetstar-scoot-and-ryanair https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-21/republicans-warn-australia-over-palestinian-statehood/105798830 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-21/australia-formally-recognises-state-of-palestine/105799238 https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-would-reverse-it-ley-writes-back-to-republicans-over-recognition-of-palestine-20250922-p5mx1h.html https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/573881/inside-the-hush-hush-visit-that-brought-trump-s-fbi-boss-kash-patel-to-nz https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-late-night-shows-arent-allowed-mock-him-jimmy-kimmel-2132463 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/australians-too-dependent-on-government-says-sussan-ley/105781276 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/atsuko-okatsuka-riyadh-comedy-festival-censorship-rules-1236387458/ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/sep/17/dodo-birds-gene-editing-advance https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/breakthrough-chlamydia-vaccine-offers-hope-for-endangered-koalas/jl6wrui1 https://www.9news.com.au/national/dreamworld-development-application-for-expanded-precinct-covers-koala-habitat-jarrod-bleijie-queensland-news/cae8a296-b2f6-4add-b461-f3f940825e9d https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/nepal-generation-z-anti-corruption-protests-kathmandu/105773042 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/young-activists-who-toppled-nepals-government-now-picking-new-leaders-2025-09-14/ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/from-indonesia-to-nepal-anime-pirate-flag-has-become-symbol-of-asian-gen-zs-discontent

    50 min
  8. Forcing Israelis to do an acknowledgement of country before they commit a genocide, Racist Rallies, Centrelink Settlement

    09/21/2025

    Forcing Israelis to do an acknowledgement of country before they commit a genocide, Racist Rallies, Centrelink Settlement

    NEWS:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/05/donald-trump-2028-olympics-los-angeles-transgender-testing/85531661007/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/grand-jury-declines-indict-sandwich-guy-threw-sub-dc-federal-officer-rcna227464https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/nestle-dismisses-ceo-over-undisclosed-romantic-relationship/105725484https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c754k7d0z51ohttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/act-how-to-spot-counterfeit-money-circulating-after-police-warn/105667076https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/new-zealand-soldier-guilty-of-attempted-espionage/105668788https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17n9k54qz2ohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r7z2ynd2lohttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/virgin-australia-bali-brisbane-flight-toilet-malfunction/105713124https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360794221/david-seymour-sought-advice-removing-bike-helmet-mandatehttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/17/fifa-consider-holding-club-world-cup-every-two-years-from-2029-and-could-expand-ithttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg33351n61ohttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/federal-politics-blog-aug-12/105639322#live-blog-post-211876https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-19/netanyahu-says-anthony-albanese-has-betrayed-israel/105673924https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/australia-defence-export-permits-to-israel-gaza-war/105628320https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/mike-huckabee-us-reacts-to-australia-palestine-recognition/105656090https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/coalition-hamas-praise-embolden-terror-recognise-palestine/105649068https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-31/clashes-at-march-for-australia-anti-immigration-rallies/105717532https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/march-for-australia-protests-prompt-warnings-to-immigrant-communities/kclvivwduhttps://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/a-neo-nazi-group-has-violently-assaulted-a-first-nations-sacred-site/zgy2xfq7hhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/fact-checkers-assess-march-for-australia-immigration-claims/8yorv67wphttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/liberals-distance-themselves-from-prices-indian-migrant-remark-as-backlash-grows/f4471dxhbhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/27/about-3m-australians-affected-by-unlawful-centrelink-debt-calculation-to-be-eligible-for-up-to-600-compensationhttps://www.afr.com/politics/federal/labor-may-forgive-1-1b-in-welfare-debt-after-landmark-ruling-20250717-p5mfnohttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/robodebt-class-action-settles-with-additional-475-million-to-be-paid-by-commonwealth/m2ve4030ehttps://www.themandarin.com.au/297398-nacc-strikes-back-over-new-robodebt-six-accusations/

    53 min
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The bearer of weird news is an exploration of the news, both the weirdest news and the weirdest parts of the news you are familiar with. The world's a weird place, Matt wants to talk about it. Just for funny is a news quiz. Some of the best, newest, and most interesting comedians and performers are invited to play a quiz about the latest, weirdest news items. 

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