Show Notes
NEWS WEAKLY 189 – 06 December, 2025
TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK SOUTHEAST ASIA SINKS WHILE THE WORLD SCROLLS! ALSO, DUMBASS IN THE DONBAS! AND, THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE DEFENDS ITSELF FROM THE INDEFENSIBLE! All that and more on News Weakly! Hello and welcome to News Weakly, where we punch the news in the headlines weakly. I’m Sami Shah, a journalist and comedian who still hasn’t got his Christmas shopping sorted and is now starting to fully panic.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Climate change is the villain, but Australian mining is the guy standing nearby holding its bag."
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CLOSING CREDITS Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster. For more: http://thesamishah.com Theme music “Historic Anticipation” by Paul Mottram This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.
Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster. For more: http://thesamishah.com Theme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul Mottram This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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