At last some good news
Dear Reader,
2020 has been replete with terrible news, and it feels like it just gets worse and worse. Melbourne is now back under lockdown, Hong Kong is essentially over as we know it, and high-waisted trousers continue to be a thing. It's a shocker of a year.
The climate is only getting warmer, the virus is raging out of control across the globe and there has been a sharp rise in authoritarian "strong-man" politics. The UN is reporting that hundreds of millions people have been plunged into poverty as a result of the pandemic and the slow descent into global economic depression means it will be decades before that trend is reversed. And perhaps worst of all, hairy shoes are back in fashion.
So it's great to be able to bring you some good news at last. It's such a welcome relief to have something positive and hopeful to share with you all.
To be honest, I don't know what it is at the moment. But rest assured, there is some good news somewhere in the world. I personally can't think of anything. But, statistically speaking, it must be true that someone, somewhere in the world is having a great time. I'll let you know if I find out any more details about it.
Charles Firth
Managing Editor
The Chaser
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A few other things...
PODCAST - New episode out today
 This week Dom takes a look at the unlikeliest presidential campaign since Trump’s and Charles bans Pauline Hanson from the podcast. Nina Oyama fills in for Andrew and checks out Melbourne’s worst food delivery service, Policearoo, and Rebecca De Unamuno brings us all the news you can’t trust. Stream it online on our website or at Nova or download it in any podcast app, including:
NEW COMEDY ALBUM - OUT NOW
 Everyone's been talking about all the essential nurses, doctors, teachers and shop workers that have got us through this difficult period. Here in NSW, we've rewarded the hard work and bravery of nurses, teachers and other servants with a wage cut. Sorry, I mean wage 'freeze'.
But nobody has paid tribute to the non-essential workers, who've been sitting at home, not playing a vital role in sustaining us through this historic period.
That's why, this week, The Chaser launched its first album, and dedicated it to them, the non-essential workers. It's a great album.
Stream it on Spotify or Apple Music. (Or search for "Radio Chaser".)
Or buy the album from The Chaser Shop today for just $29.95, and we'll send you a special limited-edition, signed copy of the album.
THE CHASER QUARTERLY - 22-page sample online
E ven in lockdown, you can still browse a free 22-page sampler of our latest book at ChaserShop.com. The fully revised second edition of The Anti-Expert's Guide to Everything includes a tasteful guide to how to cure coronavirus the natural way, without the pesky use of Western science.
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