Episode 54 - Desi Freeman, Palestine Statehood, Optus Outage & much more

Welcome back to Let's Save The Governor-General, the only politics podcast that now has to save TWO governors-general!And apologies for the radio silence - there was an issue with the previous episode that prevented it from getting out!In this episode, Clancy, Damo and a recently migrated Phoebe discuss:A brief review of the book EntitledA brief glimpse in to Canadian lifeDes Freeman shooting of policeAustralia recognises Palestine state, rebuffs US criticismOptus’ 000 outageAndrew Hastie fighting the Tony Abbott fightPlymouth Brethren Christian Church in the spotlightFreya gets fired (up)AFL grand finalAustralian-born singer is forced to drop out of Russian song contestHope you all enoy!Links:https://www.skynews.com.au/breaking-news/search-for-alleged-cop-killer-dezi-freeman-hits-one-month-milestone/news-story/47e410813de970ea709ade224abd3795https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/28/albanese-rules-out-holding-australian-republic-referendum-while-he-is-prime-ministerhttps://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australia-officially-recognises-palestine-shrugging-off-trump-complaints-20250921-p5mwoj.htmlhttps://www.theage.com.au/national/optus-failure-newborn-s-death-unlikely-to-be-caused-by-000-outage-police-20250921-p5mwpc.html?instance=2025-09-23-07-05-AEST&jobid=31850981&list_name=3C1D28D0-7E1E-4DC0-9DD3-A961CC5360DB&mbnr=MzA0NDMyNTk&promote_channel=edmailhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/25/future-liberal-leader-or-party-disruptor-andrew-hastie-and-the-rise-of-the-maga-righthttps://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/mr-conviction-what-s-behind-andrew-hastie-s-new-crusade-20250924-p5mxhu.html?instance=2025-09-26-07-22-AEST&jobid=31860178&list_name=3C1D28D0-7E1E-4DC0-9DD3-A961CC5360DB&mbnr=MzA0NDMyNTk&promote_channel=edmailhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/plymouth-brethren-deny-coordinated-campaign-support-coalition/105233290https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/sky-news-orders-review-after-guest-unleashes-anti-islam-rant-wears-bacon-on-air-20250922-p5mwwb.htmlhttps://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/sky-to-ditch-live-broadcasts-of-freya-fires-up-after-islamophobic-rant-20250923-p5mxan.html?instance=2025-09-24-07-13-AEST&jobid=31854166&list_name=3C1D28D0-7E1E-4DC0-9DD3-A961CC5360DB&mbnr=MzA0NDMyNTk&promote_channel=edmailhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-27/snoop-dogg-afl-grand-final-entertainment-mcg/105819406https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-21/australian-born-singer-drops-out-of-russian-hosted-song-contest/105799020https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/andrew-hastie-car-making-coward-muppet-liberals/105808280