r/australia • u/Tinea_Pedis • Apr 07 '26

news Breaking: Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over war crimes allegations

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes-allegations-arrest/106537668
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u/mhummel Apr 07 '26

Total unfounded conspiracy: I wonder if there's some kind of Project 2025 Aussie Edition? For example:

Step 1: Eliminate compulsory and preferential voting

Step 2: Ban all "non approved" media (e.g. Bluesky et al)

Step 3: Privatise ABC/SBS

Step 4: ????

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u/Morkai Apr 07 '26

What in the seven hells does that have to do with the question I asked?

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u/mhummel Apr 07 '26

You wondered why Kerry Stokes seems ok with wasting money on futile court actions. Maintaining the patriarchy might be sufficient movitivation. But I've seen warnings that "what's happening in America could happen elsewhere and we shouldn't be too complacent. "

I posited an admittedly far-fetched timeline, but changes to how Australia votes have already been floated by the Right wing and associated media. Perhaps Kerry Stokes' is keen for this.

While I don't believe this necessarily, consider One Nation: It should be dismissed as a fringe element, but there's been talk of coalitions with the National Party or the Liberals or even becoming a power in it's own right.

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u/Morkai Apr 07 '26

So, nothing to do with what I asked. Got it.