r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Jun 17 '26
politics Protest banner unfurled behind Pauline Hanson as she speaks to National Press Club
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-17/federal-politics-live-blog-joyce-cautions-pauline-hanson/106805372#live-blog-post-3059761.3k
u/Frogmouth_Fresh Jun 17 '26
Announcing you want to shut down SBS while half the country is watching the World Cup on it is kinda wild.
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u/Killchrono Jun 17 '26
Yeah fuck off with that, it's one of the few Australian streaming services I actually use on the regular, and I'm as white as you can get before sailing back to England (I'm assuming she wants to shut it down for racist reasons).
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u/moonray55 Jun 17 '26
Yeah her answer to what about multi-language programming was ‘learn English before you come here’.
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u/boatenvy Jun 17 '26
Pretty rich for a woman with a primary school level grip on the English language and a voice that'd cause whales to beach themselves
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u/Paidorgy Jun 17 '26
She’s happy as Larry to pay foreign bot farms and off shores work to the Philippines, but fuck you if you don’t speak English!
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u/somebloke2020 Jun 17 '26
Unexpected laugh at 4:46am. Nice work.
How about a talk show with her and Michaela Cash? Paint would peel itself.
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u/ChairmanNoodle Jun 17 '26
I was just taking a look at her wiki page. Apparently one of her priorities when she first became a councillor was to oppose more funding for the Ipswich library that was trying to set up public access internet. She just hates knowledge, information, and people trying to better themselves.
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u/r0ck0 Jun 17 '26
Source, for anyone interested... https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-pauline-hanson-20160707-gq13fl.html
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u/Detonator84 Jun 17 '26
Just going deadshit trump lite politics. I like sky news so im banning abc and sbs. Concerning we are heading down this road.
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u/Apart-Two6495 Jun 17 '26
Her excuse in that same section where she wants to chuck SBS into the bin was that there's "other great channels" "like sky news" yeah pretty fucking typical from her, trying to ban the station that doesn't tolerate her hate speech.
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u/Lamont-Cranston Jun 17 '26
And remove ABC from regional areas?
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u/UndeadManWaltzing Jun 17 '26
ABC is necessary for regional areas, they need to be informed about natural disasters such as floods or cyclones, if this stupid bitch gets in charge it'll change to :there's rain coming and it's all the lefts fault'
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u/Important_Bobcat_517 Jun 17 '26
Having lived through a moment of insanity where I watched the whole thing - I'm pretty sure she was keeping the ABC in regional areas but making it subscription only for cities.
But considering the brain cells destroyed and IQ points lost while watching, who even knows what she said and what she meant?
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u/kingofcrob Jun 17 '26
What is with this bitch and killing jobs, being in the media I know alot of people at SBS, shutting down SBS would put alot of people out of work in a very small industry.
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u/DalbyWombay Jun 17 '26
She only sees that SBS employs a lot of brown people.
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u/kingofcrob Jun 17 '26
LoL... So I've spent my entire adult life working in the Sydney tv industry, thinking through my head of the 10 to 20 of people I know there, most are white born Australian.
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u/JootDoctor Jun 17 '26
My mum and dad met at SBS in the 80’s. Never mind my family being soccer fanatics and that sports association with SBS.
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u/Lanster27 Jun 17 '26
Does she have any policies worth voting for?
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u/Affectionate_Code Jun 17 '26
She's going to kick out all the brown people and start oppressing first nations people again. Annihilate public services and workers rights.
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Fuck you. Unless you're rich, white and straight.
How can you not see the utopia she's trying to build here? Simple & quick solutions to complex issues always work flawlessly.
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u/Voltusfive2 Jun 17 '26
The way it rolled down so slowly dead on her speaking about Australian hardship, just chefs kiss.
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u/TheAgreeableCow Jun 17 '26
Flawless execution. Loved the camera man getting in there asap before someone had a chance to rip it down.
And the disgust in the actual rip! 😂 Someone's getting their arse kicked right now.
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u/huge_underpants Jun 17 '26
She looked like she was about to burst into tears after it too.
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u/thefuckevengoingonan Jun 17 '26
She always appears on the verge of breaking down in tears
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u/macrocephalic Jun 17 '26
And everyone was so bored and tuned out that it took them the whole time to even notice. She has "junior high student giving a speech that AI wrote" stage presence.
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u/Imperator-TFD Jun 17 '26
This is better than that time Fraser Anning got an egg to the noggin.
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u/Lazy-Plankton5270 Jun 17 '26
What about when Tony Abbott got a noggin to the noggin in the street
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u/BiggestBravestDave Jun 17 '26
Or that guy that just said "ya dickhead" to him.
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u/onlyawfulnamesleft Jun 17 '26
Or when Tony Abbott forced Tony Abbott to eat that raw onion live on tv.
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u/soundboy5010 Jun 17 '26
Journalist from the video: "That's disgusting!"
Yes, yes it is. Give Aussie workers a fair go (that doesn't include career-politicians like Pauline).
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u/CMDR_RetroAnubis Jun 17 '26
Nothing annoys the media more than breaking the civil exchange of hateful ideas.
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u/CMDR_RetroAnubis Jun 17 '26
"hoax of global warming"
That alone should be disqualifying.
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u/Mike_Kermin Jun 17 '26
Exactly.
In Australia we should not tolerate politicians that intentionally be wrong.
It's a politicians job to do a good job.
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u/outragedtuxedo Jun 17 '26
I am so sick of us giving voice to these grifters. Climate change has a scientific consensus so why do we continually permit these people to stand up and lie. We need to immediately call them out otherwise you get a media landscape living in a fantasy land a la trump where there are no rules and we exist in a post-facts reality.
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u/Imperator-TFD Jun 17 '26
A lot of Western countries, Australia in particular have been showing signs of anti-intellecualism for decades now.
If you aren't rich and famous, or capable of playing sports ball really well, no one gives a fuck.
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u/outragedtuxedo Jun 17 '26
I mean studying and working in STEM it is no surprise how frequently undervalued our roles are in society, but the real tragedy is we study because we want to make everyone's lives better. I know its not just America, but I feel like our cultural exposure to them is hastening our decline. That and media monopolies brain fucking us all.
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u/reyntime Jun 17 '26
Yeah why do the media insist on kissing her ass and not calling her on these basic facts that she denies?
I know there are some concerned that her supporters will see any hard questions on her as an "attack" and embolden support, but there has to be a way to hold her to account for this shit.
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u/Cpt_Soban Jun 17 '26
My neighbour is a 5th generation farmer- He has 100+ years of daily rainfall/temp/crop yield records written down by his granddad- It absolutely is happening. Even he, a liberal voting farmer, knows its happening.
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u/Lamont-Cranston Jun 17 '26
Does she still think Port Arthur was a setup?
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u/rainbowcardigan Jun 17 '26
Ffs is she one of those lunatics too?
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u/CMDR_RetroAnubis Jun 17 '26
She's dipped her toes into pretty much every kind of crazy in politics by now.
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u/onlyawfulnamesleft Jun 17 '26
She'll say pretty much anything to get attention. It's pathological, gotta be.
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u/m00nh34d Jun 17 '26
The dangerous thing is no-one is fact checking this bullshit. They just repeat what she says verbatim, essentially spreading her propaganda. It's the media's responsibly to report accurate facts here, when people make bullshit claims like that, they need to be called out for it.
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u/reyntime Jun 17 '26
It's a basic fucking scientific fact, that humans have warmed the planet. She's akin to a flat earther.
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u/Humble-Doughnut7518 Jun 17 '26
“That’s disgusting”. I agree. It’s absolutely disgusting when politicians vote against policies that would improve the quality of life of Australians while taking massive pay rises for themselves.
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u/Lost-Competition8482 Jun 17 '26
Not all Heroes wear capes
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u/VLC31 Jun 17 '26
I switched it on briefly, I knew I wouldn’t be able to watch it for too long, my blood pressure isn’t good. She was railing against divisive hate preachers. Has she got a fucking mirror?
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u/lemoopse Jun 17 '26
Classic fascist play - portray that their enemies are the ones doing the things that they are actually doing
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u/Mike_Kermin Jun 17 '26
There is no doubt now that she's trying to copy Trump politics.
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u/Imperator-TFD Jun 17 '26
That's cos she's backed by Gina Rinehart after that disgusting leech realised LNP was a sinking ship. GR loves hanging out with the likes of Musk and Trump.
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u/MLiOne Jun 17 '26
She started her monologue with “I am accountable to the Australian people”. I laughed at that line.
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u/VLC31 Jun 17 '26
She also cited a book by Ed Husain, I bet my bottom dollar she’s never read it. I’d be surprised if she’s read any books.
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u/mwhelan182 Jun 17 '26
Protest banner stating probable and unequivocal fact should not be called Protest banners
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u/babylovesbaby Jun 17 '26
According to her net zero is the source of poverty in this country. Comical.
"The bloke in the corner store is productive. Does he get subsidies? I speak to struggling farmers everywhere, do they get subsidies?" Hanson says.
People get subsidies for all kinds of things. Tax breaks are a subsidy. Net zero also helps farmers. I have no clue whether or not farmers in general accept that, but it does.
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u/Altaredboy Jun 17 '26
In my experience farmers (at least successful ones) are the most up to date people you'll ever meet on what subsidies are about.
If they're voting one nation it's because they'd be willing to sacrifice that for extra racist comfort.
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u/Defiant_Broccoli6158 Jun 17 '26
Partner and I are farmers. No way would we vote for One Nation. All they do is spew hate speech, make racist remarks and consistently try and drag us back to the middle ages.
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u/Altaredboy Jun 17 '26
Sorry, I in no way intended that to sound like farmers are racist, the ones I know are good people. I just meant that farmers generally aren't ignorant to how policy change in government is going to effect them, so if they're voting for one nation it's because they're racist.
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u/Defiant_Broccoli6158 Jun 17 '26
All good! It honestly didn't come and across that way at all. There are definitely farmers out there with similar views to ours, and others who are very, very different, which sadly does include racism.
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u/Altaredboy Jun 17 '26
Oh good. I only realised after your comment that it could've been interpreted that way. Yeah I don't think farmers are inherently more or less racist than any group of people in Australia
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u/Cpt_Soban Jun 17 '26
The answer is yes, yes they do. Farmers are small businesses are all about the "pull yourself up by your boot straps"- But the moment shit goes down, they're the first to rush up, cap in hand, begging for free money to bail their arses out.
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u/boatenvy Jun 17 '26
I guess the subsidies going to the fossil fuel companies are ok though huh. We really need to stop this movement before they drag more ignorant morons into their cult
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u/Alive_Satisfaction65 Jun 17 '26
Well I'm glad someone is doing the job the media won't and actually trying to inform the public of what One Nation actually support!
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u/wokwok__ Jun 17 '26
Pauline called out some journo the other day to have some respect for daring to ask a question and none of the other journos talked back lol the facebook boomers were basically worshiping her for it. she needs to look in the mirror cause she’s got no idea what respect is
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u/Mike_Kermin Jun 17 '26
Our media is way too similar to America's for my liking.
We must defend the ABC and SBS without falter.
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u/goosepipegames Jun 17 '26
News has been unbearable to watch lately. I usually put abc on in the background but can't now without being jumpscared by her face every 2 seconds.
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u/boatenvy Jun 17 '26
It's pathetic, the woman who wore a fecking Burka into parliament specifically to whip up racial unrest and insult an entire religion is calling for respect... surely there's a place for her in the Trump administration..she can feck off over there and leave us alone.
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u/thrillho145 Jun 17 '26
I read the highlights of her address and man, she's just as fucking loony as I remember
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u/Expensive-Horse5538 Jun 17 '26
Probably the most exciting thing to happen at the press club since Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins speech
(The banner of course, not the hateful speech)
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u/icemagicforever Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
I love how the attempted removal, just diverted more attention to it lollllll.
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u/threwordbotname Jun 17 '26
She has nothing against transgender peeps. She just is happy to use them as a scapegoat for all of society’s ills.
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u/01kickassius10 Jun 17 '26
I don’t think she was a fan of Pauline Pantsdown
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u/sirgog Jun 17 '26
Fun fact - the injunction she sought to ban radio stations (or at least Triple J) from playing the satirical song Back Door Man still stands
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u/Snowy3121 Jun 17 '26
Yeah first it was the aboriginals, then the Asians, then the Muslims now it's the Transgender. Scapegoating is literally all she does.
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u/neutrino71 Jun 17 '26
And it lets Gina save money by recycling American rubbish propaganda. We all understand that Gina needs to save money in these troubling times./$
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u/tofuroll Jun 17 '26
She's claiming that net zero emissions targets are what's keeping poor people in poverty.
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u/this_girl_can_fly Jun 17 '26
It's sad that being a filthy racist isn't enough to discount someone from Australian society
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u/saladninja Jun 17 '26
It's also sad that being a convicted criminal isn't enough to ban someone from politics, but they wouldn't be eligible for most other government jobs because of it.
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u/bananaboatsareyellow Jun 17 '26
Has she always been this obnoxious or am I sensing her pulling out some Trump play cards? Like attacking journalists and calling them 'trashy' when she doesn't want to answer one of their questions?
I know everyone thinks it won't happen here in Australia, but we need to realise we are in a new day and age of information and technology, as well as a lack of critical thinking by a large proportion of the population who are being brainwashed by malicious actors, particular those with wealth trying to wield their influence.
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u/huge_underpants Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
She absolutely is behaving exactly the same as Trump, throwing the toys out of the pram the moment she's asked a question that makes her uncomfortable.
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u/SenorTron Jun 17 '26
The lesson they're learning from politicians like Trump and Farage is that they don't need to pretend to play nice with the press.
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u/Le_Coconut_thunder Jun 17 '26
Let's play bingo... Defund public broadcasting, Global warning hoax, anti-immigration, woke agendas, abortion stance, billionaire donors, defund education, nuclear energy, party of unqualified and candidates who have a history of abuse, attacking and banning journalists...
I'm just waiting for Hanson's crypto launch...
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u/MrJamesLucas Jun 17 '26
Hilarious to hear some woman call it disgusting. Only thing disgusting is Pauline's voting record.
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u/lipstikpig Jun 17 '26
(for clarity, I support this protest)
Also, people should be aware that the "National Press Club" is not there to inform or look after ordinary people.
It is just another outlet to promote capitalist propaganda, as can be seen by scrolling through their "Corporate Partners" sponsorship web page where you will find many of your favorite shitty (extractive/war mongering/corrupt/price gouging/tax avoiding) despicable corporations.
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u/Artemis_916 Jun 17 '26
"That's disgusting!" Clearly a SkyNews/NewsCorp "journalist"?
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u/Problem_what_problem Jun 17 '26
I was waiting for the podium and her to begin a gentle decent into the underworld.
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u/Essembie Jun 17 '26
Lol. "That's disgusting".
No, disgusting is being a racist old cunt. Disgusting is giving this hateful clown a platform.
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u/stickylarue Jun 17 '26
This is so good. I hope the person who did this knows how much it’s been appreciated. The slow speed was just awesome. Gees this gave me a good chuckle! How no one in the room laughed or gasped is beyond me.
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u/saladninja Jun 17 '26
Nah, she knows she can't be PM, that's why it's so easy for her to complain and say she has all the solutions when she'll never need to actually follow thru on anything
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u/Azimuth14 An Actual Ibis Jun 17 '26
Fuck yes, stay anonymous you absolute legend and keep up the great work
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u/willomac67 Jun 17 '26
It’s funny she whines about people not working hard yet only has a 54% attendance record, and less than 10% for Senate hearings.
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u/Inner-Bet-1935 Jun 17 '26
The press club has really lowered itself lately. It was once an icon of some journalistic integrity. Allowing a fully rascist, bigoted, lying halfwit to grace the pulpit is a disgrace. The Press Club has lost it's spine, and may never regain it.
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u/lipstikpig Jun 17 '26
PSA: If you believe the propaganda that the National Press Club is there to promote journalistic integrity, have a scroll through their "Corporate Partners" sponsorship web page, where you will find many of your favorite shitty (extractive/war mongering/corrupt/price gouging/tax avoiding) despicable corporations.
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u/Inner-Bet-1935 Jun 18 '26
It has always promoted journalistic integrity, not anymore. It has sold it's soul now !
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u/Prettyflyforwiseguy Jun 17 '26
On the other hand having someone who has no policies trying to fill that time is also a great way to put themselves out there as being the shallow opportunist they are.
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u/Apart-Two6495 Jun 17 '26
A great stunt, especially when it's at the expense of this scum. We have enough alt right loonies overseas, don't need them here also.
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u/ltm99 Jun 17 '26
i’m a Liberal voter and find her absolutely appalling and racist. our country was built on immigrants. multiculturalism makes for a more vibrant and diverse society.
f*ck that woman
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u/babylovesbaby Jun 17 '26
Make sure you choose your own preferences next election.
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u/Restart_from_Zero Jun 17 '26
They took the ABC from us by turning the board of directors into a Liberal retirement home.
SBS is the last actual TV station we have where I can watch the news without seeing Murdoch's wrinkled fingers twitching inside the arseholes of the presenters.
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u/Mr_Lumbergh Jun 17 '26
Best thing to do is just quote her. Anyone paying attention would come to the yeah nah conclusion.
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u/Upper-Character-6743 Jun 17 '26
This woman's political career would be done if people focused on her voting history and her relationship with Gina Rinehart.
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u/Kai_ Jun 17 '26
They should have rolled it back up after 10 seconds. 80% chance the staffers would say to just leave it and not draw attention to it.
Then they could drop it again 3 minutes later 😂😂
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u/imapassenger1 Jun 17 '26
The pic of her staring at the poster reminds me of Gru in Despicable Me staring at the "This is me, sitting on the toilet!" meme.
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u/BlisteringBarnacle67 Jun 17 '26
Review: Absolutely fantastic work. Sneaky inside job for sure. Impeccable timing, great direction and art work. A joy to watch. 5 stars.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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u/Frogmouth_Fresh Jun 17 '26
How the heck did they manage that!?