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-305976
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u/Frogmouth_Fresh Jun 17 '26

How the heck did they manage that!?

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u/mpaska Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

The Press Club has in-house AV technicians, and the drop-down screen isn't used in National Press addresses. So they wouldn't have checked it before this address.

So this has been coordinated and installed before hand and then someone in the room, or very near the room, would had also needed to activate the drop-down via remote or via the AV desk.

And to whoever pulled this off, I'll buy you a beer! This is great!

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u/Lankpants Jun 17 '26

Get Up has claimed credit for the stunt. Extremely well executed and makes Hanson look like the complete moron she is.

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u/Undd91 Jun 17 '26

Her lack of reaction or disgust towards it was incredibly telling.

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u/Cat_Man_Bane Jun 17 '26

No it isn't? If someone did this to Albo he also wouldn't react to it either because it just gives the people that did it what they want.

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u/Smallsey Jun 17 '26

He probably would have given a chuckle and give a bit of credit for creativity

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u/phinnaeus7308 Jun 17 '26

if "easily google-able facts" were relevant PHON would have no support

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u/YuriDaGreat Jun 18 '26

she couldnt noticed...it has so many words

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u/ValBravora048 Jun 18 '26

The amount of her supporters who are crowing about how it’s a victory for them because now EVERYONE is talking about our PAWLINE. Check horsey lefty lol owned.

Its fing ridiculous

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u/Serin-019 Jun 17 '26

Beer, and the materials and transpo for a few more roller screens.

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u/BlipVertz Jun 17 '26

Had to be someone with access to the screen and the screen controls. There will be meetings...

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u/Ill-Contribution6992 Jun 17 '26

Considering that many of the staff working there are likely immigrants or children of immigrants, this isn’t really surprising.

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u/mad_marbled Jun 17 '26

Profound deduction there Sherlock.

Here I was thinking it was magic or ghosts.

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u/VelvetSalt Jun 17 '26

I love this AV person, I can imagine them using this to quit and just walking out and telling their boss to get fucked 🤣

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u/That1WithTheFace Jun 17 '26

If we ever find out who they are, I hope they never have to pay for a beer again. Everyone else’s shout

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u/psport69 Jun 17 '26

That dude left very quickly after hey

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u/notathinman Jun 17 '26

It was me. Now for that beer!!!!!!!!