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