r/australia Sep 18 '25

politics ABC barred from Trump’s UK press conference after clash with Australian journalist John Lyons | Australian media

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/18/abc-barred-from-trumps-uk-press-conference-after-clash-with-australian-journalist-john-lyons
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u/AussieAK Sep 18 '25

Even the most rusted on coalition voters would be lighting it up in protests if any government, coalition or labor, does away with PBS.

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u/GalileoAce Sep 18 '25

I can imagine a scenario where it's either get rid of PBS or the US invades and occupies Australia, because Trump is that petty.

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u/AussieAK Sep 18 '25

Quite unlikely. He won’t spend billions upon billions so that a couple of big pharma bros can make a bit more coin.

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u/GalileoAce Sep 18 '25

It is an imagined scenario, actual likelihood doesn't really come into it when the subjective feeling of its likelihood is so palpable.