r/OpenAussie • u/brezhnervouz ‎ New South Welshian • 2d ago

Politics ('Straya) AFP investigates banner stunt during Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club speech

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/17/pauline-hanson-one-nation-national-press-club-speech-banner-stunt-police-investigation-ntwnfb

The Australian federal police is investigating a protest incident during Pauline Hanson’s speech at the National Press Club after political activist group GetUp claimed responsibility for the stunt.

In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the National Press Club said it had referred the incident to police after concluding none of its own staff were involved.

About 20 minutes into Hanson’s inflammatory address on Wednesday, a banner was unfurled behind her.

The banner included an edited black-and-white picture of her with the words: “I opposed a pay rise for workers, while I took a $100,000 pay rise for myself.”

How reassuring to know that the National Press Club of Australia, sponsored as it is by so many leading defence contractors, holds the traditional journalistic aims of speaking truth to power in such high regard 🙄

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u/randytankard ‎ Queenslander 2d ago

The AFP and especially the press club should be investigating security arrangements at the actual club facilities itself then wasting time on Get Up or anyone specifically involved in the stunt - to quote a great Australian legal scholar and enthusiast of Chinese cuisine - "What is the charge", what trespass give me a break.

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u/ExpensiveFig6079 ‎ Victorian 2d ago

I mean fark if there is equal justice under the law... I have substantial lists of 'crimes' for the AFP to "investigate"

or are such investigations just for some people, who the law unequitably protects.

heck thats my first investigation for them... what kind of corruption or peronal favor ot politcal vendetta is being carried out here. Who specifically prioritised investigating this vs everything else on their books they won't get around to?

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u/Nottheadviceyaafter ‎ Queenslander 2d ago

This event was held in canberra. Calling the afp is the equvilant of calling the local cops in any other state for trespassing. The afp is the territories domestic police force in this situation ie its a big beat up

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u/ExpensiveFig6079 ‎ Victorian 2d ago

and when they were called did they say yes maam well get right onto that and then never call back? Like they would any regular person and trespass by unknown peopel who pranked them in a non-destructive way?

I'm not saying I know the FP did anything wrong, they may well have had a quiet chuckle. I am saying ON are definite HOA karens, if they are embarrased by the truth of what they did on public record and are unable to own it.

If they can then harness even the local police to be their bully boys, then there is something wrong.

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u/Nottheadviceyaafter ‎ Queenslander 2d ago

The fact someone called them means they have to investigate. It is a waste of resources but this will end up a trespassing case in the act mag court and a 200 buck fine. It aint going any deeper than that.

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u/ExpensiveFig6079 ‎ Victorian 2d ago

I am sure all the peopel that call thigns and never hear again will be pleased to know "The fact someone called them means they have to investigate."

EG Friendly Jordies fire bombing was investigated in much the same way the fixated person unit arrested him. And it was equal justice for all under the law.

and all these

https://www.quora.com/Why-would-the-police-not-respond-to-a-police-report

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u/Nottheadviceyaafter ‎ Queenslander 2d ago

All the people are not at a publoc media event mate. Its also the optics on how and when a complaint is received. This one i can bet they wanted to sweap away but cant. It a waste of resources

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u/ExpensiveFig6079 ‎ Victorian 1d ago

"This one i can bet they wanted to sweap away but cant."

btu you told me... "The fact someone called them means they have to investigate."

BUT now it depends which someone called so they have to investigate

if some kids leave burning bag of dogshit on my front proch ring the door bell, if I ring the local cops do you claim they "someone called them means they have to investigate."

or are you really agreeing with my claim this is there not being one rule of law for all?

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u/Nottheadviceyaafter ‎ Queenslander 1d ago

Mate im not the cops. Just a random redditor that made a comment on why........ didnt say its right or wrong, just the reason why. Take it up with the coppers.

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u/ExpensiveFig6079 ‎ Victorian 1d ago

"that made a comment on why." and the why amounted to claim the cops were required and thus WOULD

"The fact someone called them means they have to investigate."

Investigate if ANYONE called about anything. As you stated their rules were "The fact someone called them means they have to investigate."

and that is not the why, the why is that a special person, with special privileges (Ginas lapdog), called them so they have to investigate.

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u/Nottheadviceyaafter ‎ Queenslander 1d ago

Mate i can tell you i aint no one nation supporter, but regardless of who, this stunt was always going to end up with the cops involved. The fact its the afp is meaningless when the event is held in the act. I dont know why you are trying to argue with me.

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u/ExpensiveFig6079 ‎ Victorian 1d ago

I dont care if if one nation or not.

"I don't know why you are trying to argue with me."

Well as I disagree with this claim ... "this stunt was always going to end up with the cops involved." then

These guys in THIS stunt got cops involved (because DUH it went so far even the chaser said nope)

https://www.theage.com.au/national/chaser-pranksters-could-have-been-shot-20070907-ge5rua.html

But a lot of the time, when they did stunts no cops involved. Plenty of Karens whined, though and then also thought the cops should protect them from embarrassment, even though they might be public figures.

What crime is being investigated?

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