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    'Hairy Panic' Tumbleweed Swamps Oz Town

    @William and mom report from Australia...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    @William and mom report from Australia...

    Lol, not on the news here, but then we only watch 'Aunty' (the ABC,) so maybe it was on some commercial TV news.
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    Not a fire hazard? Really? That stuff would burn like the freaking Hindenburg. There would be a firestorm of epic proportions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by William View Post
    Lol, not on the news here, but then we only watch 'Aunty' (the ABC,) so maybe it was on some commercial TV news.
    Aunty (ABC)? Is that like PBS here, public broadcasting?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    Aunty (ABC)? Is that like PBS here, public broadcasting?
    It's the Australian version of the BBC, and it's a little different from your PBS. The BBC, the ABC, the CBC, and the NZBC, are required by Royal Charter to be funded by government, but to be totally independent of the government of the day. Most political parties hate them, cos they are the only broadcasters with the guts to criticise the government.

    Commercial broadcasters can't, cos big business and political parties are in each other's pockets most of the time - e.g: political donations, repaid by political favours - like you gets what you pays for.

    And the great thing is the ABC gets all the best BBC historical, nature, and drama productions, and there are no ads. Our TVs at home are welded to the ABC channels.
    Last edited by William; 02-18-2016 at 09:58 PM.
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