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throwawayreddit6565 t1_j6lo1ui wrote

The easiest way historically is to use a combination of grants and tax breaks. ABC used to pump out some amazing content but sadly the network had a huge amount of its funding continuously stripped over the 12 or so years that we had libs in power federally. At the very least they really need to specify the sort of content that they want to mandated because "More Australian content" is incredibly vague and as I mentioned inevitably leads to more reality garbage getting pumped out.

Either way, the government is attempted to fix this issue without spending money which just isn't an effective way to reach desirable outcomes with respect to encouraging quality content.

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leeswervino t1_j6lnhlu wrote

I do.

However, himself and his wife are on the record saying he smokes Marlboros. I have no stock in Phillip Morris or reason to make this up I promise.

Not to mention, if they are Newport Reds my point is the same. The joke is predicated around the menthol stereotype and Newport being the historically “Black” cigarette as they only produced menthols in most markets up until around the late 90s early 2000s and it was argued their advertising often appealed to the “colored community.”

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SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j6ln9nh wrote

If you couldn't care, why comment?

Of course you find it funny other countries watch stuff from other countries.

You're American. The only time you're aware of other cultures is when you're looking at them through a bombsight. And even then you don't know what you're looking at.

You're mad other countries don't treat the outside world like you do, with fear, suspicion, and ignorance. And that's why you had to weigh in.

America is unique in its xenophobia.

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throwawayreddit6565 t1_j6lmm8m wrote

We don't need content laws though, as multiple people have pointed out it always ends up leading to more garbage reality tv getting created because it's cheap and easy to make. There are better ways to encourage the creation of Australian content without ending up with another variant of 'the farmer wants a wife'.

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