ABC's Planet America to Feature Streamer Hasan Piker, Drawing Conservative Backlash

Australia's ABC will air Planet America on 17 August 2026 featuring Hasan Piker, a leftwing streamer with 3 million-plus Twitch followers who was banned from the UK in June. News Corp's James Morrow questioned whether tax dollars should fund the appearance. Piker has said the US "deserved" 9/11 and would "vote for Hamas over Israel every single time." The episode examines the populist left ahead of US midterms.