[7] In early 2020, Probyn became the feature of an internet meme, initially gaining popularity from a video by comedian Brooke Taylor on social media platform TikTok, after an encounter with Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a press conference regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, where Morrison stated “Andrew, I know, but you don't run the press conference, okay?”[8][9] In response to these memes, Probyn added “if something like that encourages people to at least watch press conferences where some serious stuff is being discussed, all the better.”[10] In June 2023 Probyn was made redundant by ABC staff as part of a company-wide shift to restructure more on digital content.
Political gravity drags at their toes, whistling a final ruin in just over six months' time, perhaps sooner... it looks very much like a presage of a much nastier blow next year at the general election.
"[17] He praised the Liberal Party's main opponent Kerryn Phelps as "an eloquent cleanskin with a just-add-water political persona that oozes the trust and authority so lacking in the place she's poised to become tenant.
[19] Amid government complaints about Probyn's reporting, Milne allegedly told Guthrie that keeping him as the public broadcaster's political editor was "putting the future of the ABC at risk".
[20] These claims raised questions of potential political interference by the Turnbull-appointed chairman, and Milne resigned his position, acknowledging there had been discussion of the "Probyn issue" but denying he had ever emailed Guthrie to sack journalists.