Mel Gibson Talking About the Foreign Aid Scam

In a rare and fiery 1987 interview on Australian television, Mel Gibson sat down with Ray Martin and didn’t hold back. With piercing conviction, Gibson challenged the legitimacy of Australia’s foreign aid spending, calling out the funnelling of taxpayer money into corrupt regimes and bureaucratic pockets. He accused the government of using aid as a political smokescreen while neglecting its own people. The interview stirred immediate controversy, with Gibson’s blunt delivery clashing with Martin’s composed hosting, leaving audiences stunned and the media buzzing for weeks.