Pauline Hanson took aim at wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin in a scathing cartoon criticizing the Queensland Labor government.
The firebrand senator’s YouTube series, Please Explain, featured an episode on Friday titled The State of Queensland, where Irwin and ABC children’s cartoon character Bluey are satirically depicted.
Both Bluey and Irwin were unveiled by the state government in June as the new faces of a Tourism Queensland campaign to attract visitors.
His appointment comes at a time when Premier Steven Miles’ government is plagued by rampant youth crime, long hospital wait times and other cost-of-living issues.
Pauline Hanson took aim at wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin (pictured) in a scathing cartoon criticizing the Queensland Labor government.
The firebrand senator’s YouTube series Please Explain featured an episode on Friday titled The State of Queensland, where Irwin and ABC children’s cartoon character Bluey are satirically depicted (pictured).
In the episode, Irwin’s enthusiastic character tries to show Bluey all the positive things the Sunshine State has to offer.
But the couple faces the same issues residents struggle with every day.
At one point, the duo mistakes a long queue at the famous Movie World theme park for a rental inspection, highlighting Queensland’s dire housing crisis.
They are also targeted by foul-mouthed criminals who steal their vehicle and “beat up” Bluey.
When they take him to the hospital, they are told that the wait will be “six months.”
The episode ends with a pessimistic Irwin saying, “I can’t believe this is the state of Queensland.”
The duo are just the latest Australian icons to be parodied by Ms Hanson’s controversial show, which had a restricted episode on social media during the 2022 federal election.
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson is pictured during question time in the Senate chamber at Parliament in Canberra, Wednesday, November 8, 2023.
The cartoon showed a character based on Labor senator Penny Wong delivering a batch of fake votes to her Covid bedridden leader, Anthony Albanese.
The parody prompted a warning from the Australian Electoral Commission and subsequent removal or restriction by several social media platforms.
The AEC said Ms Hanson’s attempts to undermine democratic trust were “extremely disappointing”.
“Some aspects are clearly false and any registered party would know this,” the AEC published.
“No election the AEC has ever conducted has had a margin smaller than the number of alleged multiple votes (and) identification is required when registering to vote.”