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Pauline Hanson has taken aim at wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin in a scathing cartoon slamming 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 the 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.
Their appointment comes at a time when Premier Steven Miles' government is being plagued by rampant youth crime, long hospital waiting times and various other cost-of-living issues.
Pauline Hanson has taken aim at wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin (pictured) in a scathing cartoon slamming 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 the ABC children's cartoon character Bluey are satirically depicted (pictured)
In the episode, the enthusiastic Irwin character attempts to show Bluey all the positive things the Sunshine State has to offer.
But the pair are met with the very same problems residents there are struggling with everyday.
The duo at one point mistake a long queue at the famed Movie World theme park for a rental inspection, highlighting Queensland's dire housing crisis.
They are also targeted by foul-mouthed delinquents who steal their vehicle and 'bash' Bluey.
When he is taken to hospital, they are told it will be a 'six-month' wait.
The episode ends with a downbeat Irwin saying 'I can't believe this is the state of Queensland'.
The duo are just the latest Aussie icons to be parodied by Ms Hanson's controversial show, which had an episode restricted on social media during the 2022 federal election.
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson is pictured during during Question Time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, November 8, 2023
The cartoon showed a character based on Labor's Senator Penny Wong delivering a batch of fake votes to her bed-bound Covid-stricken leader, Anthony Albanese.
The skit prompted a warning from the Australian Electoral Commission and later its deletion or restriction by several social media platforms.
The AEC said that Ms Hanson's attempts at undermining democratic confidence were 'extremely disappointing'.
'Aspects of it are clearly false, and any registered party would know this,' the AEC posted.
'No election the AEC has run has had a margin smaller than the number of alleged multiple votes [and] ID is required when you enroll to vote.'
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