One Nation published a two-minute video on Friday called 'The State of Queensland' which used Robert Irwin and popular children's character Bluey to mock the state government over perceived failings ahead of the election in October.
Pauline Hanson is ignoring a legal threat to remove a One Nation cartoon featuring Robert Irwin which the celebrity figure claims is defamatory.
Mr Irwin and Bluey have featured prominently in a recent Queensland government tourism campaign to lure visitors to the state.
The legal letter from Sunshine Coast lawyer Zoe Naylor accused the video’s producers of “unauthorised and deceptive use of our client’s image”.
Ms Hanson’s chief of staff James Ashby, who will also contest the seat of Keppel in the upcoming state election, said the legal threat came as a surprise.
“I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone watching this video that it’s a parody, that it’s a joke, that it’s not real, that he hasn’t authorised it, and that this is really a One Nation political statement,” Mr Quill said.
“There’s a consumer law issue around making a representation to the public that there is a sponsorship approval or affiliation between One Nation and Mr Irwin … but that’s a separate question,” he said.
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Pauline Hanson is ignoring a legal threat to remove a One Nation cartoon featuring Robert Irwin which the celebrity figure claims is defamatory.
Mr Irwin and Bluey have featured prominently in a recent Queensland government tourism campaign to lure visitors to the state.
The legal letter from Sunshine Coast lawyer Zoe Naylor accused the video’s producers of “unauthorised and deceptive use of our client’s image”.
Ms Hanson’s chief of staff James Ashby, who will also contest the seat of Keppel in the upcoming state election, said the legal threat came as a surprise.
“I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone watching this video that it’s a parody, that it’s a joke, that it’s not real, that he hasn’t authorised it, and that this is really a One Nation political statement,” Mr Quill said.
“There’s a consumer law issue around making a representation to the public that there is a sponsorship approval or affiliation between One Nation and Mr Irwin … but that’s a separate question,” he said.
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