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Australian broadcaster asks One Nation to stop using Bluey character

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Australia's national broadcaster, ABC, has requested that the far-right political party One Nation cease using the popular children's television character Bluey in its political cartoons. The party has been criticized for a recent cartoon that depicted Bluey driving a car over a politician. This action follows an incident where a man allegedly drove a vehicle into MP Helen Haines. AI

RANK_REASON This is a dispute over the use of a children's character in political cartoons, not a core AI development or industry event.

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Australian broadcaster asks One Nation to stop using Bluey character

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Stop using Bluey, Australian broadcaster tells Pauline Hanson’s far-right party

    Australia’s national broadcaster ABC called on the far-right One Nation party on Wednesday to stop using children’s TV character Bluey in its political cartoons. Bluey is the popular star of an Australian cartoon series featuring canines navigating childhood and parenting in the …

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