Full Story One Nation Has the tide finally turned on One Nation’s ‘crude and cruel’ political cartoons? – Full Story podcast When One Nation’s political cartoon Please Explain first launched in 2021, the general consensus – even from the left side of the political spectrum – was that it was surprisingly well-made.
But back then, Pauline Hanson was still on the fringes of political discussions. Now, four seasons and a movie later, polls have One Nation as the second-most popular political party in the country, and its cartoons are coming under increasing scrutiny.
Matilda Boseley talks to marketing expert Toby Ralph about whether there’s a place for the show in a political climate where politicians are begging to ‘turn the temperature down’
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