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A new One Nation cartoon has depicted former Victorian premier Jacinta Allan as a witch, earning a rebuke from deputy premier Gabrielle Williams, who described it as misogynistic.
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The party's satirical cartoons recently drew criticism across the political spectrum for making light of crossbench senator Jacqui Lambie's vaginal prolapse.
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Meanwhile, One Nation MP David Farley has said he "reluctantly" turned down an unsolicited offer from the prime minister for more staff.
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Victoria's deputy premier has slammed a new cartoon released by One Nation this morning, which depicts former premier Jacinta Allan as a witch.
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The six-minute Halloween-themed video covers a range of political issues and includes other characters such as Premier Ben Carroll, ex premier Dan Andrews and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson.
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The cartoon critique coincides with the state government releasing more than 190 annual reports yesterday, ahead of next month's election.
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"We're now seeing them again buy in to tired old misogynistic tropes," Ms Williams said.
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They've got to decide if they are a serious political party interested in policy and what they're going to deliver for the Victorian community or whether they're a bunch of school kids drawing cartoons at the back of the class.
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Federal leader of One Nation Pauline Hanson was asked about the cartoon in Perth today, and made no apologies for its contents, telling reporters she was "glad" Ms Williams had seen it.
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"She might be learning a bit about it.
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And when you look at the cartoon, it is satirical, right?,"Senator Hanson said.
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One Nation's cartoon series has received criticism across the political spectrum in recent weeks, most notably for making light of Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie's vaginal prolapse, a health condition she revealed during a speech in the Senate in August.
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Senator Hanson initially defended the cartoon before admitting she had not seen it.
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The One Nation leader later apologised and said it "wasn't as tastefully done as it could have been".
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However, Melbourne-based cartoon creator Mark Nicholson, who is running as a One Nation candidate at the Victorian state election, continued to defend the Lambie satire in an interview with the ABC this week.
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"We're just trying to do the best thing for the country and for satire," Mr Nicholson told 7.30.
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In July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led bipartisan criticism of a mobile billboard depicting then-premier Allan as a witch.
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A Melbourne brothel funded the billboard, which Ms Allan at the time described "as part of a secret and well-funded political campaign".
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Ms Wilson also condemned the sign on behalf of the Coalition, saying it was "sexist" and "inappropriate".
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Farley 'reluctantly' refused PM's offer
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Meanwhile, One Nation MP David Farley has said he "reluctantly" turned down an unsolicited offer from the prime minister for more staff.
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This week, Anthony Albanese wrote to the Farrer MP offering him an additional staffer, prompting Pauline Hanson to accuse Mr Albanese of political meddling.
Appearing on a new episode of Topher Field's podcast, Mr Farley told the self-described libertarian political commentator he does need extra resources.
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"But it would be totally disingenuous for me to step in front of my leader and say, 'Well look at me, I've got an extra staffer, keep batting away for yourself,'" Mr Farley told Mr Field, referring to Senator Hanson's own push for more staff.
Later in the episode, Mr Farley reflected on his fight to unlock environmental water for agriculture and why his relationship with Mr Albanese, who he described as "reasonable, practical, and approachable", is somewhat unconventional.
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"In history and over time, the relationship would've been one-on-one with Pauline [Hanson] and Anthony Albanese," Mr Farley said.
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From today on, the relationship with the prime minister needs to be with the leader of the party."
Asked whether he could defect to Labor in the future, Mr Farley said "no".
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"The job I've got in front of me isn't a job for wimps, pimps, and banjo players,"he said.
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"This is a job that requires courage and tenacity, and the party's got it.
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But more importantly, Pauline Hanson's got it in spades."
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