Pauline Hanson ruthlessly mocks Robert Irwin after the wildlife warrior threatened to take her to court over satirical cartoon

Despite being threatened with legal action, Pauline Hanson has once again taken aim at Robert Irwin in a new episode of her animated satirical series.

Irwin is not the only target in the latest episode in Ms Hanson’s controversial Please Explain series, titled ‘The State of Melbourne.’

Bluey, Anthony Albanese, former Victoria Premier Dan Andrews and former CFMEU leader John Setka are also in the One Nation leader’s sights.

The latest release comes only months after Irwin threatened the producers with legal action over a previous episode that took a shot at the Queensland Government and Irwin for featuring in a Queensland tourism campaign.

The latest animated installment was uploaded to Ms Hanson’s YouTube channel on Friday.

It opens with ‘Irwin’ addressing the viewer, ‘Yeah, g’day it’s me Robert Irwin again… 

‘You know when I did that Queensland ad, a lot of people said I was just milking my family name for financial gain.

‘Well, you ain’t seen nothing yet, because now I am doing a shameless sequel for Tourism Melbourne with my best mate Bluey.’

In the video the Irwin and Bluey characters are run over by the caricatures of Mr Andrews and Mr Albanese, who then continue to film the tourism ad.

‘Robert Irwin’ and ‘Bluey’ feature in the latest episode in a parody of a Melbourne Tourism ad

Mr Andrews plays Irwin and Mr Albanese is Bluey.

The episode also has a crack at a safe injecting room in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond and the city’s sustainable transport system.

Elsewhere, a caricature of former CFMEU leader John Setka is seen pushing a wheelbarrow filled with cash.

The video has already had almost 10,000 likes, with Ms Hanson’s followers praising the video. 

‘I live in Melbourne and I can confirm this video is 100% accurate!’ wrote one. 

‘Voted 1 One Nation yesterday, We need Pauline as PM. No more woke sh*t then,’ another wrote.

‘Our favourite Friday morning watch before school with my son…… LOVE THESE!!,’ a third wrote.

In the video the Dan Andrews and Anthony Albanese characters run over ‘Robert Irwin’ and ‘Bluey’

Ms Hanson’s ‘right-hand man’ James Ashby, who is credited as a producer on the video, said One Nation was within its rights to publish the satirical series despite Irwin’s legal threat.

‘it’s just a bit of fun,’ he told the Courier Mail.

‘We’ve got the advice from some of the best defamation specialists in the country that tell us it’s not defamatory, so it’s certainly tongue in cheek, but everybody at this time of the year, especially with elections looming, need a good laugh.

‘Rather than pay lawyers, Robert’s welcome to give us a call anytime.’

The Please Explain series is no stranger to controversy, with one episode restricted on social media during the 2022 federal election. 

Former CFMEU leader John Setka is also in the One Nation leader’s sights in her latest video

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.’