Oh-oh. Kev's really done it now
I expect the Aussie ambassador to the US will be recalled in an international diplomacy incident.
‘A tax on Bluey’: Rudd mocks Trump’s movie tariffs
Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, ridiculed President Donald Trump’s proposed movie tariffs at a high-powered executive conference in Los Angeles and reminded business leaders that Trump tried to place import taxes on uninhabited islands.
“I don’t think we want to see a tax on Bluey,” Rudd said, referring to the ABC children’s program that became a worldwide hit.
“What happens if we all lock down our countries with competitive, punitive arrangements against each other’s movies? Movies are the way in which we kind of understand each other more. So I’d be all for opening this up.”
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/a-tax-on-bluey-rudd-mocks-trump-s-movie-tariffs-20250508-p5lxgg.html