Australia news live: Rudd criticises Trump’s proposed ‘tax on Bluey’; Faruqi refuses to concede Bandt will lose Melbourne do sex

Australia news live: Rudd criticises Trump’s proposed ‘tax on Bluey’; Faruqi refuses to concede Bandt will lose Melbourne do sex sex to

May, 08 2025 00:09 AM
21.56 BSTRudd criticises Trump's film tariff plan as a 'tax on Bluey'Kevin Rudd has taken aim at the US proposal to put tariffs on screen productions, saying the world does not want a “tax on Bluey”.Australia’s ambassador to the US was speaking at a Milken Institute event in Los Angeles, on a panel about the state of modern diplomacy.The discussion turned to the diplomatic value of culture, and Rudd said cultural brands had the “power to capture the public imagination”.He gave the example of the cartoon Bluey, which is set in Brisbane and became a global success, and added “by the way … I don’t think we want to see a tax on Bluey” – a reference to Donald Trump’s plan to add a 100% tariff to foreign-produced filmsJon Voight defends Trump’s film tariff plan: ‘Something has to be done’Read moreRudd said: What happens if we 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. ShareUpdated at 22.20 BST
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