‘Don’t Tax Bluey’: Australian Ambassador Pleads Against Trump Film Tariff

Kevin Rudd takes aim at Trump’s idea to slap 100 percent tariffs on foreign films, questioning its impact on cultural icons like Australia’s Bluey.

A supplied image obtained on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, of ABC TV children's program Bluey, which has won an International Emmy award. The Ludo Studio animated series about a family of blue heelers won in the Kids: Preschool category, beating other nominees from Germany, Chile and China.. AAP Image/Supplied by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australia’s ambassador to the United States has raised concerns about Donald Trump’s proposed 100 percent tariff on foreign-produced films.

Speaking at a Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles, Kevin Rudd warned that such a measure could damage cultural exchange internationally.