One Nation Vic deputy denies AI-generated campaign video was racist

Key points

• One Nation's Victorian deputy leader Colleen Harkin has defended an AI-generated campaign video, denying it is racist. The video, shown at the party's campaign launch in Melbourne, features a young man of African appearance with a machete and a suicide bomber who appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent.
• Speaking to ABC Melbourne, Harkin said the video addressed big issues, including crime and social cohesion.
• She also said climate change was irrelevant to the economy and that One Nation would not work with the Liberals but would preference them over Labor.