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Qld Premier: Struggle Street “not needed” in Queensland

"I don't think anyone in Queensland wants an SBS crew coming into their suburb regardless of where they live," says Annastacia Palaszczuk.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has now weighed in to the debate on SBS series Struggle Street planning to film in her state.

Her comments on ABC radio follow Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk denying producers KEO Australia a filming permit for council-controlled areas in Inala.

“I think there is a very clear firm view that the Lord Mayor doesn’t want it to go ahead — as the local member and Premier of the state, I don’t want to see it go ahead,” she said.

“We don’t want to see families ridiculed on national television.

“I don’t think anyone in Queensland wants an SBS crew coming into their suburb regardless of where they live and picking out the negatives and sensationalising it.

“We have a good, strong community out there in Inala and the last thing I want to see is an SBS show in there taking the mickey out of people — it’s not on.

“I just don’t think the portrayal of what they’re likely to do is needed in Queensland — full stop.

“Maybe they need to change the whole scope of their program and talking about the good in people rather focusing on the negativity.”

The series is still able to film on private property without requiring a council permit.

SBS said in a statement the series intended to shine a light on social and economic disadvantage.

The show is also planning to film in Victoria.

3 Responses

  1. “We don’t want to see *our* families ridiculed on national television.”
    Fixed that for ya.

    This is the same mentality as being in favour of building a new prison / halfway house / garbage dump “as long as it’s not in my suburb”.

  2. We don’t want to see families ridiculed on national television…. unless they live in Tasmania, Adelaide, Frankston or Parramatta…oh wait, they already did that with Bogan Hunters. Lets not forget Darwin with Territory Cops, or fat people with The Biggest Loser Families 😉

  3. “We don’t want to see families ridiculed on national television”
    Good on you Anastacia, neither do we. A mindless attempt to grab ratings from mindless people who would watch this rubbish.

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