He's 支援する! Chris Lilley begins filming new Netflix series on the Gold Coast... and Queensland 首相 Annastacia Palaszczuk says it could 注入する MILLIONS into the 地元の economy

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He hasn't been on 審査する since Jonah From Tonga 空気／公表するd in 2014.

But now comedian Chris Lilley is 始める，決める to return to the スポットライト with a new 10-episode series for Netflix.

によれば The Daily Telegraph?on Tuesday, the funnyman has been scouting talent on the Gold Coast, where the series will be filmed.

Comeback:?Chris Lilley is set to return to the spotlight with a new 10-episode series for Netflix

復帰:?Chris Lilley is 始める，決める to return to the スポットライト with a new 10-episode series for Netflix

Queensland 首相 Annastacia Palaszczuk is 推定する／予想するing 生産／産物 to 注入する up to $6.35 milli on into the 地元の economy.

'The series will 雇う up to 250 cast and extras 加える about 100 乗組員,' she 明らかにする／漏らすd.

Ten episodes will be filmed between March and June this year, after the Queensland 政府 acquired the series through its 戦略 to attract more films and 生産／産物s to the 明言する／公表する.??

Cash:?Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is expecting production to inject up to $6.35 million into the local economy

Cash:?Queensland 首相 Annastacia Palaszczuk is 推定する／予想するing 生産／産物 to 注入する up to $6.35 million into the 地元の economy

Jonah From Tonga was axed from New Zealand indigenous 放送者 Maori Television last year after the board みなすd it to be culturally 不適切な.?

議長，司会を務める of the Maori Television board, Georgina te Heuheu, said in a 声明 that once the 十分な board became aware that the show was 審査 on Thursday, a 決定／判定勝ち（する） was made to pull the show off the airwaves.?

'We are a Maori マスコミ 出口 with our own 基準s, and a 委任統治（領） to 保護する and 促進する the Maori language and culture,' she said.

Controversial:?Jonah From Tonga was axed from New Zealand indigenous broadcaster Maori Televisio n last year after the board deemed it to be culturally inappropriate

議論の的になる:?Jonah From Tonga was axed from New Zealand indigenous 放送者 Maori Television last year after the board みなすd it to be culturally 不適切な

New Zealand's 大臣 for 太平洋の Peoples, Alfred Ngaro, had earlier said the series perpetuates 消極的な stereotypes of 太平洋の people.?

発表するing the 決定／判定勝ち（する） Georgina te Heuheu said 'as a 主要な indigenous 放送者 we have a 責任／義務 to 現在の all cultures with a degree of 尊敬（する）・点 and aroha [love] not least those of our 太平洋の whanaunga [親族s].

Jonah From Tonga was 取って代わるd by Te Taumata Kapahaka.?

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