Tasmanian Senator Helen Polley deleted an Instagram video commemorating Anzac Day after the post mistakenly included audio from an explicit rap song layered over a carousel of photos from Saturday's commemorations. The clip paired an instrumental version of the Australian national anthem with audio from "A$$ N Da Aurr," a song by American rapper Chingy from his 2006 album Hoodstar.

The video compiled images paying respect to Australia's defence forces, including a marching band, people laying wreaths, and ex-serving members giving a speech at an Anzac Day ceremony at the Launceston cenotaph. The post also featured images of Polley seated next to Labor MP Jess Teesdale, both holding large floral wreaths. The video attracted about a dozen comments before it was removed.

The Chingy track includes the lyrics: "Move dat ass, all around put your hands in da air, now put ya hands on the groun." The clip was posted on a smaller Instagram page bearing Polley's name and headshot, which has about 80 followers and shares many of the same videos and posts as her main political page, which has about 1,700 followers.

Polley, a former shadow minister, currently chairs parliament's committee on law enforcement. She has held her seat in the Tasmanian Senate since first being elected in 2004.

According to a spokesperson, Polley gave thanks at a Saturday service in Launceston to service men and women. The spokesperson said Polley's father served in World War Two as part of Tasmania's 2/40th Infantry Battalion, and that the senator has written and spoken about her father and how he has inspired her.

Polley has previously published a series of videos about cooking on a Foreman grill in her office, which she jokingly refers to as "George." In 2024, she accidentally referred to Labor colleague Dan Repacholi as "Mr Ravioli" during a committee hearing. Repacholi and Polley later posted a video of themselves eating ravioli together using her George Foreman grill.