I found another article regarding the figurines. The article was produced around the same time, and mentions the figures were in fact not Anime at all! they were a collection of DC and Marvel figures based on the movie characters. The offending figure was Harley Quinn in shorts, also there was a shirtless Jared Leto figure! What a joke. So the ABC left out the info about the figures on purpose, so that they could push Anti-Anime agenda. Also as mentioned in this article, there was also a one stage, a big cardboard cut out of Donald Trump! I'm sure some will not approve, but I'll make the crack, Make Anime Great Again !
https://www.afr.com/rear-window/trib...0200305-p5472i