Australia's looming election campaign entered the world of the hit US political satire "Veep" when the country's prime minister was caught using a meaningless slogan from the television show.

A day after setting the stage for a possible election on July 2, prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday made numerous references to "continuity and change" in his government in media interviews, a reference to the fact that he unseated his party's unpopular leader but plans to keep many of his policies.

Within hours, an ABC political correspondent Greg Jennett tweeted a photo of a fictional election campaign bus in "Veep" emblazoned with the slogan "Continuity With Change."