Alan Jones OK over slur on Prime Minister Julia Gillard

Alan Jones

Opinionated radio host Alan Jones / Pic: Ray Strange
Source: News Limited




RADIO host Alan Jones has been found to have breached broadcast laws over comments he made about climate change.


But the broadcasting watchdog said his remarks about Prime Minister Julia Gillard, though “disrespectful and disparaging”, didn’t breach the radio code of conduct.

Complaints were made in August last year after Jones told listeners Ms Gillard and Greens leader Bob Brown should be “put in a chaff bag and dumped at sea”.

The Australian Communications Media Authority (ACMA) yesterday ruled the remarks didn’t incite violence or brutality.

“While Mr Jones made very disrespectful and disparaging comments about the Prime Minister and others in public office … they did not amount to a breach of the prohibitions,” the watchdog said.

In a separate investigation, ACMA also looked into remarks made by Jones on March 15 last year when he told listeners on his breakfast show that “Human beings produce .001 per cent of carbon dioxide in the air.”

ACMA found the morning radio host had breached the code of practice when he made no effort to check his claims.

 

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