Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Yesterday, the Australian Radio Network, the owners of KIIS FM, announced that, finally, Jackie O had had enough—had had enough of Kyle Sandilands' abusive on-air behaviour. After 25 years of putting up with this sexist, misogynistic, abusive rubbish, Jackie O had said, 'Enough is enough.'

Let's be clear here. This breakfast show, Kyle and Jackie O, has made millions from misogynistic, racist, homophobic and plain vile content. It is well past time that the entire show was pulled off air. But of course, as usual, it's the woman who has to leave, while the bloke gets to explain himself.

Kyle Sandilands has a long history of making obscene comments that disrespect women and minority groups and fuel a culture of hate and division. I don't need to repeat all the disgusting and abusive things that Sandilands has said on air—misogynistic, racist and homophobic abuse and vitriol; jokes about women being raped; jokes about women having sex, not knowing who with; jokes about their staff being forced to urinate and having it played live on air; the humiliation of a 12-year-old child who'd been raped—brought to tears under abusive questioning from Sandilands, live on air.

Now, the radio station has given Sandilands 14 days to remedy this behaviour. The bloke needs to go. Time is up. How many more chances does this abusive bully need? He needs to be sacked and sacked immediately.