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Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s father Tony has blasted ‘lefties’ at the ABC after the network’s 7.30 chief political correspondent Laura Tingle claimed Australia is a ‘racist country’.
Tony called in to his daughter’s radio station, The Kyle & Jackie O Show, on Tuesday morning in what began as a casual chat about the cost of a haircut in Sydney.
But the conversation took a turn when he revealed his barber is Korean, prompting co-host Kyle Sandilands to ask: ‘What’s that got to do with anything?’
‘No, he’s an entertaining guy!’ Tony replied, before assuring the hosts he’s ‘not racist’.
‘No one said you are,’ Kyle added.
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s father Tony has blasted ‘lefties’ at the ABC. Pictured: Jackie ‘O’ Henderson
It comes after Laura Tingle claimed Australia is a ‘racist country’
‘Laura Tingle said I was racist … She said that all Australians were racist,’ Tony said, while Jackie asked, ‘Who’s Laura Tingle? I don’t know dad, I don’t watch the ABC.’
Tony went on to praise the ‘one bloody person in the ABC that’s not a lefty’ – ABC Radio Brisbane’s Steve Austin.
Tingle, 63, made the comment at the Sydney Writers’ Festival last month.
‘We are a racist country, let’s face it. We always have been, and it’s very depressing,’ she said during a panel discussion.
Tingle also accused Opposition leader Peter Dutton of fanning the flames of anti-migrant sentiment, and praised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s leadership.
Laura Tingle (pictured), the ABC’s chief political correspondent and staff-elected board member, called Australia a ‘racist country’
ABC News director Justin Stevens weighed in on the comments last Wednesday.
He said Tingle’s remarks ‘lacked the context, balance and supporting information of her work for the ABC and would not have met the ABC’s editorial standards’.
‘Although the remarks were conversational, and not made in her work capacity, the ABC and its employees have unique obligations in the Australian media,’ Mr Stevens said.
‘Today she has explained her remarks in more detail to ensure there is a factual record of the relevant context and detail.
‘The ABC’s editorial standards serve a vital role. Laura has been reminded of their application at external events as well as in her work and I have counselled her over the remarks.’
Tingle published an article on the ABC’s website explaining what she meant when she branded Australia ‘racist’.
He said Tingle’s remarks ‘lacked the context, balance and supporting information of her work for the ABC and would not have met the ABC’s editorial standards’.
‘Although the remarks were conversational, and not made in her work capacity, the ABC and its employees have unique obligations in the Australian media,’ Mr Stevens said.
‘Today she has explained her remarks in more detail to ensure there is a factual record of the relevant context and detail.
‘The ABC’s editorial standards serve a vital role. Laura has been reminded of their application at external events as well as in her work and I have counselled her over the remarks.’
ABC political journalist Tingle has been reprimanded by her own bosses
Tingle doubled down on her claims in an article published on the published on the ABC’s website.
‘I did indeed make the observation on Sunday that we are a racist country, in the context of a discussion about the political prospects ahead,’ she said.
‘I wasn’t saying every Australian is a racist. But we clearly have an issue with racism.’
ABC managing director David Anderson will be questioned about Tingle’s comments on Thursday at Senate estimates hearing in Canberra.
