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ACMA smacks Kyle and Jackie O after more offensive comments

Nathan Jolly

August 10, 2023 10:26

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found offensive comments made on the Kyle & Jackie O program about gay men and the mpox virus breached decency rules under the Commercial Radio Code of Practice.

An investigation found that comments made on the popular KIIS 1065 show by Kyle Sandilands in a discussion about the mpox virus “stereotyped gay men and assigned blame to them for the spread of the virus.”

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Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.

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