Charlie Pickering apologises for ABC New Year countdown ‘kill a police officer’ autocue blunder

The host of the ABC’s new year fireworks show Charlie Pickering has apologised for telling viewers that New Year’s midnight countdown was “the only time it’s okay to kill a police officer”.

The high profile blunder came from Pickering in the final seconds of the countdown, and appeared to be either a slip of the tongue or a misreading of his autocue. He rapidly corrected himself to “kiss a police officer”.

Pickering, with co-host Zan Rowe, quickly corrected his “kill a police officer” slip

However, the pre-fireworks slip was quickly shared on social media.

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