'Disturbing' comments about violence against women made during a PG-rated fishing program on Channel Seven breached classification rules, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found.

The ACMA investigation found that the comments, made during an episode of Step Outside with Paul Burt broadcast on 7mate in March 2025, breached the commercial television industry code of practice classification rules for PG content, which require themes of domestic conflict to be handled with care.

The program included an outdoor cooking segment in which presenter Paul Burt assisted guest 'Bush Cook Ranger Nick', whose real name is Nicholas Small, to demonstrate how to cook battered field mushrooms.

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