Sky News Australia will now pre-record its newest After Dark show, Freya Fires Up, rather than broadcast it live, after the network invited a guest promoting Islamophobic views wearing rashers of raw bacon on his chest onto its program on Sunday evening.

The News Corp network had no senior editors or managers on hand to vet the show’s guest in advance on Sunday, leaving 22-year-old Freya Leach and her sole junior producer to allow the guest’s comments go to air live and unchecked, two sources with knowledge of the matter, but not authorised to speak publicly, said. Both Leach and her producer are expected to keep their roles.

Sky News host Freya Leach with guest Ryan Williams (left) wearing raw rashers of bacon on Sunday night.

Sky usually cycles through a roster of senior editors o

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