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Jenna Price Columnist September 30, 2025 — 3.57pm

Spare a thought for Freya Leach, one-time host of dismantled Sky News Australia After Dark offering Freya Fires Up . On Monday this week, her dream job, hosting a political panel show, was pulled from under her. Leach has more right than most to us to say she was just following orders, sir.

When she allowed an unchecked Islamophobe on her show last week alongside an unchecked transphobe , one could argue she was just following orders. Or precedent.

Sky News has a long history of broadcasting hate . To me, it looks like current CEO Paul Whittaker has zero interest in changing that behaviour. According to beloved Media Watch , Whittaker and acting head of programs James Birtles knew of Le

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