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| Liberal MP Craig Kelly to replace Ross Cameron as co-host of Sky News' Outsiders | Liberal MP Craig Kelly to replace Ross Cameron as co-host of Sky News' Outsiders |
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| The Liberal MP Craig Kelly, a leading climate change sceptic in the Liberal party, is set to become a regular co-host of Sky News’ Outsiders program following the network’s decision to sack Ross Cameron for racist comments. | The Liberal MP Craig Kelly, a leading climate change sceptic in the Liberal party, is set to become a regular co-host of Sky News’ Outsiders program following the network’s decision to sack Ross Cameron for racist comments. |
| Kelly confirmed he had a “verbal agreement” to co-host the program with commentator Rowan Dean once a week. | Kelly confirmed he had a “verbal agreement” to co-host the program with commentator Rowan Dean once a week. |
| Kelly is currently the sitting member for Hughes in Sydney’s south but faces a serious preselection challenge for his seat before the federal election next year. The preselection has been delayed amid lobbying to get his challenger, Kent Johns, a moderate, to pull out. Johns is resisting the overtures. | Kelly is currently the sitting member for Hughes in Sydney’s south but faces a serious preselection challenge for his seat before the federal election next year. The preselection has been delayed amid lobbying to get his challenger, Kent Johns, a moderate, to pull out. Johns is resisting the overtures. |
| Ross Cameron sacked from Sky News after racist comments about Chinese people | Ross Cameron sacked from Sky News after racist comments about Chinese people |
| “All members of parliament make regular appearances on Sky News,” he told the Guardian. “[Minister for defence] Christopher Pyne is the host on Pyne and Marles. | “All members of parliament make regular appearances on Sky News,” he told the Guardian. “[Minister for defence] Christopher Pyne is the host on Pyne and Marles. |
| “We are are talking about a weekly spot on Outsiders.” | “We are are talking about a weekly spot on Outsiders.” |
| Sky News terminated the contract of its Outsiders presenter Ross Cameron last week for using racist language to describe Chinese people. | Sky News terminated the contract of its Outsiders presenter Ross Cameron last week for using racist language to describe Chinese people. |
| Cameron described Chinese people as “black-haired, slanty-eyed, yellow-skinned” during a 30 October broadcast. | Cameron described Chinese people as “black-haired, slanty-eyed, yellow-skinned” during a 30 October broadcast. |
| The activist group Sleeping Giants Oz, which aims to hold the media accountable by targeting advertisers who sponsor at-times problematic programs, published the clip on social media, where it was quickly picked up by the former race commissioner Tim Soutphommasane. | The activist group Sleeping Giants Oz, which aims to hold the media accountable by targeting advertisers who sponsor at-times problematic programs, published the clip on social media, where it was quickly picked up by the former race commissioner Tim Soutphommasane. |
| That soon led to advertiser action. | That soon led to advertiser action. |
| Kelly and the former prime minister Tony Abbott have called for an end to renewable subsidies and withdrawal from the Paris agreement. | Kelly and the former prime minister Tony Abbott have called for an end to renewable subsidies and withdrawal from the Paris agreement. |
| Last month Kelly told Guardian Australia the government should consider reducing excise by 25%, or 10c a litre, at a cost of $3.5bn a year when the budget situation allows. | Last month Kelly told Guardian Australia the government should consider reducing excise by 25%, or 10c a litre, at a cost of $3.5bn a year when the budget situation allows. |
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