SBS board member Warren Mundine apologises for expletive tweet | LisaVisentin
SBS board member Warren Mundine says he regrets calling a journalist a “c---” and will take a break from social media, as the multicultural broadcaster condemned him for contravening its values and code of conduct.and former Labor national president, tweeted the expletive at freelance journalist Ben Eltham on Tuesday night after he shared the personal mobile number of federal MP Craig Kelly to his followers.
Twitter has been filled with commentary about Mr Kelly’s United Australia Party, which has sent spam text messages to voters urging them to back his anti-lockdown campaign. On Tuesday evening, Eltham tweeted Mr Kelly’s personal mobile to his almost 56,000 followers, inviting them to send the MP a text responding to the messages.
Mr Mundine shared Eltham’s tweet with his 34,000 followers, adding the comment: “You are a c---. What a disgraceful human being you are.”“The comment made by Mr Mundine is not in line with the values of SBS, does not adhere to our policies, and is not consistent with the expectations which apply to our staff or those we work with,” an SBS spokeswoman said.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Liberal candidate for Gilmore, Warren Mundine during the 2019 federal election campaign.Eltham, who lectures at Monash University’s media school, defended his decision to share Mr Kelly’s contact details and said he did not encourage anyone to abuse Mr Kelly.
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