A shock jock has been sacked by an Australian radio station for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a live interview if her partner is gay. Howard Sattler suggested her partner of seven years, Tim Mathieson, had to be gay because he was a hairdresser. Gillard responded that it was "an absurd generalisation". The DJ was suspended and then sacked from Perth's 6PR by Fairfax Radio. Sattler has said he is sorry, but says he told Gillard it would be a candid interview and she should have known the question was coming. He is planning legal action against Fairfax Radio.
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First published: Saturday, 15th June 2013 - 7:09pm