Jones lashes out at Cronulla ruling
Sydney radio personality Alan Jones has hit out at the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after it ruled he broadcast material likely to encourage violence in the run-up to the Cronulla riots in 2005.
Yesterday the Authority also ruled that Jones's comments before the riots were likely to vilify people of Middle Eastern descent.
During one broadcast Jones encouraged a biker gang to turn up at Cronulla railway station to deal with those he described as "Lebanese thugs" and "scum".
Speaking on his program on 2GB this morning, Jones questioned the ruling, called the authority biased, and accused it of having an agenda.
"My listeners need to understand that no one listening to these broadcasts complained," he said.
"The material from that broadcast was selectively played on the ABC. The ABC then urged people to complain selectively, urged people to complain.
"I take exception to these conclusions and we have made this known to this outfit," he said of the ACMA.
"As with Schapelle Corby, everything they said is right and everything we said has been rejected. They do not want to know. Do they have an agenda? Presumably they do."
The authority is yet to decide what action to take against Jones.