Cottrell controversy reveals Jekyll and Hyde character of Sky News

Australian network hosts strong news coverage by day, but far-right provocateurs by night

In his suit, Blair Cottrell looked much the same as any of the other politicians, lobbyists and business figures who constantly roll in and out of Sky News’ Australian studios as fodder for its gruelling 24-hour news programming.

But Cottrell’s interview on the cable news channel last Sunday about Australia’s immigration programme sparked a political firestorm that threatens to undermine the position of Rupert Murdoch’s network as a respected news organisation in his country of birth.

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