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Mike Hosking wins Broadcasting Standards Authority complaint over Chinese comment

The Broadcasting Standards Authority did not uphold a discrimination complaint against Mike Hosking over an April broadcast comment.

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The Broadcasting Standards Authority has dismissed a complaint about a segment from the Mike Hosking Breakfast show. The complaint was made under the discrimination and denigration standard. The segment in question aired on April 2, 2026.

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Mike Hosking beats complaint over ‘the Chinese will steal it from you’ comment

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint under the discrimination and denigration standard regarding a segment aired on the Mike Hosking Breakfast on April 2, 2026.

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