Karl Stefanovic Defends Tommy Robinson Interview After Australia Breakfast Show Firing

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"I stand by the Tommy Robinson interview. I think the guy is commanding an audience. Any person that can pick up a phone and get 300,000 people onto the streets is going to control voting in some way."

Australian broadcaster Karl Stefanovic, fired from his breakfast show role after interviewing controversial far-right activist Tommy Robinson, defended his decision in his first major interview since the dismissal. Stefanovic rejected criticism that he should have been more combative with Robinson, arguing his new approach is about free-flowing conversation rather than confrontation. He dismissed concerns about platforming controversial figures, saying viewers who dislike his style don't have to watch.