A campaign against youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied after her appearance on Q&A last week has intensified – with a Change.org petition calling for the ABC to fire the presenter, and several News Corp columnists taking aim at the 25-year-old.
More than 13,000 people have signed the petition calling for the ABC to “condemn and fire” the Sudanese-born Australian over comments she made in Q&A last week.
The ABC has backed Ms Abdel-Magied - who has worked in presenter roles for both ABC and SBS - as well as her appearance on a program designed to encourage robust' discussion and debate.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the ABC said: "We stand by her right to appear on Q&A and share with the wider community her personal views in this capacity."
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