Veteran Adelaide radio host broadcaster Jeremy Cordeaux has been sacked after calling Brittany Higgins a "silly little girl" and questioned her story.
FiveAA breakfast host David Penberthy today announced that 75-year-old Cordeaux's employment had been "terminated".
Ms Higgins alleges she was raped by a fellow staffer inside the office of Defence Minister Linda Reynolds in Parliament House in 2019.
During his weekend breakfast show, Cordeaux said Prime Minister Scott Morrison should have rejected her allegations.
"I just ask myself why the prime minister doesn't call it out for what it is. A silly little girl who got drunk," Cordeaux said.
"If this girl has been raped, why hasn't the guy who raped her been arrested? Apparently everyone knows his name."
Cordeaux also questioned why security guards at Parliament let Ms Higgins and the man into Senators Reynolds office.
In a statement read on air this morning, the station apologised "unreservedly" to Ms Higgins and withdrew the comments "without reservation".
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"We acknowledge that the comments were completely inappropriate and offensive," Penberthy said.
"The views expressed by Jeremy Cordeaux do not reflect those held by FiveAA and Nova Entertainment and we unequivocally withdraw them."
Earlier this month, Senator Reynolds apologised to Ms Higgins for calling her a "lying cow" and made a confidential damages payout that was donated to charity.
CAPTION TO GO HERE: Adelaide radio presenter Jeremy Cordeaux has been dismissed after calling Brittany Higgins a 'silly little girl'. (Twitter/Five AAA)
During his weekend breakfast show, Cordeaux said Prime Minister Scott Morrison should have rejected her allegations. "I just ask myself why the prime minister doesn't call it out for what it is. A silly little girl who got drunk," Cordeaux said.
"If this girl has been raped, why hasn't the guy who raped her been arrested? Apparently everyone knows his name."
Cordeaux also questioned why security guards at Parliament let Ms Higgins and the man into Senators Reynolds office. In a statement read on air this morning, the station apologised "unreservedly" to Ms Higgins and withdrew the comments "without reservation".
CAPTION TO GO HERE: Brittany Higgins has alleged she was raped inside Federal Parliament. ( Dominic Lorrimer)
"We acknowledge that the comments were completely inappropriate and offensive," Penberthy said. "The views expressed by Jeremy Cordeaux do not reflect those held by FiveAA and Nova Entertainment and we unequivocally withdraw them." Earlier this month, Senator Reynolds apologised to Ms Higgins for calling her a "lying cow" and made a confidential damages payout that was donated to charity.
