ABC News: Olivia Mason
)Australia's media regulator says it has not received any complaints relating to sacked Adelaide radio presenter Jeremy Cordeaux's comments about Brittany Higgins.
On his Saturday morning program on commercial station FiveAA, Cordeaux labelled the alleged rape victim "a silly little girl who got drunk" who "should have her bottom smacked".
Ms Higgins alleges she was raped inside the office of federal senior minister Linda Reynolds in Parliament House in 2019.
Cordeaux's comments prompted a swift backlash on-air, with one listener describing them as "disgusting" and another saying Cordeaux "shouldn't be on the radio".
"You think she's silly do you?" one said.
"I totally disagree mate … you're blaming her."
On Monday, FiveAA announced Cordeaux had been sacked and described his remarks as "completely inappropriate and offensive".
Ms Higgins later responded, saying she was "grateful" to Cordeaux's employers for taking action, but Cordeaux later refused to retract his comments.
When asked by the ABC whether it was investigating the incident, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said the comments had not led to complaints.
"The ACMA has not received complaints about Jeremy Cordeaux’s comments about Brittany Higgins on FiveAA," a spokesperson said.
But the regulator did not comment on whether the comments were being investigated.
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)Media veteran and academic Jenna Price said she was "appalled" by Cordeaux's remarks, but said it was still a "very unusual" step for a radio station to take strong action against a host.
Dr Price said attitudes that are no longer "commonly expressed" are "still commonly held", and hoped the current national debate would yield change.
"I'm loving the fact that male commentators are writing about this now," she said.
"Women commentators of course have been writing about it for decades, and I'm hoping that that united voice will make things change."
