Karl Stefanovic unleashes the beast: From feminist ally to far-right podcaster

Sarah Casey; Juliet Watson; Kate Kirby

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Karl Stefanovic unleashes the beast: From feminist ally to far-right podcaster

Sarah Casey, Juliet Watson and Kate Kirby

UniSC News, Vol.3 July 2026

University of the Sunshine Coast

2026

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Karl Stefanovic has always been a man who lands on his feet. Across more than two decades at the Nine Network, he survived public intoxication, a messy and tabloid-documented divorce, accusations of hypocrisy over the gender pay gap exposed when his co-host Lisa Wilkinson departed Today in 2017, and a 2018 departure from the very program that made him a household name.

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Title: Karl Stefanovic unleashes the beast: From feminist ally to far-right podcaster
Authors: Sarah Casey - University of the Sunshine Coast
Juliet Watson - RMIT University
Kate Kirby - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: UniSC News, Vol.3 July 2026
Publisher: University of the Sunshine Coast
Date published: 2026
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; Work, Live and Play Research Cluster; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991248898902621
Output Type: Blog

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