Feeling threatened and appalled by the significant number of Australians who attended a recent anti-immigration rally without acknowledging their misconceptions, I am moved to call for action. Many attendees stated they did not participate due to racism but rather due to a manufactured belief in an immigration crisis, a crisis fabricated and promoted by Sky News. This propagation of misinformation has led to a division throughout our society. Those that have bought into these fabrications help to contribute to the spread of violence and hatred in our nation. This is profoundly unAustralian.

Sky News Australia has frequently been accused of disseminating propaganda and promoting falsehoods, which manipulate public sentiment and incite unwarranted fears. The recent rally, fuelled by erroneous narratives, highlights a growing threat to our social cohesion and harmony.

The network's approach to news reporting opposes the core values of journalistic integrity. Statistics and research suggest a disturbing pattern, where misleading information is targeted towards older and less informed demographics, particularly affecting those susceptible to media influence. This tactic not only spreads division but also undermines our democracy by shaping public opinion based on inaccuracies.

Australia prides itself on being a multicultural society that values truth, equality and fairness. Allowing a network that consistently broadcasts misinformation to operate under the guise of journalism poses a threat to these principles.

We urge Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to take decisive action to investigate and revoke Sky News Australia's broadcasting license. This will protect our community from harmful narratives that compromise our social fabric.

Support this movement towards a more informed and cohesive society by signing this petition today, and help restore faith in the media as a source of true and unbiased information.

It’s not just this issue that Sky News Australia has intentionally reported incorrect facts on. Here are several well-documented examples where they have been exposed for broadcasting false or misleading information.

Sky News Australia sends neo-Nazi rant from court doorstep live to air​

YouTube suspends Sky News Australia over COVID misinformation​

Sky News deletes dozens of videos promoting unproven COVID treatments​

ACMA finds Sky News climate coverage breached accuracy rules​

Sky News Australia a global hub for climate misinformation, report says​

Sky News Australia misled viewers with fake X (Twitter) accounts, issues apology​

Sky News forced to apologise after quoting fake Andrew Forrest tweet​

Reuters Fact Check: Sky News did not send tweets blaming Muslims in Sydney attacks​

Media Bites: Sky News Australia misrepresents French rally​

Media Bias/Fact Check assessment of Sky News Australia

And these are only a few of the many! When will they be held to account? They are not a trustworthy news agency. Let’s get their license revoked!

And now Sky News Australia threatens our society with fabricated lies to Australian farmers that has contributed to a wave of misunderstanding and outrage among rural communities regarding wind farm developments. One of the most damaging claims circulated by Sky News was that discarded wind turbine blades were being secretly dumped in a “graveyard” in far north Queensland. In reality, these materials were stored legally on private property and were intended for future recycling or safe disposal. The broadcast did not reflect the true circumstances, instead fuelling fears that renewable energy infrastructure creates hidden environmental problems.

Sky News also implied that wind farms pose significant ecological risks, suggesting turbines generate vast amounts of non-recyclable waste and that renewable energy is not truly “clean”. However, these negative impacts are exaggerated and do not represent the practices planned for recycling, re-use, or responsible management of turbine materials. By ignoring facts and visualising stored blades as evidence of environmental harm, the reporting has misled viewers about the genuine sustainability of wind energy and as a result of this misinformation, many farmers and local communities have experienced increased division, stress and opposition to important renewable projects. It is critical that media outlets and public figures report facts accurately and promote honest, evidence-based discussion about wind energy, to ensure Australia’s energy transition is both fair and informed.

Sky News Australia’s repeated breaches of media codes and laws demonstrate a pattern of knowingly stoking misinformation, which is a direct threat to Australia’s multicultural society and democracy.

The Australian Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 require all broadcasters to present factual material accurately and fairly, and to clearly distinguish fact from commentary in current affairs programming.

Investigations by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found that Sky News Australia violated these obligations several times, broadcasting segments that misrepresented viewpoints, presented false information as fact, and blurred the line between opinion and objective reporting, particularly in climate coverage. These violations go beyond simple error; they reflect a systemic disregard for the legal requirements of truthful journalism in Australia.

Such failures have deep consequences for multicultural Australia, where misinformation spreads distrust, fear, and division, particularly against minority and vulnerable communities. Australia’s media laws and the MEAA Journalist Code of Ethics specifically forbid the suppression of relevant facts, distortion, and the unnecessary emphasis on personal characteristics like ethnicity or nationality. By frequently violating these standards, Sky News Australia undermines social harmony and fosters an environment hostile to truth and mutual respect.

Given Sky News Australia’s documented disregard for legal standards and repeated breaches that stoke division and misinformation, there is a pressing case for revoking its media license, as allowed by the Broadcasting Services Act, to protect Australia’s democracy and multicultural values.