“An interview with Senator Duniam broadcast on 20 April 2021 concerned anti-logging protests in Gippsland, Victoria and in Tasmania,” the Sky apology said. “During the interview, Senator Duniam made claims about Senator Hanson-Young which he now accepts were false and defamatory. Senator Duniam has withdrawn those claims unconditionally and apologised to Senator Hanson-Young for making them. Sky News also apologises to Senator Hanson-Young and her family for broadcasting the claims and unreservedly withdraws those claims.”
Hanson-Young said it was “gutter journalism” to use her seven-year old niece to attack her. “These claims were utterly false, and have caused ongoing harm and stress to my family,” the Greens senator said.