Sack Tom Ballard from Triple J over his Nazi comments

  • by: Andrew Hingston
  • recipient: The Australian Government/Triple J management.

Yesterday, on the Tom and Alex show on Triple J, a truly appalling and bizarre segment was broadcast in which a "game" was made of linking things to Hitler; the final item in this "game" was a wind farm.

Why a wind farm you ask? Because it contains fans, which is linked to fan-forced ovens, which in turn connect to the Holocaust and Hitler.

Got it? Fan-forced ovens were the ovens in which the corpses were burned after the victims were led into the gas chambers where they were told they were going to have a shower.

In response to an irate listener, Ballard on his Twitter account replied: "Dude, if you don't 
like the show, just don't listen. It's profoundly easy."

Perhaps if the two visited the death camps of Auschwitz, where 1.5 million people were exterminated, where mothers with their babies clutched to their breasts went into the gas chambers, they could enlighten us about the humour in it.

After the huge media and social backlash that his comments created, and after he had dismissed complains from the public on his twitter account, finally Tripple J management got involved and forced him to apologize:

Tom Ballard :

"I'm very sorry that on my breakfast radio program, I offended and upset a lot of people. That's not what I like doing; I like making people laugh and I like making people happy.  I never set out to vindictively offend or belittle anyone or any group with my comedy, that’s not what I’m about. I sincerely apologize that’s how I came across in this instance. "


triple j

On Thursday morning’s breakfast show, some comments were made by a triple j presenter in relation to Hitler that have received a negative reaction. Further to our post yesterday on facebook, triple j takes all complaints seriously. We recognise the concerns regarding the comments are serious. triple j agrees the comments made were inappropriate. The matter has been followed up with the Breakfast team. triple j regrets the matter and apologises unreservedly for any offence caused.


Clearly in this case an apolagy is not accectable. Tom Ballard should be sacked from his government position. The Australian government is condoning his comments by not taking disciplinary action. 

Please sign the petition. It will be forwarded to Dr Michael McCluskey, the Cheif Executive of Radio Australia, and also to every member of parliment in the Australian Government. 

This man does not deserve to have his voice heard. He does not deserve to work for the Australian Government.  

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