News Corp journalist Paul Kent told a 9News reporter “It’s the rugby league soap opera…” following his domestic violence court case. 

Ray Hadley reprimanded the comments, emphasising the seriousness of the domestic violence allegations.

“The soap opera that I see is referees making blues, players going from one club to the other, sacking of coaches… [It] doesn’t relate to alleged criminal offences,” Ray exclaimed.

He reiterated how Kent’s employers at The Daily Telegraph and News Corp have run “a vocal campaign condemning those who are violent against women”.