Pressure is mounting on Australian radio broadcaster Alan Jones to be pulled from the airwaves over comments he made about Prime Minister Julia Gillard's late father.
Jones is under fire for suggesting that Ms Gillard's father, who passed away unexpectedly last month, died of shame after his daughter told lies in parliament.
On Sunday, he apologised to Ms Gillard for his remarks to a group of Young Liberals a week ago.
An online petition calling for Jones to be sacked from Sydney radio station 2GB has gained more than 12,000 signatures, while some major advertisers already signalled they're pulling sponsorship from the station, AAP reports.
Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon says it's time for 2GB to consider taking Jones off the air.
"I would have thought the broadcasters would be considering whether such patterns of behaviour is sensible any longer," she told ABC Radio on Monday.
"It's not the first time Mr Jones has made inappropriate comments."
Former Greens leader Bob Brown, who has been the subject of past attacks from Jones, called the comments misogynistic and urged 2GB's sponsors to boycott the controversial broadcaster.
Cabinet minister Craig Emerson linked the comments to the Liberal Party, claiming Mr Jones was a "sidekick" to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
Mr Abbott has issued a statement calling Jones's comments "completely out of line" and welcoming his apology.
John Gillard died unexpectedly last month at age 83, leading the prime minister to deliver a tearful speech before parliament.
Ms Gillard has not responded to the comments nor the apology from Mr Jones.
