Australian DJ Fired For Asking if Prime Minister's Partner is Gay

He's not

A radio presenter has been sacked in Australia for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a live interview if her partner is gay.

Howard Sattler suggested to Ms Gillard that her partner of seven years, Tim Mathieson, had to be homosexual because he was a hairdresser.

Ms Gillard characterised his comments as an absurd generalisation.

The DJ was suspended and then sacked by Fairfax Radio, which apologised for the "disrespectful" questioning.

The incident on Thursday comes as Australia prepares for a general election on 14 September—one which Ms Gillard looks set to lose to the Tony Abbott-led opposition.