Senior Sky News Australia reporter Caroline Marcus discusses the firing of a teacher who questioned a student's claim that author J.K. Rowling was a transphobe and bigot.

A teacher was fired after his video went viral on X, where he gently challenged a student's stance on whether Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is a transphobe and bigot.

"As far as I can see, there was nothing offensive in that video," Ms Marcus told Sky News host Rita Panahi.

"In fact, I would welcome him to any school here in Australia."

"We need more of those kinds of teachers helping our children and university students develop their critical thinking skills, which are so lacking these days."