Nine reporter Airlie Walsh settles lawsuit with the network
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The news: Nine reporter Airlie Walsh has confidentially settled her sex discrimination case with the network, her lawyers said in a statement on Monday.
The context: Walsh, an on-camera TV reporter who joined Nine in 2008, filed a human rights sex discrimination claim against Nine in the Federal Court late last year.
Maurice Blackburn, the law firm representing Walsh, said in a statement on Monday that her case spurred “a number of women to come forward and shine a light on the culture” of newsrooms nationwide.
What they said: “After 15 years with Nine Entertainment, in October 2023 I made the difficult decision to engage lawyers and try to right a number of wrongs,” Walsh said in a statement.
“During this time, more women bravely came forward, Nine conducted a culture review, and many of my broadcast colleagues contributed their experiences. In doing so, I was buoyed. It turns out, courage IS contagious.
“While this isn’t the way I wanted to leave Nine, I’m filled with gratitude towards those who made me a better journalist and person, and I’m relieved the legal process has been resolved.
“For now, I won’t be making any further statements. My focus is on healing.”
Josh Bornstein, Walsh’s lawyer and principal at Maurice Blackburn, said: “Airlie’s decision to pursue this case took a lot of courage. It also both spurred other women to take action and Nine to institute major change.
“I hope that the settlement of this important case is a further catalyst for the commercial news media to clean up its act. It is well overdue.”
The source: Maurice Blackburn media release
