- Airlie Walsh has filed a sex discrimination case against Nine
- The former Today reporter is currently on maternity leave
- It comes in the wake of a damning report into network’s culture
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A high-profile Nine news reporter who worked on Today is suing the embattled network over alleged sex discrimination in the wake of a damning report into the station’s ‘toxic’ culture.
Airlie Walsh, who was a political reporter on the breakfast program, reportedly filed a human rights claim against Nine Entertainment in the Federal Court this week.
Ms Walsh, who is currently on maternity leave, has worked at Nine since 2008, first at Weekend Today before joining the Nine Sydney News team in 2013.
Daily Mail Australia understands her complaint against the Network partly involves two senior male executives and alleged inappropriate historical comments made within the newsroom.
It is also believed to include an allegation that the Network did not take into account her mental health when assigning stories.
The mother-of-one’s action comes in the wake of a damning report into Nine’s culture amidst claims of bullying and sexual harassment.
The report, conducted by workplace culture firm Intersection, concluded Nine had ‘a systemic issue with abuse of power and authority; bullying, discrimination and harassment; and sexual harassment’.
Airlie Walsh (pictured , who was a political reporter on the breakfast program, reportedly filed a human rights claim against Nine Entertainment in the Federal Court this week
Ms Walsh, who is currently on maternity leave, has worked at Nine since 2008, first at Weekend Today before joining the Nine Sydney News team in 2013
It also found that half of Nine’s employees had seen or experienced abuses of power, bullying and discrimination, with numerous confidential complaints lodged against some of the Nine’s most senior male and female sitting executives.
It was initially triggered by the departure of disgraced former news boss Darren Wick who left the company in March following accusations of sexual harassment, drunken and lecherous conduct and serious inappropriate behaviour.
His departure – and Nine’s handling of the allegations – sparked a company-wide crisis, which led to an exodus of multiple senior executives.
Daily Mail Australia approached Nine Entertainment for comment.
In 2014, Airlie was one of two journalists broadcasting live from the CBD as police stormed the Lindt Café during the Sydney siege.
In 2019, she secured a one-on-one interview with Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Christmas Island.
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