Spurned Channel Nine Newsreader To Bone The Boners

You may recall some months back that Nine news reporter Christine Spiteri was told she’d be ‘let go’ following maternity leave, the aftermath of which degenerated into a mess of name-calling and race-card-playing the likes of which recalled Frontline in its prime.

Well, she’s still as mad as hell, and even if her discrimination complaint falls on deaf ears, it looks likely she’ll take her case all the way to the top of the legal food chain.

Spiteri has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission after being told in November that her contract would not be renewed.

The complaint names Nine’s news director John Westacott, her lawyer said.

A Nine spokeswoman said the network “plans on responding to these claims”.

If the name ‘John Westacott’ rings a bell, that’s because he was the fine upstanding news boss who told our heroine, “with a surname like Spiteri you should try SBS”.

Nine: Still the one (for racist wisecracks, questionable sexual politics, and poor programming choices.)