NSW: Nine seeks to throw out Christine Spiteri case

AAP General News (Australia)
04-16-2008
NSW: Nine seeks to throw out Christine Spiteri case

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SYDNEY, April 16 AAP - The Nine Network will ask a judge to throw out a breach of contract
case brought by reporter Christine Spiteri.

In the Federal Court in Sydney today, Justice Richard Edmonds set Nine's application
down for hearing on May 23.

Ms Spiteri, 40, is seeking damages of more than $500,000 under the Trade Practices
Act after she was told her contract with the network would expire in March this year.

In her statement of claim, she says she was racially and sexually discriminated against.

She alleged Nine's news director John Westacott told her: "You should work for SBS,
you certainly have the name for it."

She also alleged Mr Westacott told female journalists "to make it in this industry,
you gotta have f***ability. To make it in this game, women have to be f***able".

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