A senior Sunrise producer has launched Federal Court action accusing the Seven Network of sidelining him and breaching workplace and disability laws after a serious wheelchair accident, while Seven is mounting a robust defence alleging aggressive, misogynistic behaviour and denying any unlawful motive
A senior Sunrise producer has launched Federal Court action against the Seven Network, alleging the broadcaster unlawfully sidelined him and discriminated against him because of his disability and his attempt to claim workers compensation.
In a statement of claim filed in the Federal Court of Australia’s New South Wales registry, Matthew McGrane accuses Seven Network of breaching the Fair Work Act 2009 and discriminating against him on the basis of physical disability.
McGrane has worked for Seven since 2002 in senior production roles, including executive producer of several news programs. Since late 2022, he has been supervising producer for Sunrise.
The claim says that in mid‑2023, Sunrise moved from Martin Place to Seven’s Eveleigh studios. Because he relies on wheelchair‑accessible buses and late‑night services from Eveleigh were limited, McGrane says he agreed with then Sunrise executive producer Sean Power that he would leave the office early to catch a bus home and finish his shifts working from home.
On 17 October 2023, while travelling from the Eveleigh office to his bus stop under that arrangement, McGrane allegedly struck an uneven section of footpath, fell from...
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