Celebrating Pride at Nine

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Here at Nine we connect people through storytelling.

By supporting our LGBTQ+ people to express their authentic selves, we create better content, tell more original stories, and contribute to a stronger, more inclusive media landscape for Australia. 

Nine receives Bronze certification in the AWEI

We are thrilled to announce we have officially achieved Bronze certification in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Pride is more than a moment; it’s about taking action to ensure everyone feels safe, respected, and empowered to bring their true, authentic selves to work. The AWEI is Australia’s definitive national benchmark for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion, and earning Bronze reflects our tangible progress toward fostering that environment.

While we are taking this moment to proudly celebrate our Bronze status, we know that workplace inclusion is a year-round commitment. We remain dedicated to building on this momentum, listening to our people, and continuing our journey to make Nine a place where everyone belongs. 

The Progress & Our Initiatives

We are on a continuous journey of education, celebration, and advocacy. Our people are at the centre of our initiatives, ensuring the voice of lived experience is influencing the changes we need to make so we can all thrive. Nine's Pride Community (ERG) is a key enabler of this approach, and is dedicated to creating meaningful change through a number of key pillars:

Fostering Connection: We regularly bring our teams together to celebrate queer culture. Our legendary Pride Trivia Nights held across our offices are just one of the ways we foster connection, visibility, and joy in the workplace

Building Active Allyship: We provide ongoing engagement sessions, resources, and consultation with internal and external communities to ensure genuine education and visible allyship across all levels of leadership.

Inclusive Storytelling: From our internal teams to the audiences we serve, LGBTQ+ representation matters. Whether it’s through inclusive reporting in Publishing or diverse casting across our Broadcast and Stan platforms, our commitment is embedded in how we tell Australia's stories.

See Pride at Nine in action

Insights from Pride at Nine

Stewart Gurney, Director of Strategy & Effectiveness within Powered on bold leadership and trading polished for raw

Stewart shares his insights on why vulnerability, visibility and the "messy" truth of LGBTQ+ experience are essential to his bold leadership.

Love, respect, empower: how our Pride Community is empowering others at Nine and beyond

To mark the celebration of Pride month 2025 ‘Love, Respect, Empower’, Nine’s Pride Community co-chairs share their insights on how their ERG’s (Employee Resource Group) initiatives impact and make waves in the wider Nine community and beyond.

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Parental leave at Nine: a policy that supports every parenting journey

Jarrad Parker, Executive Counsel in Nine's legal team reflects on the impact Nine’s updated parental leave policy has had, and how it ensured he was treated the same as every other parent.

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