Nine Entertainment has publicly shared the six-page Action Plan it has commenced to address its internal culture after an external review revealed systemic bullying, discrimination, harassment, and sexual harassment within the media company - particularly within the broadcast division.

Endorsed by Nine’s Board, the Action Plan is designed to deliver lasting change by outlining how the 22 recommendations from the review will be sequenced, measured, and embedded across the organisation.

The plan focuses on four priority areas: People and Culture; Leadership; Policy, Procedures and Governance; and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Since the release of the Intersection Report in October, more than 60 per cent of the recommendations are either complete or underway. Two additional commitments have been identified and invested in to address and uplift Nine’s culture. These include transitioning to a new, holistic Employee Wellbeing Provider and delivering a new leadership development program, including 1:1 coaching to 200 of Nine’s leaders.

Nine will conduct a cultural pulse check in two years, a year ahead of the recommended timeframe. A more in-depth review will be conducted in three years, in line with the recommendations. Senior leaders at Nine will have their remuneration and incentives connected to cultural-specific measurements and outcomes. Nine management will regularly report to the Board on the progress and outcomes of its Action Plan.

Acting CEO of Nine Entertainment, Matt Stanton, said: “Nine’s Action Plan forms an important part of Nine2028, which is the acceleration of our strategy and encompasses our business and culture transformation. Spearheaded by the Board and management team, everyone at Nine is united by the need for change. The progress made over the past six weeks is reflective of our collective desire to move quickly and build a Nine we can all be proud of.

“Since the release of the Intersection Report, Nine has taken decisive action which will positively contribute to our cultural uplift. We’ve also spent a lot of time connecting and communicating with our people, reflecting on how we can learn from this difficult yet necessary process and make lasting change."

“While our commitments to embedding our Action Plan remain unwavering, our cultural transformation ambitions are broader than the 22 recommendations alone, and indeed broader than Nine itself. Of course, our unrelenting focus remains on addressing Nine’s cultural issues, however there is no denying the prevalence of poor behaviour in the media industry is unacceptable and change is required.

“As the largest employer in the industry we believe we can play an active role in shaping the cultural change required to create a safe, respectful and thriving industry. At the appropriate time, we look forward to engaging with our industry peers to address these issues,”