Liz Hayes joins rival TV network just months after Nine departure

AdvertisementCultureBy Chris HookApril 17, 2025 — 5.24pm, registeror subscribeto save articles for later.Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.Veteran former Nine journalist Liz Hayes is moving to rival network Seven as a guest correspondent for its troubled Sunday night Spotlight program.The move comes just two months after Nine (owner of this masthead) announced her departure from the network after a 44-year career, saying she would be “pursuing new opportunities outside of the Nine Network” but would remain “part of the Nine family”.Hayes joined the Nine network in 1981 as a reporter, then, in 1986 began a 10-year stint as co-host of Today with Steve Liebmann. She joined 60 Minutes in 1996 and covered events such as the Syrian refugee crisis, US elections and natural disasters.Most recently, she was the presenter of Under Investigation with Liz Hayes, but the future of the show is unknown, and it is not on this year’s program schedule....