Former A Current Affair reporter Jane Hansen, an author of the book ‘Boned,” has died following a battle with brain cancer.
“To all that knew and loved my sister. Jane passed away peacefully at approximately 11.40pm 6 August,” a family statement said.
“Jane put up an amazing fight right till the end and never once complained, and never lost her sense of humour this whole time.”
Hansen, who also worked as a war correspondent and print journalist for News Corp anonymously co-authored the novel called Boned, which “blew the lid off” of the “blokey culture of commercial television” in 2008.
She later revealed she was a co-author of the fictional book with Fiona McKenzie.
The protagonist of the novel faced the same real-world challenges of institutional sexism experienced by women in the Australian TV world, including by Hansen.
“We felt that someone needed to take a stand,’ Hansen wrote in 2017.
“I found defending my position as a seasoned journalist in commercial television exhausting and depressing. We’d … been beaten down the boys’ club. We’d been bullied. But we were never victims.”
Ray Martin said, “Jane Hansen gave journalism a good name. She was formidable, energetic and ethical.
“She fought relentlessly for the underdog and the disadvantaged – especially women and Indigenous Australians.
“Jane was smart, funny and a reliable friend. We’ll miss her pursuit of excellence, as she tried to keep the bastards honest.”
Source: Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail
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