Airlie Walsh Biography
Airlie Walsh is a media personality serving as a reporter for Nine News Australia. She first joined the Nine Network in 2008 as a producer for the TODAY Show. Previously, she was a Political Reporter based at Parliament House for Nine News.
Airlie Walsh Age
Walsh is 39 years old as of 2023. She was born in 1984 in British Columbia, Victoria, Canada. However, her birthday is unknown.
Airlie Walsh Height
She is 5 feet 7 inches tall, approximately 1.7 m or 170 cm.
Airlie Walsh Nationality
She holds British-Australian nationality with a white ethnic background.
Airlie Walsh Education
Walsh attended Brighton Secondary. She also graduated with honors from the University of South Australia where she was studying for a Bachelor of Journalism.
Airlie Walsh Parents
Walsh lost her mum when she was 29 years old. She was killed in a farming accident, on Kangaroo Island. However, there is no information about her father. She also has a sibling.
Airlie Walsh Husband/Partner
Airlie is engaged with Tom Ferrier, the founder of Greener, a soon-to-be-launched app that provides recommendations for sustainable stores and makes those purchases carbon-neutral by reforesting in Australia. The couple got engaged in November 2021. In May 2023, Airlie gave birth to a baby boy called Peter William Ferrier, her first child with partner Tom Ferrier. Peter spent over a month in hospital following a premature birth.
After 53 days in the hospital (15 for Mum, 46 for Petey) we’re finally home!’ Airlie stated.
Airlie Walsh Nine News
Walsh is a reporter for Nine News Network and she has more than 15 years of experience with the Network.
After the Black Summer bushfire crisis, the NSW flood disaster, and two years of relentless COVID-19 coverage, in 2022 Walsh notched up her second federal election campaign: the battle between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese for the nation’s top job. And then traveled to London to cover the once-in-a-generation Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, followed by the unraveling of Boris Johnson’s leadership.
In 2018 she relocated to Canberra, taking on the role of Political Reporter based at Parliament House. During her time at the press gallery, Walsh covered the demise of Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership, the chaos of the 2018 leadership coup, and Scott Morrison’s ‘miracle’ 2019 election victory over Bill Shorten. She also traveled with the prime minister to Singapore for the G20 summit, and later to Christmas Island, where media were given unprecedented access to the detention center, going behind the razor wire for the first time.
She first joined the Nine Network in 2008 as a producer for the TODAY Show. Before moving to the Nine News team, Walsh began reporting for Weekend TODAY in 2010.
In 2014, Walsh was one of two journalists in the country broadcasting live from the CBD as police stormed the Lindt Café during the Sydney siege. She went on to cover the terrorist killing of police worker Curtis Cheng, the disappearance of toddler William Tyrrell, William and Kate’s Australian royal tour, and in 2013, the NSW bushfire crisis, which earned the Nine Network a Logie award for its rolling coverage.
During her time with TODAY, she produced from the field the unfolding 2009 Black Saturday tragedy, which claimed the lives of 173 people. Then came the devastating 2010 QLD floods.
While reporting for Weekend TODAY, she specialized in human interest stories, which saw her travel to China for the country’s first women’s surfing event and to Tanzania for the water shortage crisis facing remote communities.
Walsh’s passion project is photography, a love passed down through the generations from her grandmother.
Airlie Walsh Salary
Walsh earns an average annual salary of $70,000 as a reporter for Nine News Network.
Airlie Walsh Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 million which she has accumulated from her journalism career.
