TV Newsreader "underqualified"

Thought this was interesting.  Christine Spiteri, a Channel 9 newsreader, is taking legal action against the network for allegedly sacking her for her decision to take maternity leave.

Channel 9 refused to be drawn on why it had ended her contract. But Nine sources said last night the first-time mother had demanded a prime-time newsreading job for which she was underqualified.  Now given that the qualifications for being a newsreader are largely:

1. being attractive
2. being able to read an autocue,

what exactly are 9 telling Spiteri?  Thats she’s ugly, or can’t read?

Another thing … does having a fixed term contract not renewed when it expires equal being sacked?  I don’t really think so, she signed up for a period, the period expired, the employer decided it wanted to move ahead without her.  Not good for her, but she was the one who signed the contract.