Sattler sues former employer Fairfax

Howard Sattler has sued his former employer Fairfax Media for unfair dismissal after Perth's 6PR sacked the shock jock for asking Julia Gillard if her partner was gay.

Sattler's lawyer, Nick Stagg of Lavan Legal, said the writ had been filed in the West Australian Supreme Court this week but was yet to be served on the media company.

Sattler flagged the action after he was terminated in June last year, saying he had been unfairly dismissed because the former prime minister had known it was going to be a candid interview and he still had six months left on his contract.