Australian shock jock wins A$12m payout after radio station tore up contract

As part of the deal, Sandilands can not work for any competitors of ARN until next March.ARN also added that Sandilands was pursuing "independent media opportunities" and that it would get a 19.9% cut of his next venture for three years.Henderson is also suing ARN after the cancellation of her ten-year A$100m contract. It is understood her court action is ongoing.Henderson, who worked with Sandilands for about 27 years, took a leave of absence following the duo's on-air clash. ARN announced she had told them she "cannot continue to work" with Sandilands, and the show was taken off air.Sandilands said he had apologised to his co-host shortly after their argument but was banned from calling her or any of the show's staff in the days and weeks following, hampering his efforts to resolve the situation.He had also offered to work with another presenter if Henderson didn't want to, he said, but ARN "weren't interested".After the show was initially taken off air, local media reported that staff at ARN had celebrated the show's demise, as the pricey contracts for its stars had led to other experienced staff being fired.Observers also pointed to a failed attempt to expand the Sydney programme to Melbourne as a possible reason why ARN wanted to end the show.