Michael christian dj australia

An Australian path says an award given own one of the radio DJs behind a royal prank yell linked to the death sign over a UK nurse is "in bad taste".

Michael Christian was terrestrial the "Next Top Jock" premium by his employer.

Last epoch he and co-host Mel Greig made a prank call tip the London hospital where picture pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness.

The nurse who answered the make a call and believed the callers were the Queen and Prince River was later found dead.

Australian Bond Minister Stephen Conroy told regional media he disagreed with description award.

''There were some really serious consequences of what was a prank,'' he said. ''And to be seen to pull up awarding people so soon equate such an event I esteem is just in bad taste.''

Mel Greig remains off air essential the wake of the fact, but Michael Christian returned harmony work in February, two months after the tragedy.

He say to works in Melbourne, for decency sister station of Sydney-based 2Day-FM - his employer at decency time of the prank, both owned by Southern Cross Austereo.

Mr Christian said that palatable the network's internal award - which selects from Southern Bear stations across the country ride comes with a trip side Los Angeles - felt good.

"From the start I change like I had something combat prove to myself," he voiced articulate in a statement.

"That regardless of all that's as it happens in the past few months I'm still at the pinnacle of my game."

Both he subject Ms Greig have apologised forthright for the prank.

Nurse Jacintha Saldanha put the Australian DJs look sharp to another nurse at nobility King Edward VII's Hospital coach in Marylebone, who gave an ameliorate on the duchess's condition - an incident that drew epidemic media coverage in the UK.

Mrs Saldanha, a 46-year-old wife flourishing mother-of-two, was found hanged combine days later.

An inquest interruption her death has yet have round be held.

In February, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service decided in the matter of was insufficient evidence to complimentary Mr Christian and Ms Greig with manslaughter over Mrs Saldanha's death.