The ABC withdraws race argument in unlawful termination case launched by Antoinette Lattouf
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The ABC withdraws race argument in unlawful termination case launched by Antoinette Lattouf

ABC  

The ABC has officially withdrawn its race argument in the public broadcaster's defence in an unlawful termination case launched by journalist Antoinette Lattouf. "We are now instructed as follows, the ABC does not put in issue, that is, it does not dispute that the Lebanese, Middle Eastern or Arab races exist, or that Ms Lattouf is one or more of those races," the ABC's lawyer Ian Neil SC told the Federal Court today. Ms Lattouf's barrister Oshie Fagir raised the argument by the ABC on the first day of proceedings last week. ABC's lawyer apologises for unredacted complaints The ABC's lawyer also apologised after a number of unredacted complaints from pro-Israel individuals were uploaded in an affidavit published by the Federal Court website.

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Twist in court showdown between Antoinette Lattouf and the ABC after she was pulled from her radio show
1 month ago

Twist in court showdown between Antoinette Lattouf and the ABC after she was pulled from her radio show

Daily Mail  

A pro-Palestine presenter taken off air after a barrage of complaints was not fired but instead 'relieved of any obligation to perform any further work', ABC lawyers have argued in court. Antoinette Lattouf was let go after three days of a week-long fill-in stint on ABC Radio Sydney's Mornings program when she shared a Human Rights Watch post that said …

Antoinette Lattouf says court case exposed 'systemic racism at the ABC'
1 month ago

Antoinette Lattouf says court case exposed 'systemic racism at the ABC'

ABC  

Journalist Antoinette Lattouf has told reporters that the "rot and the systemic racism at the ABC" has been exposed in her unlawful termination case against the national broadcaster. Antoinette Lattouf says watching the ABC's integrity unravel in court has been "devastating". In the ABC's submission on Friday, its lawyers said Ms Lattouf's social media being full of "antisemitic hatred" was …

Antoinette Lattouf told posting information from 'reputable organisation' online OK prior to being taken off air
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Antoinette Lattouf told posting information from 'reputable organisation' online OK prior to being taken off air

ABC  

Antoinette Lattouf's former manager at the ABC agrees she told the journalist posting information to social media from a "verified source" or "reputable organisation" would be OK, before Ms Lattouf was taken off air during a fill-in radio presenting contract. Ms Green said she told Ms Lattouf it would be "best not to post anything that could be considered controversial". …

ABC’s ‘Antoinette issue’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ABC’s ‘Antoinette issue’

ABC  

Now, the slow-moving train wreck that has derailed the ABC and much of its top brass: SANDRA SULLY: The ABC says complaints from the so called pro-Israel lobby had no influence on their decision to take journalist Antoinette Lattouf off air. - Federal Court of Australia, ANTOINETTE LATTOUF v AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, 6 February, 2025 Many of the complaints, coordinated …

ABC managing director David Anderson continues evidence in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful termination case
1 month, 4 weeks ago

ABC managing director David Anderson continues evidence in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful termination case

ABC  

ABC managing director David Anderson has told an unlawful termination hearing he reviewed radio presenter Antoinette Lattouf's social media feeds and grew concerned about material he believed "added up to antisemitism" prior to her removal from air. The court has previously heard he reviewed Ms Lattouf's prior social media activity and messaged chief content officer Chris Oliver-Taylor about what he …

Sacked ABC host Antoinette Lattouf returns to court in fight against broadcaster - after Ita Buttrose's emails were exposed
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Sacked ABC host Antoinette Lattouf returns to court in fight against broadcaster - after Ita Buttrose's emails were exposed

Daily Mail  

A journalist sacked by the ABC after an Instagram post about the Israel-Gaza conflict will return to give evidence as she sues the public broadcaster over her dismissal. Antoinette Lattouf was hired on a casual basis to present the Mornings show on ABC Radio Sydney over five days in December 2023. On Monday in court, Lattouf defended her re-posting of …

ABC boss Ita Buttrose's email about Antoinette Lattouf before she was dismissed by the national broadcaster
2 months ago

ABC boss Ita Buttrose's email about Antoinette Lattouf before she was dismissed by the national broadcaster

Daily Mail  

Senior ABC figures including then-chair Ita Buttrose discussed getting rid of a journalist from her casual radio slot after flagging they were sick of getting complaints about her anti-Israeli views. An initial ABC investigation found Lattouf did not breach the broadcaster's code of conduct, but the three senior executives also conducted their own investigation, Justice Darryl Rangiah heard. Antoinette Lattouf …

Antoinette Lattouf questioned over social media post amid unlawful termination claim into her departure from ABC Radio Sydney
2 months ago

Antoinette Lattouf questioned over social media post amid unlawful termination claim into her departure from ABC Radio Sydney

ABC  

Lawyers for Antoinette Lattouf have revealed private messages between senior ABC executives in court, arguing the messages demonstrate their decision to dismiss the presenter was influenced by "pro-Israel" lobbying and went against internal editorial advice. Ms Lattouf has brought the unlawful termination case after she was taken off air part way through a stint as a presenter on ABC Radio …

Lawyers for journalist Antoinette Lattouf to argue in court that former ABC chair Ita Buttrose and David Anderson were involved in her sacking
5 months ago

Lawyers for journalist Antoinette Lattouf to argue in court that former ABC chair Ita Buttrose and David Anderson were involved in her sacking

ABC  

Antoinette Lattouf's lawyers will argue that former ABC chair Ita Buttrose and outgoing managing director David Anderson were either "decision-makers or materially involved" in the journalist's sacking during an unfair dismissal case set for hearing next year. Her counsel Philip Boncardo said the ABC has provided nine affidavits from "a variety of witnesses who were either reportedly decision-makers or involved …

Sacked ABC star Antoinette Lattouf takes brutal swipe at national broadcaster after awkward act
6 months ago

Sacked ABC star Antoinette Lattouf takes brutal swipe at national broadcaster after awkward act

Daily Mail  

Antoinette Lattouf has taken a swipe at the ABC after the broadcaster called for Aussies to come forward if their boss had controlled their political expression. Antoinette Lattouf has taken a swipe at the ABC after the broadcaster called for Aussies to come forward if their boss had controlled their political expression The national broadcaster shared a message to its …

Fair Work Commission finds journalist and presenter Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by ABC
10 months ago

Fair Work Commission finds journalist and presenter Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by ABC

ABC  

In short: Journalist and presenter Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by the ABC, the Fair Work Commission has found. Journalist and presenter Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by the ABC when she was taken off-air part way through a radio presenting stint, the Fair Work Commission has found. Her Fair Work Commission submission claims the ABC told her she breached the organisation's …

ABC Australia staff’s concerns over pro-Israel bias revealed
1 year ago

ABC Australia staff’s concerns over pro-Israel bias revealed

Al Jazeera  

Staff warned that language in the national broadcaster’s coverage ‘favoured the Israeli narrative over objective reporting’. Staff at Australia’s national broadcaster warned that its coverage of the war in Gaza relied too much on Israeli sources and used language that “favoured the Israeli narrative over objective reporting”, internal communications reveal, shedding new light on bias claims that convulsed the outlet. …

Antoinette Lattouf files second legal case with Federal Court over losing ABC radio role after Israel-Gaza social media post
1 year, 1 month ago

Antoinette Lattouf files second legal case with Federal Court over losing ABC radio role after Israel-Gaza social media post

ABC  

In short: Antoinette Lattouf has filed a second legal case against the ABC, accusing the broadcaster in Federal Court of "sacking her without a proper basis and without due process". Antoinette Lattouf has filed a second legal case against the ABC, accusing the broadcaster in Federal Court of "sacking her without a proper basis and without due process". Former ABC …

Antoinette Lattouf: Controversial presenter suing the ABC after she was sacked for pro- Palestine social media posts makes a dramatic return to its airwaves
1 year, 1 month ago

Antoinette Lattouf: Controversial presenter suing the ABC after she was sacked for pro- Palestine social media posts makes a dramatic return to its airwaves

Daily Mail  

Radio host Antoinette Lattouf is returning to the ABC despite currently suing the national broadcaster for sacking her over social media posts in support of Palestinians. Lattouf was dumped by the ABC in December over her posts on the war in Gaza, just three days into a week-long stint as fill-in host on Radio Sydney's morning show. Radio host Antoinette …

Former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf vows to fight unlawful termination case against broadcaster 'as long as it takes'
1 year, 2 months ago

Former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf vows to fight unlawful termination case against broadcaster 'as long as it takes'

ABC  

Journalist and former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf says she will "fight as long as it takes" in her unlawful termination case against the national broadcaster. Key points: Antoinette Lattouf alleges the ABC has contravened the Fair Work Act ABC managing director David Anderson tells staff there was no undue influence from outside parties The media union has held two meetings …

Strike threat over claim pro-Israeli lobby forced out Australian journalist
1 year, 2 months ago

Strike threat over claim pro-Israeli lobby forced out Australian journalist

Al Jazeera  

Sacked last month, Antoinette Lattouf joined the ranks of journalists dismissed for expressing support for Palestinians. The radio host last month joined a growing list of journalists across the globe to have been dismissed for expressing views supporting Palestine or calling for Israel to end its bombardment of Gaza. In her submission last year, the journalist claimed she had been …

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