Former ABC journalist Antoinette Lattouf is suing the ABC for unlawful dismissal after her contract was terminated following social media posts about the Israel-Gaza war. Court documents reveal communication between ABC executives regarding Lattouf's posts and subsequent dismissal. The case is now proceeding to trial after months of mediation failed.
Former ABC journalist Antoinette Lattouf, whose unlawful termination case against the ABC is now proceeding to trial after months of mediation failed.Former ABC journalist Antoinette Lattouf, whose unlawful termination case against the ABC is now proceeding to trial after months of mediation failed.
“Between 11.04 am and 11.31 am on Wednesday, 20 December 2023, Ms Buttrose sent a series of emails,” the agreed statement of facts says.three days into a five-day casual contract in December 2023 after she posted on social media about the Israel-Gaza war, which the ABC said was a breach of editorial policy.
“Amongst other things, Ms Lattouf reposted a report from Human Rights Watch as a story on her Instagram account and added additional text reading ‘HRW reporting starvation as a tool of war’.Lattouf presented her third Mornings program that Wednesday after she had been hired to fill in for a week for Sarah Macdonald, who was later to be
“Ms Elsworth could only have known of the applicant’s dismissal by that time from a source within the ABC,” the statement of claim says. In its defence filed with the court the ABC denies this claim.According to Lattouf’s amended statement of claim, between 10 and 20 December Buttrose and Anderson “received multiple letters and emails complaining” about her.
Lattouf says she was told by an ABC manager later that day that “the ABC had had a large number of complaints from pro-Israel lobbyists about the applicant being on-air” and she should “keep a low profile on Twitter” but “could post factual information from reputable sources like Amnesty International”.
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