An hour-by-hour look at the events surrounding journalist Antoinette Lattouf’s removal from her five-day stint on ABC Radio.
The events and reasons for Lattouf’s dismissal are contested. In January, this masthead reported the contents of a pro-Israel WhatsApp group, which showed organised efforts to target the ABC with complaints about the journalist and her views on the conflict.
Fischer forwarded another email to Anderson which she had sent to Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.Key elements of the complaint to Rowland reflect the content in a number of “call to action” templates shared around pro-Israel support and WhatsApp groups on the morning of Monday, December 18, and throughout that week. Different versions of the “call to action” encouraged complaints to be sent to Rowland, the ABC board and Anderson. The calls to action are not included in the court case.
Oliver-Taylor tells the Fair Work Commission on March 8 that he had reported back to Anderson on December 18 “there was no issue and no concern” that Lattouf had breached the ABC’s standards. He tells the hearing that more complaints were received that afternoon and the next day. Oliver-Taylor tells the hearing that after consulting with Ahern and Latimer, he decided Lattouf should be taken off air. Oliver-Taylor told court: “I believed it was a breach of policy ...” , that “it may have breached social media policy”.
Oliver-Taylor tells the Fair Work hearing the intent of the message was to brief Anderson before a media storm developed as result of the decision to stand down Lattouf, rather than seeking approval for the decision.
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