Journalist told court the News Corp-owned newspaper had the story live on its site before she had even made it home. Plus: anti-renewables billboard bust-up
Journalist Antoinette Lattouf was dismissed from hosting ABC Radio’s Sydney Mornings program in December 2023 after complaints about her being on air because of her views on the Israel-Gaza conflict.Journalist Antoinette Lattouf was dismissed from hosting ABC Radio’s Sydney Mornings program in December 2023 after complaints about her being on air because of her views on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Several of the witnesses, including Buttrose, were asked explicitly if they were the source of the leak or knew who had been. All denied it.Content chief Chris Oliver-Taylor even offered some additional commentary on the mystery of leaks at the ABC. He had told the court he had taken a call from The Australian and said “no comment” but was unaware of who had leaked the story about Lattouf.
“We’ve lost a lot of sleep over this,” Lachie says when Craft asks him if they have settled on a home.Which is lucky because, as Media Watch exposed, the house they decided on in the show is one they already owned and in fact had built themselves on the plot of land they had bought eight years prior, documenting the build on social media.Media Watch spoke to a former producer of the show who said roughly 50% of the properties featured on it are already owned by the people featured on the show.
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