Article 6V44G ABC executive tells court there was ‘pressure from above’ over Antoinette Lattouf’s position

ABC executive tells court there was ‘pressure from above’ over Antoinette Lattouf’s position

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Amanda Meade and Kate Lyons
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Chris Oliver-Taylor tells unlawful termination hearing of events leading up to decision to sack journalist three days into casual contract

The ABC executive who sacked Antoinette Lattouf for sharing a Human Rights Watch post has conceded he felt pressure from above" after the then ABC chair, Ita Buttrose, sent him all the complaints she was receiving.

Under cross-examination in the federal court, which is hearing Lattouf's unlawful termination claim, the outgoing ABC content chief, Chris Oliver-Taylor, said there was a strong view" from colleagues about having someone who has published strong views, either way, on air".

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