Federal court rules ABC unlawfully terminated Antoinette Lattouf after ‘orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists’
by Amanda Meade and Kate Lyons from World news | The Guardian on (#6Y736)
Journalist was taken off air three days into five-day contract in December 2023 after sharing Gaza post on social media
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The ABC breached the Fair Work Act when it terminated casual broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf for reasons including that she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, the federal court has found.
Senior ABC managers were in a a state of panic" after an orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists to have Ms Lattouf taken off air", Justice Darryl Rangiah said in his judgment.
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