The former ABC chair Ita Buttrose pressured ABC management to take Antoinette Lattouf off air by claiming she had an illness in the days before she was purportedly sacked for posting about the Israel-Gaza war, the federal court has heard. The correspondence will show Buttrose said she was receiving multiple complaints about Lattouf hosting Mornings and she expressed her frustration she was still on air, the court heard. Lattouf took her unlawful dismissal case against the ABC to court after the broadcaster dismissed her from a casual Sydney radio job in December , three days into a five-day contract.
Lattouf lost her job after she posted on social media about the Israel-Gaza war, which the ABC said was a breach of editorial policy. The ABC denied she was sacked because she was paid for the full five days of her contract. The Fair Work Commission found last year that she had been sacked , triggering her unlawful dismissal case. Steve Ahern, who hired Lattouf for a casual role when he was acting head of capital city networks, will also appear as a witness. For You.
The Morning Edition. Saved Articles 0. Reading History. My Topics. My Account. My Membership. Recommend inkl. About inkl. Get all your news in one place. One app. The Guardian - AU. Amanda Meade Media correspondent. Journalist Antoinette Lattouf was dismissed three days into a five-day casual radio contract in December We owe her nothing. Lattouf was the first witness due in the standing-room-only court on Monday.
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