US EditionAntoinette Lattouf: Court Finds Journalist Unfairly Fired over Gaza Post
- Antoinette Lattouf, a broadcast journalist, was unfairly dismissed by the ABC in December 2023 following her online sharing of content related to the conflict in Gaza.
- Her dismissal followed complaints and a coordinated campaign by pro-Israel groups, amid tensions after Hamas's October 7 attack killing at least 1200 people.
- Lattouf was engaged for a five-day ABC radio stint and was told not to post controversial content, but shared a Human Rights Watch report alleging Israel used starvation as a war tactic.
- Federal Court Judge Rangiah ruled ABC breached the Fair Work Act and enterprise agreement by dismissing her without a chance to defend herself, awarding her $70,000 in damages.
- The case revealed internal ABC turmoil and external pressures that damaged the broadcaster's independence and reputation for impartiality.
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ABC unlawfully sacked journalist over Gaza post, court rules
A court found on Wednesday that Australia's public broadcaster had unlawfully dismissed a journalist over a social media post about Israel’s war on Gaza. ABC fired radio journalist Antoinette Lattouf after she had re-posted to her Instagram profile a video report from Human Rights Watch, along with the comment "HRW reporting starvation as a tool of war". The journalist took legal action after she was fired in December 2023, while she was only th…
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