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ABC no longer disputes that ‘Lebanese, Middle Eastern or Arab races exist’, unlawful termination suit hears

Broadcaster has argued onus was on sacked journalist Antoinette Lattouf to prove it, angering some staff and cultural groups

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Ita Buttrose sent six emails about Antoinette Lattouf in 19 minutes, hours before dismissal, court documents show

Affidavit from content chief Chris Oliver-Taylor shows stream of emails sent by former chair

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'Fantasy': Ita Buttrose denies pushing host's sacking

The ABC's former chair has said a radio host fired for sharing a post on the Gaza conflict was an '"activist" who should not have been hired in the first place.

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Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing day six – as it happened

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ABC host labelled anti-Semite in wave of complaints

A torrent of complaints about ABC host Antoinette Lattouf accused the fill-in presenter of anti-Semitism and turning the broadcaster into a Hamas mouthpiece.

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The Lattouf trial reveals an ABC so paralysed by process even its managers can’t keep up

After week one of the unlawful dismissal claim, we know this: the ABC appears to have departed from its own standards in the defence of its standards

The Guardian - AU

‘Blatantly racist’: ABC arguing Lattouf must prove Middle Eastern races exist angers cultural groups

Arab Council Australia calls broadcaster’s legal defence ‘disturbing’, while Australian Lebanese Association notes ‘irony’ considering nature of case

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

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

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ABC exec 'didn't like' Buttrose comments on axed journo

The ABC executive who took journalist Antoinette Lattouf off air says he was "between a rock and a hard place" after network chair Ita Buttrose became involved.

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Antoinette Lattouf hearing day five – as it happened

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ABC staff ‘disgusted’ by broadcaster’s handling of Antoinette Lattouf unlawful termination claim

ABC union members say legal argument around existence of Lebanese race ‘destroys any hope’ that broadcaster intends to address alleged systemic racism

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Afternoon Update: Lattouf axing ‘completely abnormal’; Labor veteran blasts mandatory sentencing; and ‘cardboard’ house wins award

ABC managing director David Anderson has given evidence in the Antoinette Lattouf unlawful termination case

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ABC managing director agrees process of removing Lattouf ‘completely abnormal from start to finish’, court hears

Processes were not followed ‘to the letter’, David Anderson tells court hearing unlawful termination case

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ABC's integrity on the line in Gaza advocate case: boss

The ABC's integrity will be affected by the outcome of a lawsuit by a radio host dismissed over a post on the Gaza conflict, the broadcaster's boss has said.

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Antoinette Lattouf’s Legal Team Question Double Standards At The ABC

“Ms Lattouf can’t make a public statement which is not impartial, but Laura Tingle can: that’s the fact of the matter, isn’t it?”

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Antoinette Lattouf hearing day four – as it happened

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Antoinette Lattouf case: ABC managing director denies double standard in treatment of Laura Tingle

David Anderson tells court Tingle’s public comments were a ‘different matter and that was dealt with at the time’

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Antoinette Lattouf hearing day three – as it happened

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'Australia is a racist country' is impartial: ABC boss

An ABC boss has been asked why a radio host was removed for sharing a post on Gaza but high-profile news figures remained despite their polarising views.

The Guardian - AU

Five things we’ve learned this week from Antoinette Lattouf’s alleged unfair dismissal case against the ABC

Journalist was cross-examined for five gruelling hours over two days, recounting heavier drinking habits and tearful conversations

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Antoinette Lattouf at times drank a ‘cup of vodka’ to sleep, psychiatrist tells ABC unfair dismissal claim

Journalist tells federal court her drinking habits had gone from social to heavier in the year since she left the broadcaster

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Anti-Israel ex-ABC host laments being press poster girl

An ABC radio host fired for panning Israel's actions in Gaza has discussed the emotional toll of being a poster girl for justice after she was publicly derided.

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‘Just listen’: tense exchanges as Antoinette Lattouf takes stand against ABC silk

Journalist faces hostile questioning from former employer’s barrister as she sues for wrongful dismissal

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Ex-ABC host stands by anti-Israel 'genocide' posts

A radio presenter taken off air by the ABC has defended her anti-Israeli views, with a court told she received death threats after her "humiliating" sacking.

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