Antoinette Lattouf: Court finds journalist unfairly fired over Gaza post

The judge found the ABC did not give Antoinette Lattouf a chance to defend herself before she was fired

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Antoinette Lattouf said the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) cut short her stint as a fill-in radio presenter in December 2023 due to her political views, her race and after lobbying from pro-Israel groups.

Hours before her sacking, Lattouf shared a post from Human Rights Watch (HRW) that accused Israel of war crimes, which Israel denies.

The ABC argued her post breached its editorial policy, but after the ruling apologised to Lattouf, saying that it had "let down our staff and audiences" in its handling of the matter.

On Wednesday, Justice Darryl Rangiah found that the ABC sacked Lattouf for reasons including her opinions on the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. He rejected allegations the presenter - who is of Lebanese heritage - was fired because of her race.