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

Antoinette Lattouf was not invited by the ABC to respond to allegations against her, the broadcaster’s managing director has told the federal court. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Antoinette Lattouf was never given a chance to defend herself when she was removed from working at the ABC, in a process that was “completely abnormal from start to finish”, the ABC managing director has admitted in court.

Giving evidence on Thursday at the federal court to the unlawful termination case brought by the former radio presenter, David Anderson agreed with Lattouf’s lead barrister, Oshie Fagir, that the process had not been conducted in the usual manner.