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Let’s go through some of the key points raised during the hearing, which almost entirely focused on closing oral submissions from Antoinette Lattouf’s lawyers:
Lattouf’s lawyers argue she was dismissed not only because of her opinion about the war in Gaza, but because of her Lebanese heritage;
Her lawyers also say it is clear she was terminated from the ABC, which the broadcaster has denied;
The key evidence regarding her termination, the lawyers say, is a meeting in which she was told to “collect her things and leave” and was not told she was still employed. But they also rely on the fact the broadcaster did not refute an article in The Australian saying she had been sacked;
Justice Darryl Rangiah said he planned to ask lawyers for the ABC “about the relevance of the apparent leaking of the information about Ms Lattouf’s case to The Australian, and whether that factors in to questions of compensation”;
Oshie Fagir, for Lattouf described the ABC content chief, Chris Oliver-Taylor, as a witness of “no credit”, saying there was no material that supported his evidence that Lattouf was given a direction not to post on social media; and
The ABC failed in a bid to confirm how many Instagram followers Lattouf had gained since leaving the broadcaster.
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Judge to ask ABC whether apparent leak to The Australian is relevant to compensation
Justice Darryl Rangiah plans to ask lawyers for the ABC whether the apparent leaking of a story regarding Antoinette Lattouf’s departure from the broadcaster to The Australian should be considered when weighing possible compensation to the journalist.
Rangiah ended Thursday’s hearing by saying he planned to ask Ian Neil SC, for the ABC, “about the relevance of the apparent leaking of the information about Ms Lattouf’s case to The Australian, and whether that factors in to questions of compensation”.
The hearing has been adjourned until Friday morning, when lawyers for Lattouf are expected to finish their closing submissions, followed by the ABC.
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