Ita Buttrose backs David Anderson after ABC board passes unanimous vote of confidence

ABC chair Ita Buttrose has defended managing director David Anderson against a union vote of no confidence after an unlawful dismissal claim by journalist Antoinette Lattouf. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

The ABC’s board has rejected a union vote of no confidence in managing director David Anderson, with chair Ita Buttrose saying the suggestion he did not support the broadcaster’s journalists was “abhorrent and incorrect”.

It comes after a week of internal unrest at the national broadcaster after the journalist Antoinette Lattouf lodged an unlawful dismissal claim against the ABC.