No Lattouf contempt probe after Nine names lobbyists Nine will not be prosecuted by the Federal Court for contempt after publishing the names of lobbyists who complained about an ABC radio host's pro-Gaza views. AAP · Jul 18, 2025
Court throws out pro-Israel group’s bid to refer journalists and editors for contempt over Antoinette Lattouf case Editors, reporters and lawyers for Nine newspapers were among eight named in pro-Israel group application dismissed by federal court The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2025
Pro-Israel lobby group members who complained to ABC about Lattouf harassed online, court hears Alleged harassment reignited after court hearing in which Nine editors, reporters and lawyers were accused of breaching a suppression order, lawyer tells court The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2025
Nine denies Lattouf contempt over pro-Israel lobbyists Lobbyists who complained about a pro-Gaza ABC host have said Nine should be prosecuted for contempt for publicising their names and exposing them to vitriol. AAP · Jul 14, 2025
The ABC and Creative Australia panicked in the face of controversy. These vital institutions must not be so timid In the Lattouf and Sabsabi cases, the apparently unmanageable sensitivity was discussion of Israel and Palestine The Guardian - AU · Jul 4, 2025
Lattouf took unlawful termination case to court as ‘public has a right to know what is happening’ at ABC Journalist tells the podcast We Used To Be Journos she wanted to make public information uncovered by her legal team The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2025
Antoinette Lattouf judgment underlines role of News Corp’s deadline in ABC management’s ‘panic’ A text by Chris Oliver-Taylor said he was going to ‘try and beat’ story in the Oz before publication. Plus: Daily Telegraph claims ‘exclusive’ on ubiquitous news The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2025
Morning Mail: ‘cruel joke’ of school tax perk, Trump praises Nato, Abbott spruiks Advance bequests Albanese government urged to end incentivised donations to Australia’s richest private schools; pact chief flatters US president, calling him ‘daddy’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2025
'Embarrassed': ABC's Lattouf legal bill to top $2m Defending its sacking of a radio presenter will likely cost the Australian public broadcaster more than $2 million, a year after rejecting a settlement offer. AAP · Jun 25, 2025
Deep in the 185-page Lattouf judgment is a forensic critique of the ABC’s top brass As management’s communications were compared to their evidence in seven-day trial, some came out better than others The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2025
Australian court rules ABC journalist unlawfully sacked over Gaza post Public broadcaster issues apology after federal judge finds it sacked Antoinette Lattouf in response to an ‘orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists’ The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025
Contempt proceedings by pro-Israel lobbyists against Nine in Lattouf case ‘probably doomed’, lawyers argue Lobbyists allege newspaper editors Bevan Shields and Patrick Elligett are among eight individuals who broke name suppression order The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2025
Antoinette Lattouf’s 18-month legal saga is over – but the crisis at the heart of it still hasn’t been resolved Journalist ends ABC termination case in the same place the whole saga began: by talking about the suffering of the people of Gaza The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2025
Afternoon Update: Lattouf wins case against ABC; $500,000 reward to find Falconio’s remains; and does ‘adult tummy time’ work? Court orders ABC pay Lattouf compensation of $70,000 for non-economic loss and sets down date for hearing on whether a pecuniary penalty ought to be imposed The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2025
International Business Times UK · Jun 25, 2025 Antoinette Lattouf vs ABC Update: How the Australian Journalist Defeated One of the World's Biggest Broadcasters According to the court's decision, ABC breached Section 772 of the Fair Work Act, which protects employees from termination based on political opinion.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2025 A campaign of complaints about Antoinette Lattouf put the ABC under pressure – and it buckled The world these days is filled with those who seek to influence public interest journalism. The role of senior managers is to stoutly resist that pressure
The Conversation · Jun 25, 2025 Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal win shows ABC must be more courageous in defending its journalists Broadcast journalist Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for her political opinions concerning the war in Gaza, the Federal Court has found.
Pedestrian.tv · Jun 25, 2025 ABC Admits Antoinette Lattouf Case ‘Not Handled In Line With Values’ After Verdict Antoinette Lattouf has won her unlawful dismissal case against the ABC after she was taken off the air on day three of a five-day contract filling in as a radio presenter in 2023.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2025 Federal court rules ABC unlawfully terminated Antoinette Lattouf after ‘orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists’ Journalist was taken off air three days into five-day contract in December 2023 after sharing Gaza post on social media
The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2025 Morning Mail: Trump’s sweary tirade, Lattouf v ABC judgment due, and a cold front on the way US president boils over after Israel planned to break fragile Iran ceasefire; Josh Burns says system stacked against young people looking for a home
The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2025 Husic says Israel did not have ‘licence’ to strike Iran – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Jun 24, 2025 'Cancel culture': fired pro-Gaza ABC host awarded $70k The ABC could face significant penalties after being ordered to pay $70,000 in damages to a fill-in radio host fired for posting about Israeli actions in Gaza.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2025 Antoinette Lattouf v ABC: federal court to hand down judgment on unlawful termination legal battle Highly charged 18-month dispute over casual radio presenter’s Gaza social media post to end on Wednesday
The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025 ‘A moral crisis’: how the Sydney writers’ festival grappled with the Israel-Gaza war The tragedy in Gaza has loomed over the festival, with chair Robert Watkins promising ‘a plurality of voices’
The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2025 Pro-Israel group who complained about Lattouf’s ABC employment claim Age and SMH breached suppression order Editors, two reporters and lawyers among the individuals pro-Israel group says should be referred for potential contempt of court