Overview

• The Federal Court imposed a A$150,000 pecuniary penalty payable within 28 days, in addition to A$70,000 in compensation awarded in June.
• Justice Darryl Rangiah found the ABC terminated Lattouf to appease an orchestrated campaign by pro‑Israel lobbyists after she shared a Human Rights Watch post about Gaza.
• The judge said former chief content officer Chris Oliver‑Taylor acted in haste without HR or legal consultation to "beat" a story The Australian planned to publish.
• The identities of complainants behind the campaign were placed under a 10‑year suppression order to protect their safety.
• The ABC acknowledged wrongdoing and signalled process changes, as reports put its legal costs at more than A$2 million while it argued for a far smaller penalty than Lattouf sought.