ABC Union to Meet Over Firing of Journalist Antoinette Lattouf Amid Pro-Israel Lobbyist Interference Claims
Lattouf's termination for a social media post on the Israel-Gaza conflict sparks potential walkout by ABC journalists and an unlawful termination claim.
- ABC union members are set to meet following revelations of a targeted letter-writing campaign from pro-Israel lobbyists prior to the firing of journalist Antoinette Lattouf.
- Lattouf was terminated from her radio hosting role over a social media post related to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
- Lattouf has filed an unlawful termination claim to the ABC on the grounds of “political opinion or a reason that included political opinion”, and later expanded the claim to include race due to her Lebanese heritage.
- The ABC confirmed in a submission to the Fair Work Commission that Lattouf was terminated from hosting Sydney Mornings on ABC radio two days before her contract ended after she reposted a Human Rights Watch video on Instagram to her personal account.
- ABC journalists in the broadcaster’s Sydney offices have threatened a walkout unless management addresses concerns over the handling of the termination of radio host Antoinette Lattouf.
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