Overview

• The penalty hearing opened in Sydney after a June ruling that the ABC unlawfully ended Antoinette Lattouf’s five‑day presenting stint partway through.
• Lattouf’s lawyers urged a $300,000 to $350,000 penalty, while the ABC argued for $37,500 to $56,000.
• Justice Darryl Rangiah previously awarded $70,000 in compensation and found the decision was made to appease a coordinated campaign of pro‑Israel complaints.
• Under cross‑examination, the ABC’s chief people officer said no one had offered Lattouf a personal public apology, despite a statement expressing regret.
• The ABC told the court it delivered leadership training and sought legal advice after the judgment, but it has not identified the leak to the press or investigated why the email campaign led to unlawful action.