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Daily Mail
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Controversial former ABC star who lost her job over Gaza posts makes shock career move as she joins forces with Abbie Chatfield
Controversial former ABC freelancer Antoinette Lattouf has announced she has signed with the Stage Addiction talent agency - the same agency as Abbie Chatfield. Lattouf, 45, who made headlines earlier last year after her highly-publicised wrongful dismissal case against the public broadcaster, went online last month to revealed her dramatic career move. In a post shared with her new agency, Lattouf posed for a professional photo in a stylish all-blue slacks and short outfit and included a cheeky caption. 'Who's this human headline hottie now being repped by Stage Addiction?' the Instagram post began. She added, 'Get your people to call my people etc etc.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Ben Grand of Stage Addiction is set to manage the broadcaster and writer, reported Sky News last month. Also included on the Stage Addiction talent roster is Cheek Media founder and TV commentator and author Hannah Ferguson and Bachelor star Matt Agnew. Lattouf, who has 118K followers, received an enthusiastic response from her fans, who filled sent messages of congratulations. 'You're such a talent. Beauty, brains, heart and comedic genius,' said one follower while Matt Agnew simply wrote 'Welcome'. 'Fearless Warrior Journalist Presenter I presume! And my absolute Hero!' said another user. Lattouf won her case for unlawful termination against the ABC, with the public broadcaster ordered to pay her $70,000 in compensation last month. The casual radio host and Palestine advocate was hired for a week-long stint on ABC Radio Sydney's Mornings program in December 2023. She was let go after just three shifts for sharing a Human Rights Watch post that said Israel was using starvation as a 'weapon of war' in Gaza. The ABC claimed it took Lattouf off the air because she failed to follow a direction not to post about Israel or the war in Gaza during her five-day shift. But Justice Darryl Rangiah, who delivered his judgement in Sydney's Federal Court In June, disagreed, finding pro-Israel lobbyists formed an 'orchestrated campaign' to pressure then-ABC chair Ita Buttrose to take Lattouf off air. He found the ABC contravened the Fair Work Act by terminating Lattouf's employment 'for reasons including that she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza '. Justice Rangiah ordered the ABC to pay Lattouf compensation of $70,000, with the public broadcaster also potentially on the hook for 'pecuniary penalties' for breaking the law. In a statement to Daily Mail Australia, Lattouf boasted about her 'landmark' win.
Sydney Morning Herald
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Legal bid against Herald and Age in Lattouf case fails
The Federal Court has rejected a legal bid by a group of pro-Israel letter-writers to have The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age punished for contempt of court for allegedly breaching a suppression order protecting the identity of people who complained to the ABC about Antoinette Lattouf. On February 3, during Antoinette Lattouf's unlawful termination suit against the ABC, Justice Darryl Rangiah made a 10-year suppression order over the 'names, identities, contact details and addresses of persons who made complaints' about Lattouf's employment by the ABC. The order was made 'on the ground that it is necessary to protect the safety of persons'. Rangiah said at the time that he was satisfied there was 'a substantial risk' the individuals 'will face, at least, vilification and harassment if their identities and contact details were available to the public'. Lawyers acting for people whose identities are said to be protected by the suppression order in the Lattouf case allege Herald editor Bevan Shields and The Age editor Patrick Elligett, as well as two in-house lawyers, two reporters and the publishing companies, breached the order. The four articles at the centre of the dispute were published last year, before the suppression order was made. Rangiah noted in a decision on Friday that '[the] articles remained available online even after the order was made' but were amended in March this year 'to remove the names of the relevant persons without any admission that the publishers were obliged to do so'. At a preliminary hearing in April, Sue Chrysanthou, SC, acting for the group, said: 'Only one order is sought, and that is a referral under … the Federal Court Rules to the principal registrar to consider whether proceedings should be instituted for the punishment of contempt'. But Tom Blackburn, SC, acting for the mastheads, said the registrar would have no 'independent discretion' and would have to commence contempt proceedings if Rangiah made the order.
The Age
18-07-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Contempt bid by pro-Israel lobbyists against Herald and Age in Lattouf case fails
The Federal Court has rejected a legal bid by a group of pro-Israel letter-writers to have The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age punished for contempt of court for allegedly breaching a suppression order protecting the identity of people who complained to the ABC about Antoinette Lattouf. On February 3, during Antoinette Lattouf's unlawful termination suit against the ABC, Justice Darryl Rangiah made a 10-year suppression order over the 'names, identities, contact details and addresses of persons who made complaints' about Lattouf's employment by the ABC. Antoinette Lattouf outside the Federal Court in Sydney last month. Credit: Oscar Colman The order was made 'on the ground that it is necessary to protect the safety of persons'. Rangiah said at the time that he was satisfied there was 'a substantial risk' the individuals 'will face, at least, vilification and harassment if their identities and contact details were available to the public'. Lawyers acting for people whose identities are said to be protected by the suppression order in the Lattouf case allege Herald editor Bevan Shields and The Age editor Patrick Elligett, as well as two in-house lawyers, two reporters and the publishing companies, breached the order. The four articles at the centre of the dispute were published last year, before the suppression order was made. Rangiah noted in a decision on Friday that '[the] articles remained available online even after the order was made' but were amended in March this year 'to remove the names of the relevant persons without any admission that the publishers were obliged to do so'. At a preliminary hearing in April, Sue Chrysanthou, SC, acting for the group, said: 'Only one order is sought, and that is a referral under … the Federal Court Rules to the principal registrar to consider whether proceedings should be instituted for the punishment of contempt'. But Tom Blackburn, SC, acting for the mastheads, said the registrar would have no 'independent discretion' and would have to commence contempt proceedings if Rangiah made the order.
The Age
18-07-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Legal bid against Herald and Age in Lattouf case fails
The Federal Court has rejected a legal bid by a group of pro-Israel letter-writers to have The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age punished for contempt of court for allegedly breaching a suppression order protecting the identity of people who complained to the ABC about Antoinette Lattouf. On February 3, during Antoinette Lattouf's unlawful termination suit against the ABC, Justice Darryl Rangiah made a 10-year suppression order over the 'names, identities, contact details and addresses of persons who made complaints' about Lattouf's employment by the ABC. The order was made 'on the ground that it is necessary to protect the safety of persons'. Rangiah said at the time that he was satisfied there was 'a substantial risk' the individuals 'will face, at least, vilification and harassment if their identities and contact details were available to the public'. Lawyers acting for people whose identities are said to be protected by the suppression order in the Lattouf case allege Herald editor Bevan Shields and The Age editor Patrick Elligett, as well as two in-house lawyers, two reporters and the publishing companies, breached the order. The four articles at the centre of the dispute were published last year, before the suppression order was made. Rangiah noted in a decision on Friday that '[the] articles remained available online even after the order was made' but were amended in March this year 'to remove the names of the relevant persons without any admission that the publishers were obliged to do so'. At a preliminary hearing in April, Sue Chrysanthou, SC, acting for the group, said: 'Only one order is sought, and that is a referral under … the Federal Court Rules to the principal registrar to consider whether proceedings should be instituted for the punishment of contempt'. But Tom Blackburn, SC, acting for the mastheads, said the registrar would have no 'independent discretion' and would have to commence contempt proceedings if Rangiah made the order.
Canberra Times
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Canberra Times
I have marital advice for our anti-Semitism envoy
I mean, Lawyers for Israel already did that. It campaigned hard against Antoinette Lattouf's brief appearance on ABC Sydney. It led to Lattouf losing her gig. It led to the ABC losing $2 million in fighting a futile court case. And I'll tell you what else it led to. It led, in my view, to people using the phrase "Jewish lobby", one of the most ill-conceived and racist phrases ever. I would not for one minute complain about social media posts sharing Human Rights Watch information. And there are many Jews here and elsewhere who rightly criticise the use by Israel of starvation as a weapon of war. The prospect of you trying to censor what the ABC broadcasts is so horrific. We don't need more censors in this country. We don't need lobby groups like Lawyers for Israel trying to silence those with valid opinions LIA doesn't like. Or you don't like.
