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Antoinette Lattouf vs ABC: Bombshell judgement in case that plunged the public broadcaster into crisis
Antoinette Lattouf has won her case for unlawful termination against the ABC.
The casual radio host and Palestine advocate was hired for a week-long stint on ABC Radio Sydney 's Mornings program in December 2023.
Ms Lattouf, 41, was let go after sharing a Human Rights Watch post that said Israel was using starvation as a 'weapon of war' in Gaza.
The ABC claimed it took Ms 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 on Wednesday morning, disagreed.
He found the ABC contravened the Fair Work Act by terminating Ms Lattouf's employment 'for reasons including that she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza'.
Justice Rangiah the ABC to pay Ms Lattouf compensation of $70,000.
