ABC accused of sacking Antoinette Lattouf for ‘expressing political opinion’ and ‘because of her ethnicity’
The lawyer representing sacked ABC radio host Antoinette Lattouf has spoken out against the broadcaster.
On Thursday, it was revealed that Lattouf has engaged Josh Bornstein as her lawyer and expanded her Fair Work Commission complaint against the ABC who dropped her from its summer radio gig for posting pro-Palestine content to her social media platforms.
The expanded complaint now alleges that Lattouf “was sacked because of her ethnicity and that the public broadcaster systemically discriminates against people with Arab or Muslim backgrounds as well as other people of colour”.
The ABC is going to have a very hard time defending that they have never “sacked white journalists for expressing political opinion, even where those journalists worked in news and current affairs.” I reckon a quick google search will provide all the evidence required.