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Anxious Lattouf ‘self-medicated with alcohol’ after ABC dismissal

Max Mason
Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

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Journalist Antoinette Lattouf says she was warned to keep a low profile and consider refraining from posting on social media during a five-day stint hosting Sydney morning radio on the ABC after a flood of complaints from pro-Israel lobbyists.

Ms Lattouf told a court on Tuesday that ABC Radio Sydney content director Elizabeth Green gave her “a heads-up” the broadcaster was receiving complaints about her from pro-Israel lobbyists. The conversation took place after her first day on air in December 2023.

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Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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