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‘Incoherent’ impartiality rule used to oust ABC host

Miklos Bolza

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Despite several senior ABC figures alleging that a casual radio host breached impartiality guidelines in personal posts about the war in Gaza, a judge has heard no such rule existed at the broadcaster.

Antoinette Lattouf was recruited to host the Mornings show on ABC Radio Sydney for five days from Monday to Friday in December 2023. But the 41-year-old was let go after three days on air after sharing an Instagram post by Human Rights Watch saying Israel used starvation as a “weapon of war” in Gaza.

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