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Antoinette Lattouf addresses the media outside Federal Court in February.

Legal bid against Herald and Age in Lattouf case fails

The Federal Court heard a bid by a group of pro-Israel lobbyists to have The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age punished for contempt of court.

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Labor government staff Brigid Delaney is leaving government to launch a stoicism advisory business, a Substack and two books.

Wellmania author Brigid Delaney quits Albanese government for side hustles

The journalist and author is stepping down as Tanya Plibersek’s speechwriter to focus on her many side-gigs – as well as planning a semi-autobiographical novel which could leave friends and colleagues nervous.

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Antoinette Lattouf leaves the Federal Court in Sydney after her court win against the ABC on Wednesday.

What the Antoinette Lattouf decision means for employers and employees

The presenter’s Federal Court win against the ABC over the expression of her political views is expected to encourage other employees to test the limits of the law.

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SMH: Antoinette Lattouf at Supreme Court of NSW on the decision by the Federal Court in her unlawful termination case. Lattouf addresses media after the court found in her favour.

‘Let down our staff and audiences’: ABC apologises after losing Lattouf legal fight

The ABC has been blasted for wasting more than $1 million defending Antoinette Lattouf’s lawsuit after a court found the broadcaster unlawfully sacked her.

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Antoinette Lattouf addresses the media after her win in the Federal Court of Australia on Wednesday.

Antoinette Lattouf has won $70,000, but her case has cost the ABC so much more

Wednesday’s judgment brings an ugly chapter to a close. But for the ABC, the real work is just beginning.

  • Karl Quinn
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A very ABC farewell for outgoing boss, but departing star isn’t feeling the love

Aunty threw open the doors of its Studio 22 in Ultimo to send off David Anderson, as exiting presenter Simon Marnie frothed at the lack of an official goodbye.

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Buttrose lobs bombshell David Anderson claims to ABC lawyers

The public broadcaster’s former chair is disputing key evidence provided by outgoing managing director David Anderson in the Antoinette Lattouf termination case.

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Antoinette Lattouf’s unlawful termination case against the ABC has revealed former chair Ita Buttrose was rankled by complaints about the fill-in radio host.

The chaotic 48 hours inside the ABC before Antoinette Lattouf was axed

Emails and text messages reveal the turmoil inside the upper echelons of the ABC before the presenter’s abrupt removal from radio.

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This Lattouf saga is the worst ABC whodunnit ever

The national broadcaster is always under attack, but in this episode, the ABC’s management did its enemies’ work for them.

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