Foreign minister meets officials in Ramallah in occupied West Bank; Sydney tribunal will hear presenter’s claim against her removal from airwaves
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The ABC will defend a wrongful dismissal claim by the presenter Antoinette Lattouf at the fair work commission in Sydney today as the stoush over her removal from her presenting role last month rumbles on. She claims she was fired on the grounds of “political opinion or a reason that included political opinion” related to the Israel-Hamas war. The broadcaster’s managing director, David Anderson, told staff in an email that he rejected suggestions that the decision to remove her from air was influenced by outside lobbyists.
Continue reading…Foreign minister meets officials in Ramallah in occupied West Bank; Sydney tribunal will hear presenter’s claim against her removal from airwavesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll be bringing you some of the morning’s top stories before my colleague Emily Wind’s turn to take you through the day’s action.The ABC will defend a wrongful dismissal claim by the presenter Antoinette Lattouf at the fair work commission in Sydney today as the stoush over her removal from her presenting role last month rumbles on. She claims she was fired on the grounds of “political opinion or a reason that included political opinion” related to the Israel-Hamas war. The broadcaster’s managing director, David Anderson, told staff in an email that he rejected suggestions that the decision to remove her from air was influenced by outside lobbyists. Continue reading…