Ita Buttrose
She paused for 20 seconds. Then Antoinette Lattouf told me what she’d say to Ita Buttrose
After her bruising encounter with the ABC, Lattouf says she is a changed woman.
- Matthew Knott
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Judge reveals ABC’s penalty in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful sacking case
The six-figure sum is in addition to the $70,000 compensation the broadcaster has already been ordered to pay.
- Michaela Whitbourn
Lattouf seeks up to $350,000 as penalty from ABC after court win
The penalty is in addition to $70,000 in compensation the ABC has been ordered to pay Antoinette Lattouf for unlawfully sacking her to “appease … pro-Israel lobbyists”.
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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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