Unlawful termination claim is examining how and why reporter was taken off air after she posted about Israel-Gaza war on social media

Fagir is taking Anderson back over yesterday’s evidence about the ABC’s treatment of several high-profile presenters who had made potentially contentious statements.

They include former Media Watch host Paul Barry, who tweeted “Israel is killing journalists again” and was not subject to any sanctions; the global affairs editor, John Lyons, the Q+A host, Patricia Karvelas, and the ABC chair, Kim Williams.

It effectively permits you or any other ABC decision-maker to discriminate in your sanctions based on your own view of things like the truthfulness of the statement.

I think what we do is take on board analysis and judgment as to whether or not it requires a sanction.