Lattouf’s unlawful termination claim against ABC examining how and why she was sacked after posting on social media about Israel-Gaza war

Checking Lattouf’s social media

The ABC executive who hired Lattouf, Steve Ahern, is the first witness on the stand. An employee of the broadcaster for some 40 years, Ahern was the acting ABC local radio manager at the time Lattouf was removed from air.

The ABC does not put in issue, that is, it does not dispute or contest that the Lebanese, Middle Eastern or Arab races exist, or that Ms Lattouf is one or more of those races.

The ABC recognises that, regrettably, this legal argument has caused distress in some sections of the community and our workforce. This was not the ABC’s intention.

Today, the ABC made clear to the Court that it does not dispute or contest Ms Lattouf’s race or national extraction being Lebanese, Middle Eastern or Arab.