Home secretary rejects call for inquiry by family of murdered MP David Amess MP’s wife and daughter describe Yvette Cooper’s decision as ‘insulting’ and ‘adding salt on to an open wound’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025
Ex-Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and Derek Hatton charged with bribery Pair among 12 charged with bribery or misconduct relating to council contracts, say Merseyside police The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025
Former mayor of Liverpool among 12 charged as part of corruption probe Joe Anderson has been charged with bribery, misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and Derek Hatton charged with bribery The 67-year-old has been charged with bribery, misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025
Hugh Marks checks in at ABC headquarters as Ita Buttrose briefs top silk after legal letter exposed Former Nine boss takes over from the outgoing managing director, David Anderson, amid turmoil over Antoinette Lattouf case. Plus: Daily Mail embraces supernatural The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2025
Lattouf says unlawful termination case exposes ‘systemic racism and rot at heart of ABC’ In closing submissions, broadcaster proposes ‘modest’ payout to journalist if it loses high-stakes battle The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2025
Ita Buttrose’s emails ‘hammering’ top ABC executives instrumental in Antoinette Lattouf’s sacking, court hears Court hears how journalist’s social media post on Gaza was seized upon as a ‘pretext’ to get rid of her in an ‘utterly abnormal’ fashion The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2025
Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing live: closing submissions day one – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2025
'Hostile' ABC partisan on Gaza conflict views: lawyer The ABC has been accused of being hostile and partisan by calling a casual radio host an activist for sharing her views on the conflict in Gaza. AAP · Feb 26, 2025
Afternoon Update: Ita Buttrose’s explosive letter; conservatives win in Germany; and Pamela Anderson’s renaissance Former ABC chair has pointed to alleged ‘inconsistencies’ in David Anderson’s affidavit in Antoinette Lattouf case The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2025
Ita Buttrose claims ‘inconsistencies’ in ABC boss David Anderson’s affidavit in Antoinette Lattouf case Buttrose, the former ABC chair, sends explosive letter to broadcaster’s lawyers suggesting she could hand over ‘evidence’ disputing Anderson’s version of events to Lattouf’s legal team The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2025
A Christmas lunch, Ita’s emails and a race bombshell: six key takeaways from Antoinette Lattouf v ABC The unlawful termination case has seen the journalist and senior ABC figures take to the witness box over the course of seven days The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2025
Ita Buttrose tried to expedite ABC host's dismissal Ita Buttrose asked if a casual ABC radio host who shared a post on the Israel-Gaza war could be kicked off air despite a decision to keep her for all shifts. AAP · Feb 13, 2025
Grillings end in salvo by ABC host fired over Gaza post The ABC has been put under the spotlight with various bosses grilled over why a fill-in radio host was dismissed after sharing a post on the Israel-Gaza war. AAP · Feb 12, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2025 Ita the Imperious, Australia’s media queen, swats aside questions about Lattouf sacking In much-anticipated testimony, former ABC chair Ita Buttrose denies wanting the presenter fired or being happy about her departure
The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2025 ‘Someone senior’ leaked Antoinette Lattouf’s sacking to The Australian, Laura Tingle warned Ita Buttrose Letter between two media heavyweights revealed on day six of the journalist’s unlawful termination claim against broadcaster
The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2025 ABC no longer disputes that ‘Lebanese, Middle Eastern or Arab races exist’, unlawful termination suit hears Broadcaster has argued onus was on sacked journalist Antoinette Lattouf to prove it, angering some staff and cultural groups
The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2025 Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing day six – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2025 The Lattouf trial reveals an ABC so paralysed by process even its managers can’t keep up After week one of the unlawful dismissal claim, we know this: the ABC appears to have departed from its own standards in the defence of its standards
The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2025 ABC executive tells court there was ‘pressure from above’ over Antoinette Lattouf’s position Chris Oliver-Taylor tells unlawful termination hearing of events leading up to decision to sack journalist three days into casual contract
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The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025 Afternoon Update: Lattouf axing ‘completely abnormal’; Labor veteran blasts mandatory sentencing; and ‘cardboard’ house wins award ABC managing director David Anderson has given evidence in the Antoinette Lattouf unlawful termination case
The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2025 ABC managing director agrees process of removing Lattouf ‘completely abnormal from start to finish’, court hears Processes were not followed ‘to the letter’, David Anderson tells court hearing unlawful termination case
AAP · Feb 6, 2025 ABC's integrity on the line in Gaza advocate case: boss The ABC's integrity will be affected by the outcome of a lawsuit by a radio host dismissed over a post on the Gaza conflict, the broadcaster's boss has said.
Pedestrian.tv · Feb 6, 2025 Antoinette Lattouf’s Legal Team Question Double Standards At The ABC “Ms Lattouf can’t make a public statement which is not impartial, but Laura Tingle can: that’s the fact of the matter, isn’t it?”