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
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If one thing has emerged from journalist Antoinette Lattouf’s quixotic battle with the ABC over her sacking 14 months ago, it is that the public broadcaster appears to be so weighed down by procedures, policy codes and guidelines that even senior management can’t keep up.
“The whole exercise was completely abnormal from start to finish,” mused Lattouf’s barrister Oshie Fagir.
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Hugh Riminton is national affairs editor at Channel 10
Disclosure: Hugh Riminton worked with Antoinette Lattouf at Channel 10 and was an early advisory board member for her not-for-profit Media Diversity Australia. He has also worked with Ita Buttrose, and has appeared on ABC radio programs managed by others named in the court process.
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