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ABC should be fined up to $350k after Buttrose’s ‘pressure’ on staff to sack Lattouf, federal court hears

Media | The Guardian · Amanda Meade Media correspondent · last updated

One of Lattouf’s barristers, Philip Boncardo, tells the court the former ABC chair placed ‘significant pressure’ on Chris Oliver-Taylor

The ABC should be fined of up to $350,000 for sacking the presenter Antoinette Lattouf because of “significant pressure” put on senior management by Ita Buttrose, the broadcaster’s former chair, the federal court has heard.

The ABC, which admits it acted unlawfully, has submitted the total penalty imposed should be between $37,560 and $56,340.

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