Antoinette Lattouf has told the court in her unfair dismissal case against the ABC she has never received an answer on how she had breached the corporation's social media policy. Ms Lattouf was taken off air part way through a summer presenting stint on Sydney radio in December 2023.
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00:00Returning for a second day of cross-examination. Antoinette Latouf told a federal court she
00:08was never told how she breached the ABC's social media policy when she was taken off
00:13air in December 2023. She said she'd previously discussed social media usage with Radio Sydney
00:19content director Elizabeth Green after the broadcaster received complaints. She said,
00:24Maybe keep a low profile on Twitter, and perhaps it's best not to post at all,
00:29and we continued and we agreed on parameters. She agreed that reputable sources were fine.
00:35The focus then shifted to the question of whether Ms Latouf had suffered harm from the incident.
00:40The applicant's claims that she suffers hurt and distress as a consequence of the conduct of the
00:45ABC fall to be considered against the benefits that have accrued to her as a consequence of
00:50the way in which she has courted media attention. Ms Latouf said the dismissal rendered her
00:55unemployable. I was on air talking about cats and Christmas pudding. I didn't want any of this.
01:01I have values, but I didn't want to be the face of this when this comes at such a cost.
01:07Her psychiatrist said she experienced heightened depression and anxiety.
01:11One of her social media videos was played in court.
01:15I didn't sign up to be the target of so much hate and death threats from bots and randoms.
01:27Ms Latouf told the court that she reported an abusive email to police,
01:31who have since told her that an arrest in that matter is imminent.
01:35New South Wales police confirmed that they're investigating the threat,
01:38but gave no further details. The ABC is due to begin making its case tomorrow.
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