Federal Court of Australia ... Closing submissions from ABC in unlawful termination case brought on by Antoinette Lattouf ... ABC denies antipathy by managing director David Anderson ... Immaterial whether there was a direction or request not to post on social media concerning Israel-Gaza conflict ... No express right to be given work to perform ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Category: Trial reports
Antoinette Lattouf v Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Federal Court of Australia ... Antoinette Lattouf's removal from on air role on ABC Radio Sydney for social media post was a "pretext", her counsel tells court ... Closing submissions in unfair dismissal case ... No direction on social media given by Lattouf's line manager, and executives knew this, counsel says ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court of Australia ... Final days of closing submissions in proceedings brought by former Liberal MLC Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Dr Matt Collins KC makes closing submissions for Pesutto ... Rejects case theory that controversial associations were a pretext for expulsion ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court of Australia ... First day of closing submissions in proceedings brought by former Liberal MLC Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Sue Chrysanthou SC makes closing submissions ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court of Australia ... Fourteenth day of hearings in proceedings brought by former Victorian Liberal MLC Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Evidence from Pesutto's former chief of staff Rodrigo Pintos-Lopez ... Evidence from Pesutto's former director of communications Nick Johnston ... Evidence from witnesses concludes ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court of Australia ... Twelfth and thirteenth day of hearings in proceedings brought by former Victorian Liberal MLC Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Court hears from David Southwick, Deputy Opposition Leader ... Evidence from Georgie Crozier, Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court of Australia ... Eleventh day of hearings in proceedings brought by former Liberal MLC Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Former Deputy Upper House Leader Dr Matthew Bach gives evidence ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court of Australia ... Tenth day of hearings in proceedings brought by former Liberal MLC Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Fourth and final day of cross-examination for Pesutto ... Court sees spreadsheet of staff assessment of likely votes on expulsion motion ... Pesutto's affidavits are released ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court ... Ninth day of hearing in proceedings brought by former Liberal MLC Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Pesutto faces third day of cross-examination ... Maintains expulsion move against Deeming was urgent and justified ... Concerns about associations with far-right extremists ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court of Australia ... Eighth day of hearings in proceedings brought by former Victorian Liberal MLC Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Pesutto continues to give evidence in cross-examination ... Tells of concerns about Deeming following maiden speech ... Denies pre-empting resignation on neo-Nazi pretext ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court ... Seventh day of hearings in proceedings brought by former Liberal MLC Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Opening submissions from Dr Matthew Collins KC, senior counsel for Pesutto ... Not a wrongful dismissal claim ... Pesutto is cross-examined by Sue Chrysanthou SC, senior counsel for Deeming ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
Federal Court of Australia ... First day of hearing in proceedings brought by former Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto ... Opening submissions by Sue Chrysanthou SC, senior counsel for Deeming ... Court hears of guilt by association ... Court told of secret recording of meeting ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more