Why we should all hope Antoinette Lattouf doesn’t settle with the ABC
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Why we should all hope Antoinette Lattouf doesn’t settle with the ABC

There is more at stake than the termination of the presenter’s contract. Her case tests the role of the media and the right of journalists to express their views.

  • byGiuseppe Carabetta

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