Ita Buttrose
Ita Buttrose is an influential Australian journalist, businesswoman, and advocate for health issues, particularly in relation to HIV/AIDS awareness. As a patron of Qtopia, she has been a vocal supporter for the recognition and support of marginalized communities, using her platform to promote education and understanding surrounding the challenges faced by those affected by the virus.
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Buttrose discussed her experiences at the ABC while promoting her new memoir.
How Graham Richardson got Liberal Rob Stokes’ high school debating team banned
Australia· 2025-11-13
Ita Buttrose was appalled when the ABC News rejected criticisms of a 2021 documentary.
BBC Trump documentary plunges broadcaster into crisisAustralia· 2025-11-11
Ita Buttrose is a prominent Australian journalist known for her trailblazing media career and advocacy for women's rights.
Ita Buttrose on a trailblazing media career, the ABC and feminismAustralia· 2025-10-24
Buttrose emailed the then-managing director about Lattouf's replacement, expressing frustration over receiving emails about her.
Judge reveals penalty in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful termination caseAustralia· 2025-09-24
Ita Buttrose reflects on her time in Australia’s media from battling sexism in boardrooms.
The thirty fiction and non-fiction books we’re excited to read for the rest of the yearAustralia· 2025-07-19
Ita Buttrose is the former ABC chair who promises to reflect on various topics in her upcoming book Unapologetically Ita.
Wellmania author Brigid Delaney quits Albanese government for side hustlesAustralia· 2025-07-09
Ita Buttrose had said some of the most horrible, dehumanising, insensitive things about Lattouf.
New Liberal senator’s email missive to colleagues leakedAustralia· 2025-07-03
Ita Buttrose is criticized by Antoinette Lattouf for making dehumanizing comments about her.
Antoinette Lattouf still waiting on apology from ABC, particularly wants to hear from Kim WilliamsAustralia· 2025-07-02Former ABC chair Ita Buttrose emailed senior managers asking about Antoinette Lattouf's replacement.
Ruling shows need for a truly impartial ABCAustralia· 2025-06-26ABC's former chair Ita Buttrose had forwarded several emails complaining about Lattouf to Oliver-Taylor.
Court finds journalist unfairly fired over Gaza post
United Kingdom· 2025-06-25
Ita Buttrose expressed that she had nothing to do with Lattouf's removal from the airwaves.
Judge decides unlawful termination caseAustralia· 2025-06-25
Tingle had expressed “deep concern” to then-chair Ita Buttrose over the leaking of Lattouf’s sacking.
Laura Tingle to leave 7.30 to become ABC’s global affairs editorAustralia· 2025-05-07
Ita Buttrose is a former chair whose legacy has been tarnished by the crisis prompted by Antoinette Lattouf’s sacking.
Media Watch’s Kim Williams Austen Tayshus saga hands win to ABC boss Hugh MarksAustralia· 2025-05-01
Ita Buttrose’s role in the sacking of Antoinette Lattouf dominated her unlawful termination proceedings.
ABC chair scorched for ‘lapse of judgment’ over alleged interferenceAustralia· 2025-04-29
Ita Buttrose is involved in a court case regarding the influence she had on Antoinette Lattouf's removal from ABC Sydney radio.
Ita Buttrose ‘influenced’ Antoinette Lattouf’s axing from ABC Sydney radio, court toldAustralia· 2025-02-27Ita Buttrose, the former ABC chair, gave evidence during the trial regarding the unlawful termination case.
Federal Court closing submissions begin in unlawful termination caseAustralia· 2025-02-26Ita Buttrose has written to ABC lawyers disputing the key evidence provided by managing director David Anderson.
Buttrose lobs bombshell David Anderson claims to ABC lawyersAustralia· 2025-02-24Ita Buttrose was the then-chair of the ABC who communicated concerns about Antoinette Lattouf.
The chaotic 48 hours that lead to former presenter’s axingAustralia· 2025-02-14
Ita Buttrose commented on the complaints regarding Antoinette Lattouf, indicating she was 'over' them.
This Antoinette Lattouf saga’s the worst ABC whodunit everAustralia· 2025-02-14
Ita Buttrose, who was ABC chair at the time, delivered a combative performance in court insisting she had nothing to do with Lattouf’s removal.
Pressure to axe journalist came ‘from higher up’Australia· 2025-02-12
Ita Buttrose appeared in the Federal Court witness box and was grilled about the circumstances in which Lattouf was removed from air.
Elizabeth Green, Ben Latimer, Simon Melkan to appear as Federal Court case continuesAustralia· 2025-02-11Ita Buttrose commands court as a witness in an unfair dismissal case.
Ita Buttrose commands court as witness in unfair dismissal caseAustralia· 2025-02-11Ita Buttrose answered a courtroom question about sacked journalist Antoinette Latouff’s ethnicity.
Australia must hit back if Trump’s tariffs go aheadAustralia· 2025-02-11
Ita Buttrose is the former chair of ABC and involved in the court case regarding Lattouf.
Steve Ahern, Ita Buttrose to appear in Federal CourtAustralia· 2025-02-10
Ita Buttrose provided patronage for the Qtopia project, honoring the history of those affected by HIV/AIDS.
HIV survivor and advocate helped achieve medical breakthroughsAustralia· 2025-02-10
