Racial discrimination claim part of ‘deliberate campaign to discredit’ Mary Kostakidis, court documents allege
Former SBS newsreader defends sharing two X posts about a speech by the late Hezbollah leader as fair comment on a matter of public interestGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRacial discrimination proceedings brought by the head of the Zionist Federation of Australia were...
<p>Former SBS newsreader defends sharing two X posts about a speech by the late Hezbollah leader as fair comment on a matter of public interest</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Racial discrimination proceedings brought by the head of the Zionist Federation of Australia were “part of a deliberate campaign to undermine and discredit” Mary Kostakidis, court documents claim.</p><p>The former SBS newsreader has been <a href="https://www.comcourts.gov.au/file/Federal/P/VID404/2025/actions">accused by the ZFA</a> of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act by sharing two X posts about a speech by the late <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah">Hezbollah</a> secretary general <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/29/hassan-nasrallah-obituary">Hassan Nasrallah</a> in January 2024.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/02/mary-kostakidis-racial-discrimination-claim-court-documents-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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