Freelance journalist Antoinette Lattouf was hired as part of the ABC’s “diversity policy” the Federal Court has heard, as her unlawful termination case against the public broadcaster continues in Sydney.

After its lengthy court grilling of a journalist sacked over a post critical of Israel's actions in Gaza, the ABC is set to explain why her termination was legal and justified.

Antoinette Lattouf rejects the idea she was directed not to post on social media during her contract with the ABC.

Sacked ABC fill-in presenter Antoinette Lattouf defended her social media posts in which she accused Israel of “war crimes”, calling them “evidence-based and fair” despite conceding there would be Australians who disagreed with them,

Freelance journalist Antoinette Lattouf says she was told by her manager to keep a “low profile” on social media during a fill-in stint with ABC Radio before she was days later sacked, a court has heard.