Key events
46m ago
Stokes says judgment ‘does not accord’ with man he knows
54m ago
Media union says case highlights deficiencies in Australia’s defamation laws
2h ago
SAS association criticises ‘public airing’ of allegations
3h ago
Nine describes decision as ‘vindication’ and ‘critical step towards justice’
3h ago
War memorial urged to ‘immediately remove’ Roberts-Smith’s uniform from display
3h ago
‘Vindication for public interest investigative journalism’: rights groups
3h ago
McKenzie describes the court battle as the ‘toughest’ fight of his career
3h ago
‘Important win for journalism’: media union
4h ago
Court adjourns after landmark win for newspapers
4h ago
Besanko dismisses proceedings against media outlets in major win for newspapers
4h ago
Judge rules media outlets establish truth of some allegations, not of others
4h ago
Judge arrives, prepares to read judgment summary
5h ago
Commonwealth intervenes to delay release of full judgment
The Ben Roberts-Smith v the Media podcast in case you haven’t heard it yet goes through in-depth through the court hearings. You can find all the episodes below.
Introducing Ben Roberts-Smith v the media
A federal court defamation case finding that Ben Roberts-Smith is, on the balance of probabilities, a cold-blooded battlefield murderer has done more than leave Australia’s most decorated living soldier in reputational tatters. It has, perhaps irrevocably, tarnished the carefully curated, revered legend of Anzac and its spurious myth of the white-hatted, egalitarian, hard-but-fair battlefield conduct of the celebrated Aussie digger.
As the Ben Roberts-Smith case proves, it’s time for Australia to abandon our farcical myths of Anzac | Paul Daley
With a federal court judge finding Ben Roberts-Smith – the country’s most decorated soldier – either murdered or was complicit in and responsible for the murder of unarmed civilians while serving in the Australian military in Afghanistan, Australia must now turn its attention to the real victims of this conflict.
Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in my country – his targets are the forgotten victims of Australia’s Afghan war | Shadi Khan Saif
AAP has a statement from Seven West executive chairman Kerry Stokes, who employed Ben Roberts-Smith in Queensland and backed his legal effort.
Stokes said he was disappointed with the judgment.
The judgment does not accord with the man I know.
I know this will be particularly hard for Ben, who has always maintained his innocence.
That his fellow soldiers have disagreed with each other, this outcome will be the source of additional grief.
I haven’t had a chance to have a discussion with Ben as yet, but I will when he has had a chance to fully absorb…
2023-06-01 03:04:31
Article from www.theguardian.com
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