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The judge who dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s multimillion-dollar defamation trial won’t be overseeing an application by the Commonwealth, as the country’s war crime prosecutor continues to investigate alleged crimes which “overlap” with the former soldier’s proceedings. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations against MrContinue Reading

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Lawyers and financial backers who assisted Ben Roberts-Smith in his multimillion-dollar defamation trial have accused Nine Newspapers of going on a “fishing expedition” as the dispute over who will pay costs of the mammoth proceeding continues. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations againstContinue Reading

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In the wake of decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith losing his defamation case against Nine newspapers, a photo of the former special forces soldier has resurfaced, exposing a chilling detail covered up by the Department of Defence. The photo, released by the department in January 2011, shows Mr Roberts-Smith on-dutyContinue Reading