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The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2023

Australia braces for ruling in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

Ex-special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith says newspaper articles were defamatory because they accused him of murder.

Al Jazeera · Jun 1, 2023

Decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith to learn fate today, five years after launching defamation battle

The Victoria Cross recipient sued the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times and three journalists in the Federal Court over a series of articles published in 2018. Today Justice Anthony Besanko will deliver his judgement.

ABC News · May 31, 2023

Far from home: Angourie Rice cements place in Hollywood

Australian actor Angourie Rice is the latest rising star to cement her place in Hollywood with an action thriller starring Jennifer Garner.

The New Daily · May 11, 2023

How Australia’s newspapers reacted to the 2023 federal budget

Cartoons of treasurer Jim Chalmers dominated front pages, while the budget works ‘a Chalm’ for the voter featured on the Daily Telegraph

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2023

Jerry Springer: former politician who presided over a tawdry TV circus

Jerry Springer was a former lawyer and politician who became one of the most controversial figures on US television, said The Sydney Morning Herald. 

The Week · May 4, 2023

Australian man arrested in Indonesia says he felt ‘almost possessed’ during naked rampage

Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones faces up to five years in jail after he allegedly assaulted a fisherman who required 50 stitches for his injuries

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2023

Study Finds No Link To The COVID Vaccine Sudden Cardiac Arrest So There Goes That Argument

Some people really needed these facts two years ago.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 27, 2023

Roberts-Smith probes defence meetings with journalist

Ben Roberts-Smith is seeking diary entries about alleged meetings between Defence and a journalist.

The New Daily · Apr 24, 2023

'One of a Kind': Australians Pay Tribute to 'Icon' Barry Humphries

Australians have paid tribute to Barry Humphries, the comedian best known for his character Dame Edna Everage, as both a "one-of-a-kind" entertainer and a charming and intelligent man. The Sydney Morning Herald said Humphries died on Saturday at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, where he had been treated for various…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2023