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Roberts-Smith witness: KKK outfit 'funny'

An SAS soldier appearing for Ben Roberts-Smith at the defamation trial he launched says his Ku Klux Klan outfit won him a fancy dress competition.

AAP · Apr 28, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation witness backs war veteran’s version of events in Afghanistan mission

Former SAS soldier anonymised as Person 35 tells federal court there was no one inside the tunnel at Whiskey 108

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2022

Sydney news: Telstra fined, ordered to repay $1.73 million to customers

MORNING BRIEFING: Telstra has been fined half a million dollars by the telecommunications watchdog and forced to pay back nearly $2 million after overcharging thousands of customers.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2022

Seven paid legal fees for witness in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial until arrangement was revealed in court

Request for reimbursement from Kerry Stokes’s private company not made until after court told of network’s legal financing

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: former patrol commander denies ordering execution of elderly prisoner

Ex-soldier known as Person 5 denies allegation put by lawyers acting for newspapers

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Roberts-Smith's friend probed on images

Ben Roberts-Smith's former patrol commander denies he is giving false evidence in court to counteract flaws in his story about key allegations in Afghanistan.

AAP · Apr 25, 2022

Patrol commander denies colluding on evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

Person 5, who was patrol commander at Whiskey 108 raid, tells court two men were lawfully killed in combat outside compound

The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith trial witness denies lying about 'distinctive' camouflage paint in court

A witness for former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is quizzed about the "distinctive" camouflage colours used by the war veteran's patrol during a mission in 2009 when an Afghan man was allegedly shot dead.

ABC News · Apr 22, 2022

Seven Network paying legal costs for key witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation defence, court hears

The network, owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes, has clarified the fees are being reimbursed by another arm of the media mogul’s empire

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2022

Former soldier called to give evidence for Ben Roberts-Smith denies giving false account in return for ongoing payment of his legal fees

A former SAS patrol commander tells the Federal Court that he only found out this week that Mr Roberts-Smith's employer, billionaire businessman Kerry Stokes, has been paying his legal fees since 2020.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2022