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Why the Ben Roberts-Smith verdict is not a complete victory for journalism

Nine could still face a bill into seven figures, experts say, amid concerns that fear of expensive legal action could discourage future investigations

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2023

Media mogul faces enormous costs after Ben Roberts-Smith’s loss

Media boss Kerry Stokes may have an eye-watering bill after backing Ben Roberts-Smith in the biggest defamation trial in Australia's history.

The New Daily · Jun 1, 2023

The man who wasn’t there: Ben Roberts-Smith misses his day of reckoning

On the day a judge ruled the Victoria Cross winner had lost his defamation case and been proven to be a war criminal, Roberts-Smith didn’t turn up to court

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith makes final bid to access diary entries of war crime investigator

Former soldier has previously been denied access after it was ruled they were exempt from disclosure

The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2023

Lawyer for Ben Roberts-Smith details war veteran's five-year fight for diary notes

The war veteran's legal team is fighting for access to diary notes between a journalist and the head of the Afghanistan inquiry.

ABC News · Apr 24, 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

Roberts-Smith alleged kick due to 'laugh'

The motivation for Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly kicking an unarmed Afghan prisoner off a cliff was because he laughed at him, the Federal Court has been told.

AAP · Jul 25, 2022

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells court he 'pities' Ben Roberts-Smith

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells a Sydney court he "pities" war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, who is suing the publisher of several newspapers for defamation.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2022

Off-the-record conversations heard at Ben Roberts-Smith trial offer rare insight into origins of defamation case

As the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial entered a seventh week for this year, the Federal Court heard off-the-record conversations from an SAS soldier revealed as a key source for two journalists.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2022

Former colleague denies trying to 'smear the reputation' of decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith

Under cross-examination at the defamation trial, the one-time colleague of Ben Roberts-Smith rejects suggestions that he tried to "spread rubbish" about the Victoria Cross recipient, insisting he was telling the truth.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2022