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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

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Straight teeth, prurient firefighters, and Fresh American Beef.

Reason · Mar 18, 2022

Australia Sues Facebook Owner Meta over Scam Ads

Australia announced Friday it is suing Facebook owner Meta over scam adverts for cryptocurrency schemes that falsely claimed to be endorsed by prominent figures. Australia's consumer protection commission said it had started Federal Court proceedings against Meta Platforms for "false, misleading or deceptive conduct" in breach of consumer or securities…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 18, 2022

Court reverses climate duty of care ruling

Three Federal Court judges have overturned a finding that the Australian government has a duty of care to protect children from harms caused by climate change.

AAP · Mar 14, 2022

Roberts-Smith 'opened fire' on prisoner

A former SAS soldier has told the Federal Court that he watched Ben Roberts-Smith drop an Afghan male on the ground before executing him with a machine gun.

AAP · Mar 14, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Sidewalk chalk, invasive owls, and ostinato copyrights.

Reason · Mar 11, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith was a 'bully' and VC was given in error, former SAS patrol commander tells court

A more thorough investigation process should have preceded the awarding of the prestigious Victoria Cross to Ben Roberts-Smith, a former army commander tells the NSW Federal Court

ABC News · Mar 11, 2022

Secrecy surrounding Roberts-Smith's VC

A former special forces soldier has told the Federal Court that Ben Roberts-Smith did not deserve the Victoria Cross that was organised "in secrecy".

AAP · Mar 10, 2022

Cricket Tasmania hits back over workplace sexual harassment allegations by Renee Ferguson

Cricket Tasmania will fight claims it ignored sexual harassment complaints from the woman at the centre of the Tim Paine sexting scandal, alleging she often initiated sexually-charged correspondence with one employee and had a drug problem, according to documents filed in the Federal Court.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022

Soldier calls SAS a toxic environment

A serving special forces soldier has told the Federal Court that the SAS is a "toxic environment" where rumours easily spread.

AAP · Mar 6, 2022