Loaned bugle shows bonds, as NZ cancels Anzac service A loaned bugle from the Australian Defence Force to their New Zealand counterparts in Gallipoli for commemorations underscores the Anzac bonds. AAP · Apr 25, 2024
Lost luggage leaves New Zealand’s band without instruments for Anzac Day at Gallipoli Bags went missing in Dubai floods, with embassy staff only able to retrieve one instrument and a handful of dress uniforms for defence force musicians The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2024
Lost luggage hampers New Zealand Anzac commemorations New Zealand defence force personnel will commemorate Anzac Day on the Gallipoli peninsula without band instruments after losing their luggage in transit. AAP · Apr 24, 2024
Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case: key findings from the complete judgment Australia’s most decorated soldier sued the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and the Canberra Times – and the case was dismissed. We examine what Justice Anthony Besanko found, and why The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2023
Murders, hidden evidence and threats: judge releases scathing full judgment on Ben Roberts-Smith Justice Besanko’s complete findings, released today, found the Victoria Cross recipient lied about murdering civilians, deliberately hid evidence from court and threatened potential witnesses The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2023
Ben Roberts-Smith may have committed criminal offence, judge in defamation trial finds War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith may have committed a criminal offence by sending threatening letters to a former SAS colleague, a Federal Court judge finds. ABC News · Jun 5, 2023
Family of Bodhi Risby-Jones offered advice by stepfather of man jailed for cocaine possession in Bali Ashley Robinson, whose stepson was imprisoned in Bali for cocaine possession, has reached out to support the family of Bodhi Risby-Jones, the Noosa man accused of a drunken rampage in Indonesia last week. ABC News · May 2, 2023
Man 'attacked with baseball bat' in home of Paisley killer who knifed man to death Paisley Sheriff Court heard that John McLeod lost a tooth and was left with a broken cheekbone and fractured jaw following a brawl at convicted killer Stephanie Bowie's home. Glasgow Live · Aug 21, 2022
Fringe show will delight 'onie chiel wi a hert and open lug' BEFORE I returned to live in Scotland on January 1, 2001, a friend asked me, “Why do you want to live in Scotland?” I thought about it before I… The National (Scotland) · Aug 1, 2022
Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly attempted to ‘intimidate’ witnesses, lawyers for newspapers tell defamation trial In closing submissions newspapers’ counsel claims alleged actions are forceful indicators of Roberts-Smith’s ‘consciousness of guilt’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2022
The war veteran, the private investigator and the 'touch up' that ended their friendship A former police officer tells a court he performed a series of errands for Ben Roberts-Smith — from organising football tickets to allegedly spying on his mistress. But one task proved a step too far, a Sydney court heard this week. ABC News · Feb 25, 2022
Ben Roberts-Smith tried to cover up writing threatening letters to SAS soldier, court hears Former police officer turned private investigator tells defamation hearing the Victoria Cross recipient asked him to take blame for letters The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2022
Private investigator tells court he severed ties with Ben Roberts-Smith over alleged threatening letters A private investigator tells a Sydney court he called war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith a "weak dog" when he suspected he had been used to allegedly post threats to an elite soldier. ABC News · Feb 23, 2022
Roberts-Smith 'weak dog' over letters: PI A private investigator has testified in court that Ben Roberts-Smith facilitated threatening letters to a soldier and was a "weak dog" for covering it up. AAP · Feb 22, 2022