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Vast native title risks 'speculative', High Court told

An Indigenous land rights case is being brought to "redress past wrongs", a lawyer for the Gumatj Clan has told High Court justices.

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Govt claims native title case creates 'vast' liability

The federal government has started its appeal of a native title case around a mining lease, arguing it would create "vast" claims for compensation.

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Meat maker rejects responsibility for trapped worker

A major meat processor's failure in its duty to worker safety does not demonstrate an institutional attitude towards health and safety, its lawyer says.

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case ‘based on a lie’ as he knew allegations were true, court told

Newspapers have argued Roberts-Smith should not have brought his defamation case and should pay costs from when he first sued

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Van Onselen loses Network Ten contract breach lawsuit

Peter van Onselen breached his contract with former employer Network Ten when he wrote a column criticising their business prospects and management.

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Van Onselen admits not reading Ten's redundancy terms

Peter van Onselen has been accused in court of breaching his contract with Network 10 by writing a scathing column about its business prospects and management.

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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.

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NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has retired after reaching a settlement with the NT government. How did we get here?

Jamie Chalker retired from his position as the Northern Territory's top cop this weekend, six months before his contract was due to expire. It came after weeks of uncertainty about his employment future.

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NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles responds to Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker's legal action against her, NT government

With NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker launching legal action against the chief minister and NT government, it remains unclear whether he will return to work this week.

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NT police commissioner launches legal action against NT chief minister, government

Following weeks of speculation NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker could be removed from his job, he has launched legal action against Chief Minister Natasha Fyles and the NT government.

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Probe clears Bankstown mayor of corruption

An independent inquiry has cleared a Sydney mayor of impropriety after former NSW Labor frontbencher Tania Mihailuk aired concerns about corruption.

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Investigation clears NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour of corruption, links to Eddie Obeid

Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour says he has been "vindicated" after a review finds no evidence of the corruption alleged by former Labor MP Tania Mihailuk.

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Suspended doctor retains high-profile lawyer in litigation against ACT govt

Ben Roberts-Smith's barrister to represent cardiologist in litigation against ACT government.

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'Stakes high for both sides' as Ben Roberts-Smith marathon trial comes to an end

After 110 days of hearings and more than 40 witnesses, a judge has retired to consider his findings in the marathon defamation case, with high stakes for both public interest journalism and a highly decorated war veteran.

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Roberts-Smith's defamation trial concludes

The defamation trial launched by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has concluded more than a year after it began with the judge reserving his decision.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith’s year-long defamation trial against three newspapers concludes

Ex-soldier’s barrister tells court that reporters ‘jumped on rumours’, while newspapers’ counsel alleges Roberts-Smith ‘prepared to lie under oath’

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial concludes with judge's verdict likely months away

The marathon defamation trial brought on by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith concludes after his lawyer tells a Sydney court he is the victim of a "war of words" by bitter, jealous ex-colleagues who fed lies to journalists.

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Defence force documents disprove allegation Ben Roberts-Smith killed teenager in Afghanistan, defamation trial hears

Former soldier’s lawyer says defence documents show teenager was released unharmed but newspapers say they are not accurate

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Evidence of Afghan witnesses against Ben Roberts-Smith ‘hardly neutral’, lawyer tells court

Lawyers for Ben Roberts-Smith urge Justice Besanko to disregard evidence of Afghan witnesses, saying the men were prejudiced against Australian soldiers

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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.

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Roberts-Smith's lawyer says witnesses lied

Ben Roberts-Smith's lawyer says evidence given against him had not established any of the grave allegations made by the newspapers he is suing for defamation.

The Guardian - AU

‘Fanciful, nonsense’: case against Ben Roberts-Smith ‘based on conjecture’, lawyer tells defamation trial

Former soldier’s barrister says newspapers accusing him of murders while part of SAS ‘failed to establish any motive’ and the case is ‘an embarrassment’

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Ben Roberts-Smith legal counsel says witnesses who gave evidence against the war veteran are liars

Witnesses against Ben Roberts-Smith in his long-running defamation case are "liars, perjurers and gossips", a barrister tells the Federal Court in his closing address.

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SAS soldiers ignored 'despicable crimes'

SAS soldiers who eventually testified against Ben Roberts-Smith were willing to turn a blind eye to alleged crimes due to a code of silence, a judge has heard.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith was targeted after being awarded Victoria Cross, his barrister tells court

Closing submissions begin in the former SAS soldier’s long-running defamation trial against three newspapers

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