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Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Seven after losing defamation fight against Nine

Seven’s chief executive thanked Roberts-Smith for his commitment to network and wished former soldier ‘all the best’

The Guardian - AU

Australian Defence Force must ensure the findings against Ben Roberts-Smith are not the end of the story

On Thursday, Justice Anthony Besanko of the Federal Court dismissed defamation proceedings brought by former Special Air Service soldier Ben Roberts-Smith against several Australian news outlets.

The Conversation

Kerry Stokes’ gamble on Ben Roberts-Smith backfires as Seven bets on Bruce Lehrmann

The former Coalition staffer, who denies claims by Brittany Higgins, will appear on Seven’s Spotlight program on Sunday to tell ‘his side of the story’. Plus: Crikey celebrates a legal win

The Guardian - AU

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Dutton says Ben Roberts-Smith ruling a 'tough day for our country', while Taliban claims foreign forces carried out 'uncountable crimes'

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the court ruling against decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith was a "tough day for the country" and believes there has been a "significant culture change" at the Australian Defence Force.

ABC News

From 'Australian hero' to 'disgracing' his country — Ben Roberts-Smith's fall from grace

Once a hero to politicians and civilians alike, a court found the 44-year-old's reputation is now so lowered that two unproven allegations of battlefield murder weren't enough to defame him.

ABC News

How Ben Roberts-Smith’s disgrace could inspire a national reckoning

There’s no doubt the decorated war criminal deserves our ire, but so too does our nationalistic Anzac mythology.

Crikey

Nine newspapers’ truth defence put the focus on Ben Roberts-Smith’s reputation. It worked

Once a defamation trial begins, it is not possible for the plaintiff to control what may come out in court, as Victoria Cross winner learned

The Guardian - AU

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The media reacts to the momentous conclusion of the Ben Roberts-Smith case

While some media outlets — unsurprisingly, Nine — went grandiose in their coverage, others were far more muted.

Crikey

Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Seven as war crimes judgement reverberates around globe

Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from his job at Seven West Media, as the company's billionaire chairman Kerry Stokes says the imputations found to be true in yesterday's crushing court judgement do "not accord with the man I know".

ABC News

The Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case was a soap opera for nerds

The full effects of the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial are yet to be felt, but one thing is certain: it was one for the ages.

Crikey

PM declines to comment on Roberts-Smith ruling – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Media mogul Stokes pity for war criminal

Billionaire Kerry Stokes is ‘disappointed’ Ben Roberts-Smith has been declared a murderer and war criminal, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls for cool heads in the Indo-Pacific.

Crikey

Morning Mail: Australia’s lag on gambling regulation, fire ant alarm, Brexit ‘historic error’

New report warns nation is far behind other developed countries in controlling digital punters, calls for removal of Ben Roberts-Smith uniform display, and the insects eating their way to Sydney

The Guardian - AU

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

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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

Madonna King: Sorry end to hero in case that divided an army

We should all feel a bit sad because this sorry saga will be etched into our history as period that divided our army.

ABC News

What comes next for war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith after his defamation case was dismissed?

Ben Roberts-Smith has lost one of the most expensive defamation trials in Australia, and along with it his reputation. There are other factors that now need to be considered too.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith: calls for uniform to be removed from Australian War Memorial display

Greens say removal would be ‘first step in correcting the official record’ after federal court dismisses defamation case

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The Week

Ben Roberts-Smith: will more Afghanistan war crimes trials follow?

Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost a defamation case against newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan in a landmark ruling with widespread implications for future criminal trials.

The Independent UK

Australia’s most decorated living soldier committed war crimes, judge rules in defamation case

Victoria Cross recipient loses civil defamation case as judge finds a number of murder allegations by newspapers ‘substantially true’

The Guardian - AU

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

Daily Mirror

Afghan war veteran 'shot prisoner dead and kept prosthetic leg to drink beer'

A federal court judge found that articles published claiming that Ben Roberts-Smith had unlawfully killed Afghan prisoners and "bullied and harassed" Afghan civilians were "substantially true"

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith: the murders and war crimes at the heart of a seismic defamation battle

Judge found the newspapers had proven their defence of substantial truth on allegations of a murder and two executions

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation loss bad news for Seven boss as Nine marks ‘day of justice’

Seven chairman Kerry Stokes, who parachuted the former soldier into a network job in 2015, says ‘the judgment does not accord with the man I know’

Evening Standard

Ben Roberts-Smith: Australia’s most decorated living soldier loses war crimes defamation case

Australia’s most decorated living war veteran has lost a defamation case in which three newspapers accused him of committing war crimes in Afghanistan.

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