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Former commando Heston Russell wins first round in defamation battle against ABC over Afghanistan articles

Federal court finds public broadcaster defamed the former special forces soldier by linking him to war crimes, but ABC will argue truth defence and that it acted in the public interestFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily…

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ABC has to defend war crimes reports naming ex-commando

A court has ruled ABC reports naming an ex-army commando carried defamatory imputations he behaved unethically and was suspected of involvement in war crimes.

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ABC article defamed commando by naming him and running ‘huge colour photo’, court told

Heston Russell’s lawyer tells federal court readers were given ‘impression’ he was responsible for shooting an unarmed prisoner in Afghanistan

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Commando claims ABC article 'defamatory'

Lawyers for ex-commando Heston Russell say an article published by the ABC painted him as a war criminal despite making no direct allegations against him.

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Afternoon Update: Biden buoyant after midterms surprise; another Indigenous death in custody; and Twitter’s problematic Saudi ties

US president hails midterm results as ‘a good day for democracy’. And a 51-year-old Indigenous man has died in a watch house in Cape York.

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Failed Senate candidate Heston Russell allegedly shot at unarmed Afghan civilians, ABC claims in court documents

Exclusive: Russell, a former special forces major, denies any wrongdoing and is suing the ABC for defamation over its reporting of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Ex-soldier lambasts ABC defamation defence

An ex-commando has attacked the ABC's defamation defence in a case over reports an Afghani prisoner was shot because they did not fit on a military helicopter.

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Mother barred from speaking at veteran suicide royal commission until after federal election

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide tells the mother of a veteran who took his own life she cannot give public evidence until after the federal election because she intends to run as a candidate, despite already hearing testimony from another witness whose name will also be on…

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