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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

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

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".

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Bedlam reigns in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Afghanistan and Pakistan are sinking deeper into disarray, and the US bears a significant share of the blame. As long as this long-troubled region remains in turmoil, Islamist terrorism will continue to thrive, with grave implications for international security.

Bangkok Post

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

'16-year-old asylum seeker's suicide' sparks questions for Home Office

THE Home Office is facing questions after an Afghan asylum seeker – who claimed to be just 16 – was said to have taken his own life over being…

The National (Scotland)

A pop-up restaurant in Kabul is run by women for women. The Taliban is watching

This start-up aims to provide both food and economic opportunity to Afghan women. But success means first overcoming economic crises, cultural taboos and Taliban interference.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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 Week

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

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: 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.

Evening Standard

Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in my country – his targets are the forgotten victims of Australia’s Afghan war

The judge in Roberts-Smith’s defamation case found he committed murder. Will Australia remember the names of those Afghans whose deaths sat at the centre of testimony?

The Guardian - AU

Australia's most decorated soldier loses defamation case for alleged war crimes

An Australian federal court judge ruled that newspaper articles published in 2018 were substantially true about a number of war crimes committed by Ben Roberts-Smith in Afghanistan.

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The Hindu

Sri Lanka set to unleash IPL star Pathirana ahead of World Cup qualifiers

20-year-old Matheesha Pathirana will make his ODI debut after a successful IPL run in the three-match series against Afghanistan that gets underway on June 2, 2023.

The Independent UK

Australian judge rules in civil court war crime allegations against hero soldier proved

A judge in a civil case says a decorated Australian veteran unlawfully killed prisoners and committed other war crimes in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera

Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith loses war crimes suit

Ben Roberts-Smith had sued for defamation after newspapers reported he had murdered civilians in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Former Australian SAS veteran loses defamation case over reports of Afghan execution

One of Australia's most decorated soldiers lost a defamation lawsuit against three newspapers that accused him of involvement in the murder of six Afghans while on deployment, a stunning end to a case that lifted the veil of secrecy over the elite SAS.

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Crikey

Ben Roberts-Smith suffers massive defamation loss

Military veteran Ben Roberts-Smith committed multiple war crimes including murder while deployed in Afghanistan, a Federal Court judge has found.

The New Daily

Massive loss for Ben Roberts-Smith as judge throws out media case

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in Afghanistan, including the murder of unarmed prisoners, a judge has found.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, with judge finding former SAS soldier committed war crimes

Justice Anthony Besanko found newspapers established substantial or contextual truth of allegations of murders of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan in Sri Lanka 2023

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ABC News

As it happened: Ben Roberts-Smith's major court loss, costs will 'follow inevitably'

Justice Anthony Besanko delivers a devastating blow to war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, who had been suing three newspapers and three journalists for defamation over articles alleging he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. This is how it unfolded

ABC News

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.

The Guardian - AU

Judgment day: Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial to conclude with dramatic finale

One of the most costly trials held in Australia will conclude when the verdict is delivered on Thursday afternoon, with significant implications for the media and the SAS regiment

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