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Victorian police officer who shared images of Dani Laidley sacked over photos of dead bodies

Former detective Murray Gentner was charged by an internal police standards body with ‘disgraceful/improper conduct’ over crime scene images

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Commonwealth Games cost blowout known by government for months, Daniel Andrews confirms

Victorian premier says it is possible a $5bn budget allocation was proposed earlier this year, prior to Games being cancelled

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: world’s hottest day – again, ‘pressure cooker’ rents, Hindley takes Tour yellow jersey

The average global temperature hits a new mark for the second day running amid heatwaves, while Australia rental crisis intensified in June quarter

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Journalists who investigated Ben Roberts-Smith to appear in Newcastle

Both writers are launching new books about their coverage.

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Australia announces new $74m assistance package to Ukraine

The money will go towards providing new military vehicles but funds are also being sent for humanitarian needs.

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Is God Is, the explosive play shaking up theatre: ‘I’ve always been the only Black actor in the room’

The hit play, which is MTC’s first all Black production, blends Spaghetti westerns and Greek tragedies to produce a story that is by, for and about Black women

The Guardian - AU

Sun sets on David Koch’s 21 years of breakfast television with farewell extravaganza

Anthony Albanese, Kevin Rudd and the Beaconsfield mine disaster survivors among huge cast as ‘Kochie’ signs off. Plus: Peter Gleeson rescued from retirement

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Morning Mail: innocent children pleading guilty, renters face new hurdle, France stabbing attack

Young people are admitting crimes they didn’t commit to avoid Queensland’s harsh bail laws; housing pressures ramp up for renters; children wounded in French playground attack

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ‘mortgage cliff’ looms, Keating’s Aukus email, Head start for Australia in cricket

Rate hikes mean households must find an extra $15,000 a year on average loan, FOI reveals former PM’s explosive letter, and US cities enveloped in smoke from Canada fires

The Guardian - AU

Major newspapers could face a $40m hit if governments follow Victoria in abandoning print advertising

Data highlights total government spending on print as experts say Daniel Andrews’ move will be watched

The Guardian - AU

Interest rates blame game continues – as it happened

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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

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

What should the Australian War Memorial do with its heroic portraits of Ben Roberts-Smith?

On Friday, the Federal Court dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: minimum wage rises; education minister looks at Hecs debt changes; and a glitzy royal wedding

The annual wage review decision indicates the minimum wages will increase to $882.80 per week or $23.23 per hour

The Guardian - AU

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

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

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'Dismissed': legal experts explain the judgment in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

Today, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko handed down his long-awaited judgment in the defamation case that Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living former SAS soldier, brought against the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times.

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

Al Jazeera

Australia braces for ruling in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

Ex-special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith says newspaper articles were defamatory because they accused him of murder.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation verdict to end high-stakes battle between Australian media giants

Not only is it high stakes between Australia’s largest media companies but experts say this case will likely affect future public interest stories

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: International air fares soar, warmer winter forecast, AI extinction risk

Travellers face 50% higher costs than pre-pandemic on popular overseas routes; BoM says winter weather will be warmer than average; and experts warns about the threat of artificial intelligence

The Guardian - AU

Down memory plain: pioneering Melbourne tabloid that highlighted the everyday goes digital

Victorians saw their regular lives in the Sun News-Pictorial from 1922-90 – and its pages can be revisited digitally under a new plan

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: PwC warning, Rolf Harris dies, Lidia Thorpe hits out at ‘deceptive’ quotes

Consultancy firm used confidential information to seek more government work; disgraced entertainer dies aged 93; senator brands use of her image ‘underhanded’

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