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The Latest Breaking News from Ben Roberts-Smith

Seven West boss James Warburton stepping down

Broadcaster Seven Network will have a new boss when James Warburton steps down at the end of the financial year after an eventful period for the company.

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The former Liberal staffer broke down in tears as she told a defamation trial she was more concerned about being raped than about her dress

The Guardian - AU

Kerry Stokes loses bid to stop handover of emails regarding Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation action

Three newspapers, owned by Nine, had subpoenaed documents and correspondence between Stokes, Seven and the former soldier’s legal team

The Guardian - AU

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Seven, Stokes to produce emails and pay for lost appeal

Seven Network and its chairman Kerry Stokes have lost their bid to hang on to emails relating to Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation suit against newspapers.

AAP

Ben Roberts-Smith ordered to pay media outlets’ legal costs over failed defamation action

Judge rules in favour of Nine newspapers after former soldier sued over articles portraying him as a war criminal

The Guardian - AU

Roberts-Smith ordered to pay publishers' legal costs

Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the legal costs of newspapers that published allegations he committed war crimes, following a failed defamation suit.

AAP

Subpoenas resisted in fight over Roberts-Smith's bill

Nine's barrister has argued narrowing subpoenas would hurt its case as it contends third-parties should pay for Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation action.

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Australian military whistleblower pleads guilty over Afghan Files leak

David McBride claimed leak of classified material detailing alleged war crimes in Afghanistan was in public interest

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon update: police defend arresting man with Israeli flag; Ben Roberts-Smith to lodge almost $1m for appeal; and Seinfeld hints at return

Flag bearer ‘removed for his safety’ from protest, police say

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith to pay almost $1m for court appeal

Ex-soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has agreed to hand over $910,000 in security to continue his defamation appeal over a series of news reports.

AAP

Ben Roberts-Smith to lodge almost $1m with court to continue war crimes defamation appeal

Australia’s most decorated living soldier will need to pay $910,000 to the federal court in Sydney to cover legal costs in the event he loses action

The Guardian - AU

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Federal court judge throws out fossil fuel giant’s $16.5bn Scarborough gas development plan

The Guardian - AU

Police officer’s Bali holiday selfie with Ben Roberts-Smith and Zachary Rolfe leads to questions from Queensland force

Exclusive: Queensland police say ‘inquiries will be made’ in response to questions about whether post complies with force’s social media guidelines

The Guardian - AU

'Corruption' of Roberts-Smith war crimes probe avoided

Ben Roberts-Smith's bid to limit defamation evidence viewed by war crime investigators will prevent the contamination of their probe, a court has heard.

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The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith fights war crime investigators’ push to access sensitive court files

Push to access restricted files comes as government confirms there are 33 active investigations into alleged criminal offences by Australian soldiers

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Chalmers warns of ‘bumpy’ economy, call to investigate possible burial sites, trans therapy ‘life-saving’

Treasurer says a soft landing is not assured as Australia faces global headwinds, and a new study shows the benefits of testosterone therapy

The Guardian - AU

Australian War Memorial installs new plaque acknowledging Ben Roberts-Smith ‘complicit in unlawful killings’

Move criticised as inadequate, with Australian Centre for International Justice saying it minimised gravity of allegations

The Guardian - AU

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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The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith: judge won’t make documents decision in war crimes probe due to bias perception

Justice Anthony Besanko recuses himself from court decision relating to war crimes investigation into Australian veteran

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith appeal to be heard in February with a repeat of elaborate security of defamation trial

Preliminary hearing has been told of extraordinary security procedures required for the appeal which has been set down for 10 days

The Conversation

Catharsis, courage, a tribal media and lingering questions: two investigative journalists give their accounts of the Ben Roberts-Smith story

To trace the spectacular fall from grace of Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, VC, you may face a dilemma – which newly released book to read?

The Guardian - AU

Kerry Stokes and Seven ordered to hand over thousands of emails exchanged with Ben-Roberts Smith’s legal team

Nine newspapers subpoenaed the correspondence to argue Seven influenced defamation proceedings and should be liable for costs

Newcastle Herald

The story behind the stories of a soldier and an 'epic case'

'I'm inclined to think it's more about truth than it is about war crimes.'

The Canberra Times

'It would absolutely be spiked': The explosive book that almost never was

Nick McKenzie shares what happened behind the Ben Roberts-Smith headlines.

AAP

Financiers seek to narrow Roberts-Smith costs claim

Companies that backed disgraced veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation lawsuits against media outlets want the scope of documents to assess costs narrowed.

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