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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: witness tells court he liked Instagram post calling dead Afghan a ‘terrorist paedo’

Former SAS soldier tells court he liked posts as ‘a bit of dark humour’ and it ‘shouldn’t be taken seriously’

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith witness won fancy dress competition wearing white supremacist outfit, court told

A former elite soldier tells a Sydney court he wore a Ku Klux Klan costume to a fancy dress party at an unofficial soldier bar in Afghanistan "just for a laugh".

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Roberts-Smith witness: KKK outfit 'funny'

An SAS soldier appearing for Ben Roberts-Smith at the defamation trial he launched says his Ku Klux Klan outfit won him a fancy dress competition.

AAP

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation witness backs war veteran’s version of events in Afghanistan mission

Former SAS soldier anonymised as Person 35 tells federal court there was no one inside the tunnel at Whiskey 108

The Guardian - AU

Sydney news: Telstra fined, ordered to repay $1.73 million to customers

MORNING BRIEFING: Telstra has been fined half a million dollars by the telecommunications watchdog and forced to pay back nearly $2 million after overcharging thousands of customers.

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Ben Roberts-Smith trial: key witness for soldier in defamation case arrested by AFP

Witness charged with obstructing, hindering and resisting a commonwealth official

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Former SAS soldier who gave evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith trial charged with obstructing and causing harm to war crimes investigators

The former elite soldier, who previously gave evidence in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial, has appeared in court, charged with obstructing and intimidating one Commonwealth official and harming another.

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Former SAS member tells Ben Roberts-Smith trial he found weapons but no insurgents inside tunnel at Afghan compound

A former elite soldier tells a Sydney court how he found a cache of weapons but no insurgents inside a tunnel at an Afghan compound that has become central to war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case.

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Roberts-Smith's SAS witness charged

One of the witnesses testifying for Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation case has appeared before court accused of attacking a police officer.

AAP

Seven paid legal fees for witness in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial until arrangement was revealed in court

Request for reimbursement from Kerry Stokes’s private company not made until after court told of network’s legal financing

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: former patrol commander denies ordering execution of elderly prisoner

Ex-soldier known as Person 5 denies allegation put by lawyers acting for newspapers

The Guardian - AU

Roberts-Smith's friend probed on images

Ben Roberts-Smith's former patrol commander denies he is giving false evidence in court to counteract flaws in his story about key allegations in Afghanistan.

AAP

Patrol commander denies colluding on evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

Person 5, who was patrol commander at Whiskey 108 raid, tells court two men were lawfully killed in combat outside compound

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Ben Roberts-Smith trial witness denies lying about 'distinctive' camouflage paint in court

A witness for former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is quizzed about the "distinctive" camouflage colours used by the war veteran's patrol during a mission in 2009 when an Afghan man was allegedly shot dead.

The Guardian - AU

Seven Network paying legal costs for key witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation defence, court hears

The network, owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes, has clarified the fees are being reimbursed by another arm of the media mogul’s empire

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Former soldier called to give evidence for Ben Roberts-Smith denies giving false account in return for ongoing payment of his legal fees

A former SAS patrol commander tells the Federal Court that he only found out this week that Mr Roberts-Smith's employer, billionaire businessman Kerry Stokes, has been paying his legal fees since 2020.

AAP

Military probe a witch hunt: SAS soldier

Ben Roberts-Smith's former patrol commander has described as a witch hunt the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force's probe into Afghanistan.

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Sydney news: COVID-19 close contact laws tipped to change in New South Wales

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW government is set to announce its decision on changes to close contact rules this morning.

The Guardian - AU

Witness tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial no people found in tunnel during 2009 raid on Afghan compound

Testimony of ex-SAS commander, called by Roberts-Smith, contradicts previous witnesses called by newspapers about Whiskey 108 operation

AAP

Roberts-Smith's witness opposes key claims

The first SAS witness to testify on Ben Roberts-Smith's behalf in the Federal Court has contradicted a number of key allegations the VC recipient faces.

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First defamation trial witness called for Ben Roberts-Smith denies 'blooding' claims

A former elite soldier colleague of war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith tells a Sydney court he never used the term "blooding the rookie" or killed anyone taken prisoner in Afghanistan.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: ex-SAS solider to take stand, power prices surge, Hatchie’s double life

Tuesday: Ben Roberts-Smith is calling a former patrol commander as his first witness-in-reply in his defamation trial. Plus: how to take your cat for a walk

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Sydney news: Man suffers burns in Western Sydney warehouse fire

MORNING BRIEFING: A man has suffered burns to his face and neck after an explosion and fire at a warehouse in Sydney's west.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith to call ex-SAS member alleged to have committed war crime as his first reply witness in defamation trial

Former soldier has been accused of ordering execution of unarmed elderly man, which three newspapers allege Roberts-Smith did nothing to stop

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