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NSW MP charged with alleged sexual abuse

Good morning, early birds. Independent NSW MP Gareth Ward has been charged with the alleged sexual abuse of a 17-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man in separate incidents, and the dramatic events of Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial continue. It’s the news you need to know, with Josefine Ganko.

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Sydney news: Independent MP Gareth Ward under growing pressure to quit parliament

MORNING BRIEFING: Independent MP Gareth Ward is under growing pressure to quit the parliament or be forced out after he was yesterday charged with alleged sex crimes, including against a teenage boy.

ABC News

War hero's lover telling 'barefaced lies'

The woman at the centre of domestic violence allegations against war hero Ben Roberts-Smith has denied telling barefaced lies to the Federal Court.

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‘I was afraid of what he might do’: woman tells court Ben Roberts-Smith punched her and threatened to burn down her house

Woman who had affair with former SAS soldier tells defamation trial he refused to take her to hospital for treatment and took naked photos of her while she slept

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Ben Roberts-Smith's former girlfriend tells defamation trial he punched her in face in Canberra hotel room

A woman tells a Sydney court that war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith told her he wasn't "the greatest guy", later punching her in the face during a heated argument in a hotel room.

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The Ben Roberts-Smith case is a no-win for everyone. Why keep it going?

The gruesome allegations being made in court can be harming not only our armed forces but also the ADF’s reputation overseas.

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: woman who war veteran had affair with to give evidence

Person 17, who is at the centre of an allegation of domestic violence, which Ben Roberts-Smith denies, will enter the witness box

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Roberts-Smith 'punched, threatened' woman

Ben Roberts-Smith's former mistress has tearfully told a court how the Victoria Cross recipient punched and threatened her after an event at Parliament House.

AAP

Soldier denies 'tarnishing' Roberts-Smith

An SAS soldier who blew the lid on alleged war crimes committed by Ben Roberts-Smith has continued his testimony at a defamation trial in Sydney.

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Off-the-record conversations heard at Ben Roberts-Smith trial offer rare insight into origins of defamation case

As the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial entered a seventh week for this year, the Federal Court heard off-the-record conversations from an SAS soldier revealed as a key source for two journalists.

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SAS soldier denies 'dumping' on war hero

An SAS soldier has rejected claims he spoke to an investigative journalist about Ben Roberts-Smith as way to "dump" on the war hero.

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SAS whistleblower could not ignore war crime allegation against Ben Roberts-Smith, court hears

Witness tells defamation trial he knew appearing on 60 Minutes in 2019 breached defence force rules but does not regret it

The Guardian - AU

Elite soldier denies bitter obsession with Ben Roberts-Smith's Victoria Cross

An elite soldier who spoke anonymously to Nine's 60 Minutes about allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, denies being motivated by hatred and seeking to "blacken" the war veteran's name after he received the Victoria Cross.

ABC News

SAS soldier could 'not ignore' allegations

An SAS soldier says he is not proud of being a whistleblower but felt the allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith were so serious he could not walk away.

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Ben Roberts-Smith accused of ‘intimidating witnesses’ to war crimes inquiry, court hears

Court also hears evidence from serving SAS veteran that Victoria Cross recipient wanted to ‘choke a man to death with my bare hands’ in Afghanistan

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Roberts-Smith's 'threat to choke to death'

Ben Roberts-Smith threatened to choke a man to death with his bare hands in Afghanistan and also assaulted an unarmed frightened prisoner, an SAS soldier says.

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Ben Roberts-Smith trial hears claims war veteran wanted to 'choke a man to death with my bare hands'

A former colleague of Ben Roberts-Smith tells a Sydney court the Victoria Cross recipient said he wanted to "watch the life drain" from a person's eyes after the death of a soldier in Afghanistan.

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Sydney news: New Bureau of Health Information shows impact of COVID-19 on health system

MORNING BRIEFING: Thousands are forced to wait for elective procedures, while ambulance call outs increased by 21 per cent last year.

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Ben Roberts-Smith machine-gunned Afghan with prosthetic leg as ‘an exhibition execution’, witness alleges

Roberts-Smith ‘wanted people to see he was going to kill someone’, former comrade tells defamation trial during cross-examination

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Witness becomes emotional in court after giving evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

A former soldier tells a Sydney court he saw Ben Roberts-Smith shoot an unarmed Afghan man in the back in an "exhibition execution" the decorated veteran "wanted people to see".

ABC News

Sydney news: Rail, Tram and Bus Union calls for free travel on Fridays

MORNING BRIEFING: The Rail, Tram and Bus Union is calling for the state government to let commuters ride free every Friday until June amid an ongoing industrial dispute.

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Soldier breaks down in Roberts-Smith trial

An SAS witness has broken down describing the negative effect Ben Roberts-Smith had on a fellow soldier who served in Afghanistan as "heartbreaking".

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Former SAS soldier tells court he watched Ben Roberts-Smith kill unarmed disabled Afghan man

Witness tells defamation trial he saw Roberts-Smith throw a man to the ground and shoot him in the back with a machine gun outside Whiskey 108 compound

ABC News

Former SAS soldier tells court he witnessed Ben Roberts-Smith shoot man in back outside Taliban compound

A former elite soldier codenamed Person 24 says he saw the Victoria Cross recipient carry a man out of a compound in Afghanistan before shooting him.

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Roberts-Smith 'opened fire' on prisoner

A former SAS soldier has told the Federal Court that he watched Ben Roberts-Smith drop an Afghan male on the ground before executing him with a machine gun.

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