The Latest Breaking News from Ben Roberts-Smith

Lawyer who took down Ben Roberts-Smith made a judge

A lawyer who proved Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes is one of eight new appointments to the Federal Court.

AAP · Dec 6, 2024

Fair-minded, down to earth and unusually gifted: George Negus dies at 82

George Negus, who has died at the age of 82, belonged to the nomenclatura of Australian television current affairs journalism.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024

Commanders stripped of medals after war crimes inquiry

Up to nine Australian military commanders who held senior roles during the war in Afghanistan will be stripped of their distinguished service medals.

AAP · Sep 11, 2024

Logie Awards 2024: All The Celebrities, Shows & Movies Who Have Copped A Shiny Little Trophy

Forever rooting for Tonaaaayy!!!

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 23, 2024

Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years

Eight years after Australia began investigating war crimes in Afghanistan, a whistleblower is the first to be punished.

Al Jazeera · May 14, 2024

Bruce Lehrmann should pay Ten’s entire legal bill after ‘deliberately wicked’ decision to sue, network says

In court submissions, Ten’s lawyers argue Lehrmann should indemnify the network for its legal costs, estimated at $8m

The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2024

Bruce Lehrmann defamation case: what happens next and who pays the legal bills?

Case to return to court on Monday for a hearing on costs, where Lehrmann may be ordered to pay Ten’s legal fees on top of his own

The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2024

Chequebook journalism is nothing new, but allegations in court about Spotlight’s practices have left insiders ‘gobsmacked’

Claims in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case raise questions of media ethics. Plus: the IPA goes to war with fact-checkers

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2024

'Bitter, savage': Roberts-Smith's silk lashes media

Ben Roberts-Smith has to wait for a decision in his defamation appeal after a final day targeting "speculative" evidence for findings he committed war crimes.

AAP · Feb 15, 2024

Plenty of proof for two Roberts-Smith murders: lawyers

Clear evidence showed Ben Roberts-Smith executed a prisoner with a prosthetic leg and kicked a handcuffed man off a cliff before he was shot, a court has heard.

AAP · Feb 13, 2024