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Profits halve for Kerry Stokes' Seven West Media

Net profits after tax have halved to $63 million for Kerry Stokes' media conglomerate, while revenue has dropped five per cent.

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Kerry Stokes to pay costs of Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case

Seven West Media chair’s decision means network won’t have to hand over internal correspondence related to the case

The Guardian - AU

Billionaire's bill for Ben Roberts-Smith's failed suit

The private investment vehicle of Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes will have to contribute to a mammoth legal bill after helping bankroll the former soldier.

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Chequed out: Channel Seven pays the price for Bruce Lehrmann Spotlight revelation

The Walkley Foundation strips Seven’s Spotlight of its ‘Scoop of the year’ nomination after details of payments. Plus: Gideon Haigh leaves the crease

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

Seven paying Bruce Lehrmann’s rent exposes the ethical slippery slope of Chequebook Land

Exclusive rights to tabloid TV interviews are hammered out behind closed doors, leaving the public in the dark

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Brittany Higgins defends herself under cross-examination; Henry Kissinger dies; and a new newsletter for chart lovers

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

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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

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

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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Mark Humphries’ comedy sketch cut from 7.30 in ABC’s latest cost-cutting drive

Satirical sketches axed due to ‘tight budgetary environment’. Plus: ABC managing director David Anderson gains another term

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

Kerry Stokes’s private company could have benefited financially if Ben Roberts-Smith won war crimes defamation trial, court hears

Detail around Seven Network chief emerges in hearing over who will bear costs of legal dispute between former soldier and media outlets

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Seven's loss as Ben Roberts-Smith legal bill looms

Seven Network and Kerry Stokes' firm will hand over material to three news publishers pursuing them for the legal costs of Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation loss.

The Guardian - AU

Shuffling the deck: Canberra Times drops 101-year-old bridge columnist as part of cost-cutting drive

Len Dixon, who has served the newspaper for 55 years, is the latest victim of a round of drastic cuts. Plus: Warnie biopic ridiculed by viewers

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith agrees to pay media outlets’ legal costs over failed defamation case

Commonwealth seeks access to evidence gathered during the defamation trial to use in ongoing war crimes investigations, federal court hears

The Independent UK

Australian soldier won’t apologise for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

‘We haven’t done anything wrong, so we won’t be making any apologies’

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Paul Bongiorno: Roberts-Smith case shines intense spotlight on investigative journalism

Media companies can often cut their losses and pay 'go away' money to plaintiffs especially when being represented by 'no win no fee' laywers.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith has been dealt a crushing blow. The full fallout is yet to come

Australia’s most decorated living soldier has had his defamation case dismissed, but questions remain over his future

The New Daily

Australian Defence Force must prosecute any war crimes committed in Afghanistan

Roberts-Smith could conceivably face criminal prosecution at a future war crimes trial for the alleged murders.

The New Daily

Ben Roberts-Smith quits Seven Network management role

Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has quit his job at the Seven Network amid the fallout from Thursday's landmark Federal Court ruling.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Seven after losing defamation fight against Nine

Seven’s chief executive thanked Roberts-Smith for his commitment to network and wished former soldier ‘all the best’

The Conversation

Australian Defence Force must ensure the findings against Ben Roberts-Smith are not the end of the story

On Thursday, Justice Anthony Besanko of the Federal Court dismissed defamation proceedings brought by former Special Air Service soldier Ben Roberts-Smith against several Australian news outlets.

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

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