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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.

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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 Guardian - AU

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.

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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

The Guardian - AU

From 'Australian hero' to 'disgracing' his country — Ben Roberts-Smith's fall from grace

Once a hero to politicians and civilians alike, a court found the 44-year-old's reputation is now so lowered that two unproven allegations of battlefield murder weren't enough to defame him.

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Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Seven as war crimes judgement reverberates around globe

Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from his job at Seven West Media, as the company's billionaire chairman Kerry Stokes says the imputations found to be true in yesterday's crushing court judgement do "not accord with the man I know".

ABC News

Media mogul faces enormous costs after Ben Roberts-Smith’s loss

Media boss Kerry Stokes may have an eye-watering bill after backing Ben Roberts-Smith in the biggest defamation trial in Australia's history.

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation loss bad news for Seven boss as Nine marks ‘day of justice’

Seven chairman Kerry Stokes, who parachuted the former soldier into a network job in 2015, says ‘the judgment does not accord with the man I know’

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation verdict to end high-stakes battle between Australian media giants

Not only is it high stakes between Australia’s largest media companies but experts say this case will likely affect future public interest stories

The Guardian - AU

Big Seven recruit tipped as replacement for David Koch

Celebrity vet Dr Chris Brown is firming as a likely replacement after David Koch's surprise announcement he is quitting Sunrise.

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David Koch announces he is leaving Sunrise after 21 years

Seven Network says a replacement for the breakfast television host has been selected and will be announced on 5 June

The Guardian - AU

David Koch quits as co-host of Seven’s Sunrise

Sunrise host David Koch is walking away from Seven's breakfast TV show after 21 years.

The New Daily

Plan for derelict East Perth power station falls through after Andrew Forrest, Kerry Stokes pull out

The transformation of the East Perth power station site, described as a derelict eyesore, has been put on ice, following two years of negotiations between the WA government and billionaires Kerry Stokes and Andrew Forrest.

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Billionaire stoush over alleged media bias highlights the need for greater media diversity

The recent stoush between mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and media mogul Kerry Stokes is just the latest flashing neon sign above the parlous state of media diversity in Australia.

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Bitter brawl between billionaires Andrew Forrest and Kerry Stokes boils over, with communications minister asked to intervene

A bitter scrap between two of Australia's richest men spills over, after mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest accused fellow WA billionaire Kerry Stokes of abusing his media power to pursue his commercial mining interests.

The Guardian - AU

Child’s play: Alex Antic’s moral crusade against the ABC caught out by the clock

Liberal senator gets TV guide wrong and confuses program about sexuality as a children’s show. Plus: the Murdochs and Ita Buttrose unite for a cause

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Gina Rinehart, Kerry Stokes and Chris Ellison in race to stake claim over Perth Basin despite gas price gap

Australia's richest people are in a battle for control of Western Australia's burgeoning onshore gas industry, despite the Commonwealth's decision to cap prices. Energy reporter Dan Mercer explains why.

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Ben Roberts-Smith: Australian soldier to travel to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

Department of Defence says Australian taxpayers will cover flight cost ‘upon request’

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Brian Burke, Kerry Stokes, Kevin Reynolds among major players in race to unlock Western Australia's green power future

Deep storage is considered the Holy Grail of efforts to turn the electricity grid green — and a roll call of interesting characters is on the trail.

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Clive Palmer and Mark McGowan hard border defamation case ends with both awarded damages

A public spat between mining magnate Clive Palmer and West Australian Premier Mark McGowan results in both being awarded damages.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith: a war hero’s reputation at stake in Australia’s defamation ‘trial of the century’

Extraordinary evidence has been heard over 99 days of hearings, at a cost of A$25m, as the Victoria Cross recipient sues three newspapers over allegations he says falsely portray him as a war criminal for actions in Afghanistan

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WA forks out another $9m preparing East Perth Power Station site for billionaire developers

Western Australia's Deputy Premier defends spending millions preparing land in East Perth for a prime waterfront development by proponents Andrew Forrest and Kerry Stokes.

The Guardian - AU

Witness called by Ben Roberts-Smith in defamation trial investigated for alleged war crime, court hears

Soldier has told court allegation he unlawfully killed a man on SAS raid on Darwan village ‘is a lie’

The Guardian - AU

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

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

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