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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.

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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

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Ben Roberts-Smith and Hugo Throssell: a tale of two VCs

The support received by Ben Roberts-Smith following the reporting of his alleged war crimes stands in sharp contrast to the treatment of another Victoria Cross recipient who fell from grace.

Crikey

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’

The Independent UK

Raking over the coals

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek faces a legal challenge over her coalmine assessment decisions, and Australia is expected to send missile-capable, four-wheel-drive armoured cars to Ukraine.

Crikey

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.

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Kerry Stokes should be held accountable for failing as a guardian of journalism and free speech

It’s scandalous that the Seven Network chairman disregarded his role as a custodian of journalism by launching a legal war against a rival.

Crikey

How does power work in the West? Gina Rinehart is person of the year

Several news stories involving Gina Rinehart, Kerry Stokes and Ben Robert-Smith reveal the knotted relationship of power in WA.

Crikey

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 Guardian - AU

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 New Daily

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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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

ABC News

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.

Crikey

The media reacts to the momentous conclusion of the Ben Roberts-Smith case

While some media outlets — unsurprisingly, Nine — went grandiose in their coverage, others were far more muted.

ABC News

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".

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Media mogul Stokes pity for war criminal

Billionaire Kerry Stokes is ‘disappointed’ Ben Roberts-Smith has been declared a murderer and war criminal, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls for cool heads in the Indo-Pacific.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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 New Daily

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.

The Guardian - AU

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 New Daily

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.

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