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Deep Ocean 'Dark Oxygen' Find Could Rewrite Earth's History

In the total darkness of the depths of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered oxygen being produced not by living organisms but by strange potato-shaped metallic lumps that give off almost as much electricity as AA batteries.

International Business Times

Light rail compensation appeal could have ramifications for Newcastle class action

The Sydney CBD businesses were awarded millions of dollars.

Newcastle Herald

'One interpretation': Roberts-Smith judge queries death

A judge overseeing a defamation appeal by Ben Roberts-Smith has asked how else an elderly Afghan man could have been killed unless by unlawful execution.

AAP

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The Guardian - UK

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.

AAP

X should answer to Queensland authorities over Islamophobic tweets by an American, tribunal hears

Lawyer for Australian Muslim Advocacy Network argues white supremacist’s tweets caused harm to local Muslims

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case ‘based on a lie’ as he knew allegations were true, court told

Newspapers have argued Roberts-Smith should not have brought his defamation case and should pay costs from when he first sued

The Guardian - AU

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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 Guardian - AU

Seven chased for legal costs of Ben Roberts-Smith loss

Seven Network and Kerry Stokes' private company are being pursued for costs by three media organisations after Ben Roberts-Smith's massive defamation loss.

AAP

Decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith to learn fate today, five years after launching defamation battle

The Victoria Cross recipient sued the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times and three journalists in the Federal Court over a series of articles published in 2018. Today Justice Anthony Besanko will deliver his judgement.

ABC News

Eamonn Holmes says he 'felt cheated' over beautiful moment during Queen's funeral

Eamonn was not impressed with the coverage

Wales Online

Eamonn Holmes ‘felt cheated’ after missing ‘beautiful moment’ of Queen's funeral

The former ITV This Morning host was presenting from Buckingham Palace on Monday

Liverpool Echo

Eamonn Holmes fumes 'beautiful' moment at Queen's funeral was ruined by blunder

GB News host Eamonn Holmes has revealed that he 'felt cheated' after a beautiful moment at Queen Elizabeth's funeral in London was immediately 'ruined' while he was covering the historic state funeral

Daily Mirror

‘Fanciful, nonsense’: case against Ben Roberts-Smith ‘based on conjecture’, lawyer tells defamation trial

Former soldier’s barrister says newspapers accusing him of murders while part of SAS ‘failed to establish any motive’ and the case is ‘an embarrassment’

The Guardian - AU

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial told SAS ignored 'breaches of the laws of war'

A barrister for Nine Entertainment tells the Federal Court that SAS soldiers "were willing to turn a blind eye" over allegations two Afghan men were executed during a mission in 2009.

The Guardian - AU

Captive Afghan teenage boy allegedly shot in the head, Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial hears

Former comrade called as witness by Roberts-Smith denies seeing teen alive or recognising photo of dead body

The Guardian - AU

SAS soldier tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial he felt hurt by best man who made murder allegation against him

Former comrade denies in court that he and Roberts-Smith killed handcuffed Afghan man Ali Jan as alleged by newspapers in their defence

The Guardian - AU

SAS soldiers told commander that Ben Roberts-Smith not ‘fit and proper person’ to receive Victoria Cross, defamation trial hears

Serving SAS major, called as witness by Roberts-Smith, tells court two groups of colleagues raised concerns about awarding of medal, but did not allege war crimes

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ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case focuses on who shot dog as two witnesses recant evidence

The identity of a soldier who shot a dog and whether he was present on a mission when an Afghan man was allegedly shot dead was at the heart of Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case this week.

The Guardian - AU

SAS soldier denies colluding with Ben Roberts-Smith on evidence, defamation trial hears

Roberts-Smith’s former comrade admits failing to provide to court an email with marked-up pictures of Afghanistan compound, despite subpoena

AAP

Roberts-Smith's witness denies colluding

A former SAS soldier has denied colluding on key evidence with Ben Roberts-Smith after being questioned about email exchanges leading up to his court case.

ABC News

Witness for Ben Roberts-Smith denies emails show the pair colluded to make sure their evidence aligned

A former SAS patrol commander denies colluding with Ben Roberts-Smith after the pair exchanged emails before they were due to submit outlines of their evidence for the war veteran's defamation trial.

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith witness admits 'error' in identifying culprit of dog shooting

An elite soldier tells a court he has no direct knowledge of who shot a dog during an incident in Afghanistan in 2012, despite it being included in his outline of evidence.

AAP

SAS soldier had 'doubts' about evidence

An SAS soldier says he told Ben Roberts-Smith's lawyers he had doubts about a crucial piece of evidence in his outline before they filed it, a court has heard.

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’

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