War Memorial installs plaques noting ‘gravity’ of Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

War Memorial installs plaques noting ‘gravity’ of Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

The plaques say the Australian War Memorial is considering what context should be added to displays honouring Ben Roberts-Smith,after a landmark defamation case found he was a murderer and war criminal.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos

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What to read next? The gripping inside story behind the ‘trial of the century’

What to read next? The gripping inside story behind the ‘trial of the century’

Journalist Nick McKenzie tells the story of the investigation into Australia’s most recent winner of the Victoria Cross,Ben Roberts-Smith.

  • byPat Sheil
Roberts-Smith launches appeal against historic defamation loss

Roberts-Smith launches appeal against historic defamation loss

The former Special Air Service corporal filed a notice of appeal in the Federal Court on Tuesday.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andCalum Jaspan
A man with something to hide:The day I put tough questions to Ben Roberts-Smith

A man with something to hide:The day I put tough questions to Ben Roberts-Smith

The more we spoke,the more his guard appeared to slip.

  • byChris Masters
Big loss for Stokes and Seven in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation costs battle

Big loss for Stokes and Seven in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation costs battle

The patrons of the disgraced war hero do not agree they should bear the costs of his failed defamation action against The Age,The Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Roberts-Smith agrees to pay costs of failed defamation,visits bankruptcy lawyer

Roberts-Smith agrees to pay costs of failed defamation,visits bankruptcy lawyer

The disgraced war veteran has agreed to pay the legal costs of his failed defamation action,but his billionaire backer Kerry Stokes will fight on against any repayments.

  • byHarriet Alexander
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RyanAir:Teal means business when she flies to Canberra

RyanAir:Teal means business when she flies to Canberra

Independent Kooyong MP Monique Ryan bills taxpayers $28,000 for business class flights

  • byNoel Towell andKishor Napier-Raman
Monique Ryan bills taxpayers for 27 business-class flights

Monique Ryan bills taxpayers for 27 business-class flights

Punters footed the bill for $28,000 worth of travel taken by the Kooyong MP,far more than her teal colleagues.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Shameful treatment of the messenger who exposed war crimes
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ADF

Shameful treatment of the messenger who exposed war crimes

Samantha Crompvoets,who raised the alarm on war crimes committed by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan,has become collateral damage.

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I exposed war crimes among the SAS. A few weeks ago,my car was repossessed
Opinion
Defence

I exposed war crimes among the SAS. A few weeks ago,my car was repossessed

What I came up against was more than the horrific acts of a few rogue soldiers. It was the cult of brand “SAS”;the cult of the male warrior. I’d dared question their heroes.

  • bySamantha Crompvoets
Why the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case is a win for media
Opinion
Publishing

Why the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case is a win for media

Sam White,media lawyer at Nine Entertainment Co,the owner of this masthead,argues why the media should celebrate all of its wins together.

  • bySam White