What the Lehrmann case means for the future of defamation law in Australia: There is little doubt that lawyers do well in defamation cases. But you rarely find a ...
theage.com.au/politics/federal/what-the-lehrmann-case-means-for-the-future-of-defamation-law-in-australia-20240416-p5fk53.html
Quick Glance: How Justice Michael Lee unraveled the Higgins-Lehrmann 'Omnishambles'
- Justice Michael Lee meticulously unpicked the complex allegations in the Lehrmann-Higgins case with sharp clarity and meticulous precision.
- Lee assessed the truth question separately for the rape and cover-up allegations, finding the former proven and the latter not.
- He criticized Ten, Wilkinson, and her team for inadequate research efforts and found the testimonies of Lehrmann and Higgins unconvincing.
- Lee's judgment provides valuable insights for future defamation and sexual assault prosecutions as well as for media practice.
‘It’s so f**ked’: Channel Seven in crisis: “It’s so f**ked.”
news.com.au/finance/business/media/its-so-fked-channel-seven-is-in-turmoil-over-a-fresh-scandal-that-insiders-say-is-deeply-damaging/news-story/5e59c40eb7dd6352954ae18bc1d8d378
BFI promotes Melanie Hoyes to director of inclusion: Hoyes has been working with the BFI since 2016.
screendaily.com/news/bfi-promotes-melanie-hoyes-to-director-of-inclusion/5192014.article
The UK Government has just announced vital additional support for UK independent film. More details to follow.
‘This is a dramatic moment for UK film ... Show more
Last night, Christopher Nolan was joined by BFI Chairman Tim Richards, CEO Ben Roberts, his wife and creative partner Emma Thomas ... Show more #EEBAFTAs
Will Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation case stand? His lawyers argue the facts don't add up
abc.net.au/news/2024-02-18/will-ben-roberts-smith-failed-defamation-case-stand-/103472886
Roberts-Smith fronts court as million-dollar defamation appeal starts: The former soldier is fighting to overturn a decision dismissing his multimillion-dollar ...
smh.com.au/national/roberts-smith-fronts-court-as-million-dollar-defamation-appeal-starts-20240205-p5f2ew.html
Planting object on Afghan’s body may not point to murder cover-up, Roberts-Smith appeal told
smh.com.au/national/planting-object-on-afghan-s-body-may-not-point-to-murder-cover-up-roberts-smith-appeal-told-20240206-p5f2pi.html
Roberts-Smith's gunning-down of prisoner 'corroborated', court hears: Allegations Ben Roberts-Smith dragged a prisoner with a prosthetic leg outside an Afghan ...
9news.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-appealing-federal-court-judgement/b12b82ae-b2a6-49b0-9c27-aaf4da4022c0
A masterclass in investigative journalism: Bron Sibree interviews Chris Masters: Thorough research, steadfastness and perseverance are just a few of the traits ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/books/non-fiction/2024-01-07-a-masterclass-in-investigative-journalism-bron-sibree-interviews-chris-masters/
Butcher Ben Roberts opens new shop in Farndon: The previous shop’s retiring manager Jeremy Turner worked there for 46 years.
chesterstandard.co.uk/news/24056324.wrexham-butcher-ben-roberts-opens-new-shop-farndon/
Kentucky vs. North Carolina basketball preview: McClatchy sports journalists Jadyn Watson-Fisher, Ben Roberts and John Clay preview the CBS Sports Classic ...
kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article283022233.html
Kerry Stokes capitulates in fight over costs of Roberts-Smith defamation battle: The move will prevent communications between the former soldier’s lawyers and ...
smh.com.au/national/kerry-stokes-capitulates-in-fight-over-costs-of-roberts-smith-defamation-battle-20231211-p5eqi4.html
Stokes’ Seven West Media has fallen into a dark hollow: Kerry Stokes preferred being an apologist for a criminal rather than recognising the value in public ...
smh.com.au/national/nsw/stokes-seven-west-media-has-fallen-into-a-dark-hollow-20231212-p5equ0.html
Ben Roberts-Smith: Truth on Trial. New documentary about the military scandal exposed by journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters and the ‘trial of the ... Show more
Ben Roberts-Smith backer Ross Coulthart wins ‘pseudoscience’ award: Former journalist Ross Coulthart, who spun for war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith ...
smh.com.au/cbd/ben-roberts-smith-backer-ross-coulthart-wins-pseudoscience-award-20231203-p5eon9.html
Seven West Media loses fight against the release of executives’ emails: Thousands of emails between Seven West Media executives and disgraced former SAS corporal ...
smh.com.au/national/seven-west-media-loses-fight-against-the-release-of-executives-emails-20231129-p5ensn.html
Ben Roberts-Smith ordered to pay additional costs in marathon defamation case: A Federal Court judge has ordered disgraced former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith ...
theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-ordered-to-pay-additional-costs-in-marathon-defamation-case-20231128-p5enag.html
Truth, lies and the long road to exposing an Australian ‘hero’: When journalist Chris Masters first heard whispers about Ben Roberts-Smith ...
smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/truth-lies-and-the-long-road-to-exposing-an-australian-hero-20231117-p5ekqd.html
Careful with that cane! Photo captures fans from Kentucky, Kansas fussing in the stands.
kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article281891733.html
Police officer’s Bali holiday selfie with Ben Roberts-Smith and Zachary Rolfe leads to questions from Queensland force
theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/28/ben-roberts-smith-bali-holiday-selfie-police-zachary-rolfe-nfbntw
Police, war crimes investigators seek access to documents in Roberts-Smith case: The Australian Federal Police and the Office of the Special Investigator want ...
smh.com.au/national/police-war-crimes-investigators-seek-access-to-documents-in-roberts-smith-case-20230825-p5dzf9.html
Australian War Memorial installs new plaque acknowledging Ben Roberts-Smith ‘complicit in unlawful killings’
theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/07/australian-war-memorial-installs-new-plaque-acknowledging-ben-roberts-smith-complicit-in-unlawful-killings
At the races: Surprise nod to Ben Roberts-Smith by mystery sponsor: Race seven at the Queanbeyan Race Club was, for a short time, listed as “We Support Ben ...
smh.com.au/cbd/at-the-races-surprise-nod-to-ben-roberts-smith-by-mystery-sponsor-20230904-p5e1wt.html
Roberts-Smith should pay full costs of defamation case ‘based on a lie’, court hears
theage.com.au/national/roberts-smith-should-pay-full-costs-of-defamation-case-based-on-a-lie-20230904-p5e1rz.html
Disco 2 Shares New EP A House Is Not A Holiday: Ben Roberts launches his new Dead Love Triangle side project, Disco 2, with a debut EP titled A House Is Not A ...
pastemagazine.com/music/disco-2/new-ep-a-house-is-not-a-holiday
The John Clay Podcast: Kentucky basketball’s gold medal play in Canada: Reviewing Kentucky basketball’s trip to Toronto where the Wildcats won the gold medal at ...
kentucky.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sidelines-with-john-clay/article277386613.html
Australia confronts ‘war hero’ myth after Ben Roberts-Smith case: Veneration of veterans gained momentum in the John Howard era and the revelations from ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/12/australia-confronts-war-hero-myth-after-ben-roberts-smith-case
Australia’s Most Decorated Soldier Loses War Crime Defamation Case: A judge rules for newspapers that had been accused of defaming the soldier by reporting that ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/01/world/australia/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes.html
Ben Roberts-Smith: How war hero's defamation case has rocked Australia: Ben Roberts-Smith denies killing Afghan civilians, in a case that's shone a light on ...
bbc.com/news/world-australia-65717684
In Australian defamation court, a proxy 'war crimes trial' nears judgement: Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was lauded as a hero and awarded ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australian-defamation-court-proxy-war-crimes-trial-nears-judgement-2023-05-30/
Australia’s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was “complicit in... the murder” of three Afghan men, says federal judge https://aje.io/a5czvd
Decorated Australian war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners in Afghanistan, judge says
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/australian-judge-rules-civil-court-war-crime-allegations-99749615
How Australia’s most decorated soldier committed war crimes: Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith lost a high-profile defamation case ...
indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/how-australias-most-decorated-soldier-committed-war-crimes-8642010/
Quick Glance: Kerry Stokes plans next steps regarding Ben Roberts-Smith
- Stokes expresses concerns about the decision not aligning with his knowledge of Ben Roberts-Smith.
- Reputation is of great importance.
- Stokes, whose family holds the majority ownership of Seven West Media, initially funded the case through the public company before transferring liability to a loan from a private company called Australian Capital Equity.
- Ben remains on leave and will review the judgment with us to make a decision about his future in the near future.
Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year
smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html
Ben Roberts-Smith judgment shows few have ever fallen so far: Justice Anthony Besanko’s full verdict describes how Australia’s most decorated soldier lied to ...
theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/06/ben-roberts-smith-judgment-shows-few-have-ever-fallen-so-far
Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’; RBA to decide on interest rates
smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html
Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore
theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html
Morning Mail: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment day, AI ban considered, Maroons’ Origin stunner
theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/01/morning-mail-ben-roberts-smith-judgment-day-ai-ban-considered-maroons-origin-stunner
In Australian defamation court, a proxy 'war crimes trial' nears judgement: SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was lauded ...
thestar.com.my/news/world/2023/05/30/in-australian-defamation-court-a-proxy-039war-crimes-trial039-nears-judgement
The John Clay Podcast: After the 2022-23 season, what’s next for Kentucky basketball?
kentucky.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sidelines-with-john-clay/article273737540.html
Texas may be trying to steal John Calipari from Kentucky: John Calipari has been at Kentucky since 2009 and he's led the Wildcats to a wild (pun intended) amount ...
yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/texas_may_be_trying_to_steal_john_calipari_from_kentucky/s1_13132_38335225
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