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‘Sneaky and dishonest’: Ben Roberts-Smith accuses ex-wife of seeking revenge on witness stand
Anna Mitchelmore 2022-02-15 3:27 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Decorated Afghanistan war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has accused his ex-wife of lying to journalists, lawyers and the court in order to “seek revenge” for his alleged infidelity.

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‘If you don’t lie, you will lose them’: Ben Roberts-Smith silenced ex-wife with custody threats, trial told
Anna Mitchelmore 2022-02-14 2:45 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith told his wife she would lose access to their children if she did not lie to his lawyers and the media about his extramarital affair, a court has heard.

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SAS sergeant admits he was reporter’s source in Ben Roberts-Smith trial
Arthur Moses 2022-02-10 9:55 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A SAS sergeant testifying for Fairfax Media in the Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial has admitted he told an investigative reporter the decorated veteran machine-gunned a disabled man during the war in Afghanistan, but insisted everything he said was true.

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SAS soldier said he feared ‘dobbing in’ Ben Roberts-Smith for alleged killings of Afghan villagers
Anna Mitchelmore 2022-02-03 9:09 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A serving SAS soldier has reiterated his testimony that Ben Roberts-Smith was involved in the killing of two Afghan detainees, telling a judge he was afraid that ‘dobbing in’ the decorated war veteran would lead to his demotion.

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Ben Roberts-Smith ordered shooting of Afghan man, court told as trial resumes
Anna Mitchelmore 2022-02-02 2:47 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Australia’s most decorated Afghanistan war veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, ordered the shooting of an Afghani man during an Easter Sunday patrol, a court has heard.

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‘Black hole’ Cargill, Viterra case from which 4 judges rose nears end, maybe
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-01-28 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Judgment day has arrived in a legal battle over the $420 million sale of the Joe White malt business so epic four silks on the case were elevated to judgeships during its long run, but losing party Viterra has not ruled out an appeal.

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Ben Roberts-Smith hearing plans still in flux, 12 days out from trial
Arthur Moses 2022-01-21 2:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Trial plans in accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against Nine have hit another roadblock because of COVID-19 restrictions, less than two weeks before the hearing is set to resume, with the media giant now suggesting a move to Western Australia.

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On trial for ‘parody of court hearing’, judge says he made a mistake
Appeals 2021-12-06 9:25 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A Federal Circuit Court judge has hit back at accusations he conducted “the grossest parody of a court hearing” when he unlawfully imprisoned a Queensland man for contempt of court, telling a trial “he is a human being [who] made a mistake”.

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Singer Katy Perry accused of trying to ‘snuff out’ Aussie fashion designer
Christian Dimitriadis 2021-11-29 9:52 pm By Bianca Hrovat

US pop star Katy Perry has been accused of using her “financial might” to “snuff out” the small business of an Australian fashion designer, as trial kicked off in a long-running intellectual property dispute over the rights to use the Katy Perry trade mark in Australia.

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Google tells court consumer law doesn’t help users who don’t help themselves
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-11-29 9:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Google has hit back at the ACCC’s case accusing it of misleading users about a change to its privacy policy, saying laws against misleading and deceptive conduct do not apply to those who did not read the notification about the change.

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