Public interest defence not defined by truth, ABC tells court in Heston Russell defamation case

ABC 2023-07-31 9:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has defended its reporting of alleged war crimes in a defamation case by ex-commando Heston Russell, saying the debate over whether its stories were in the public interest “rises well above truth”.

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