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Surprise witness for Ben Roberts-Smith Decorated former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is suing Nine newspapers over reports airing allegations he had committed war crimes in Afghanistan and punched a woman in Australia. News by Frances Vinall 23rd Apr 2021 2:02 PM Former governor-general Quentin Bryce will speak for Ben Roberts-Smith in a defamation trial centring on allegations he committed war crimes, a court has been told. Australia's first female governor-general, the highly respected Dame Bryce AC, will be called as a rep...

Ben Roberts-Smith case: Media can’t amend defence but can call on witnesses We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement The news outlets being sued by Ben Roberts-Smith have lost their bid to include in a defamation trial evidence of new allegations of serious criminal conduct against the former SAS soldier over his conduct in Afghanistan. But a Federal Court judge on Friday granted The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald permission to use new evidence of eight Australian soldiers who are expected to detail ...

  Ms Wilkinson, a mother-of-three, was allegedly set alight by Johnston at her Arundel home on Tuesday. Prof Petherick said issues of domestic violence, such as coercive control, needed to be addressed through early intervention. He said if it was identified in a current relationship it needed to be treated as if there was an "inherently high risk". Prof Petherick said there was evidence "for what needs to be done" and the lack of proactive action was akin to the "thoughts and prayers" that followed a mass shooting in the United States. "We know coercive control is a problem. We know f...

Annastacia Palaszczuk says she wants justice served over the "horrific" death of Kelly Wilkinson at her Gold Coast house this week, as a statement of facts tendered to court reveals graphic details about the morning of her death.

Mourning Carla Zampatti: ‘She’d say this is the best-dressed funeral she had ever attended’ Georgina Safe © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP The beauty and majesty of St Mary’s Cathedral was an apt backdrop for the state funeral of Carla Zampatti, the grande dame of Australian fashion. “It could be said that Carla Zampatti was indeed a reigning monarch, the queen of fashion,” said Archbishop Anthony Fisher. “I suspect the angels are about to get new uniforms.” On this earth, the sight of 1,200 monochrome and immaculately tailored mourners...