Nick McKenzie
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Award-winning investigative journo @ Melbourne's The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, tv docos. Confidential tips: nickmckenzie @protonmail .com signal:+61401877402
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An SAS soldier has testified in court he saw Ben Roberts-Smith kick a handcuffed Afghan prisoner off a cliff. Later executed. I have heard this allegation many times since first revealing it, but to hear this sworn testimony is still shocking. This case has crossed the rubicon.
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BREAKING: This is huge. Ben Roberts-Smith’s key witness, an ex SAS soldier implicated in alleged war crimes/target of Brereton Inquiry, just revealed 7 Network has been paying his legal fees. Why is listed media company using shareholder funds for this? Big q’s for Kerry Stokes.
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Ben Roberts-Smith's key defamation case rebuttal witness was in court this week, denying war crimes. Hours after he finished giving evidence, he was confronted by federal war crimes detectives. He's now in a court cell, charged with obstructing these detectives. Extraordinary.
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BREAKING: Having sued his wife and made serious allegations (reported widely) she accessed his email, Ben Roberts-Smith has utterly lost his case against her. Court found his claims “incorrect and suspicious” and “Ms Roberts’ … reliable and credible.” This is a case he brought.
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Judge has just warned Ben Roberts-Smith’s barrister Arthur Moses SC for his belittling, aggressive approach to SAS witness who alleges RS is a war criminal. Witness holds a Medal for Gallantry. Watching him withstand Moses’ aggression/yelling is a picture of grace under fire.
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We have just won key court case meaning Channel 7 bosses Kerry Stokes and Bruce McWilliam must hand over 1000s of emails that likely reveal their exact involvement in the Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes case. They may show how/why Stokes/McWilliams fought so hard for Roberts-Smith.
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After 4 years and a billionaire’s bucks, Ben Roberts-Smith’s last 10 days in court:
His 1st witness is arrested, admits he’s war crime suspect; his 2nd witness admits he’s also a suspect, his vital alibi evidence is false and he wore KKK outfit; witness 3 concedes false alibi.
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It’s been 4 years since alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith sued us. Marathon trial finishes today. BRS/Kerry Stokes tried to make it about ‘tearing down heroes’ or media rivalry. It’s actually a battle for truth, no matter how uncomfortable or how powerful its suppressor.
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Another bombshell. Ben Roberts-Smith’s 2nd key witness just revealed he’s under investigation for war crimes by Office Special Investigator. RS’s 2 key witnesses now outed as war crimes suspects. Both have also revealed RS’s key backer, Kerry Stokes, is paying their legal fees.
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Re claims me/
@theage
are partisan. I broke Helloworld scandal (federal libs, Hockey/Cormann), Matt Guy’s lobster with a mobster (libs caught on tape). Had to move out of my home after linking mafia donations to Vanstone visa decision. Etc. We follow evidence, wherever it leads.
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I’ve now spent many days in court as the defendant but I still find this mind boggling. Ben Roberts-Smith and his lawyers are enduring yet another day in a case they brought only to hear sworn evidence that could be used by war crimes detectives to investigate or prosecute him.
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Billionaire Kerry Stokes — the man who has done more than any other except Ben Roberts-Smith to propel efforts to stop Australians hearing about RS’s alleged war crimes in Afghanistan — remains chairman of the Australian War Memorial
@AWMemorial
. It’s dedicated to truth in war.
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Big news day with Gladys but permit me a personal tweet. The story I sometimes wished I’d avoided is now in bookstores. I owe it all to the brave truth tellers who stood up: the SAS soldiers/whistleblowers,
@SCrompvoets
, Afghans, and all the others. My book tells their stories.
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After 3 years of intense litigation, on Wed we call our first witnesses - SAS soldiers - in the defamation case brought by Ben Roberts-Smith VC/funded by his billionaire backer Kerry Stokes. We seek to prove RS committed war crimes. Finally, Australians get to hear our case.
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Incredible court drama. Ben Roberts-Smith’s key witness—accused of directing “rookie” soldiers to execute— denies he ever said or heard his patrol/RS use the word “rookie.” Under cross-exam, he’s confronted with his patrol room poster. It names young soldier as “rookie fuck”.
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Key take-away from Ben Roberts-Smith case today: the ‘malicious rumours’ BRS says informed our reporting were in fact extremely serious, credible war crimes allegations dedicated SAS veterans fought hard to get investigated. As they now are by two law enforcement agencies.
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Breaking: Major development in Ben Roberts-Smith VC case. A serving SAS Afghan veteran has told the court he saw RS direct a junior soldier to execute a prisoner. It’s historic evidence. His testimony continues.
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Today, yet another SAS witness testified he saw Ben Roberts-Smith execute a prisoner. But it was BRS’s barrister, Arthur Moses, who drew out the most revealing testimony- the witness revealed to court he’s speaking up ‘cos a rookie soldier was forced to execute another prisoner.
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BREAKING: big news linked to ongoing war crimes investigations run by federal agencies. First arrest made. Former SAS soldier arrested in Sydney. Charged with obstructing/hindering/intimidating Commonwealth official and causing harm to law officer. More to come…
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Surreal. Most devastating xxm opening yet. Roberts-Smith’s 2nd key witness admits just now that hours ago he liked online post. It used vile/violent terms to refer to our barrister. He’s also liked posts labelling our war crimes witnesses rats. This after arrest of 1st RS witness
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Huge business corruption story breaking. It’s just emerged at Bell Inquiry that Star Casino in Sydney
disguised as ‘hotel expenses’ $900 MILLION in Chinese funds it knew were to be used for gambling. Snr executives knew. This has huge ramifications for Star’s casino licence.
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Another extraordinary day in Ben Roberts-Smith case. Ex SAS soldier asked on oath if RS ordered him to murder prisoner. He refused to answer, citing self incrimination. Judge won’t force him after his lawyer said witness may implicate himself in murder. No way RS can spin this.
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Media mogul Kerry Stokes defends paying for suspects’ lawyers at Brereton war crimes inquiry cos he felt it “unfair soldiers were brought before the inquiry without representation.” So why, of 200+ soldiers interviewed, did he only fund Ben Roberts-Smith’s alleged accomplices?
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Breaking: Landmark court judgment. Afghan villagers can testify from Afghanistan about alleged war crimes in Ben Roberts-Smith defo case. His lawyers fought to stop this. First time Afghans will testify in Australian case about an alleged war crime. The world will be watching.
Breaking- key court judgment 2.45pm about whether villagers can testify from Afghanistan about Ben Roberts-Smith’s alleged war crimes (kicking prisoner off cliff). RS legal team (Arthur Moses SC) fought aggressively to stop this. Fed court to rule if these villagers can be heard.
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BREAKING: Big victory for right to know and journo source protection. The Age/Sydney Morning Herald has defeated war crimes suspect Ben Roberts-Smith in the federal court. He wanted us to reveal sources. We refused. Court decision means our sources-brave soldiers-stay secret.
No greater test of right to know. War crimes suspect and war hero Ben Roberts-Smith is suing us backed by billionaire, his PR team feeds select journos, he’s trying to expose our sources in court and get cops to investigate how we get info. Truth will win.
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Breaking: big public interest point in Ben Roberts-Smith VC case. RS (a senior channel 7 executive, on leave) backed by Kerry Stokes, sought to demolish journalistic source protection shield to help his case. The judge just refused this. A win for journalism.
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At the heart of his defamation case, Ben Roberts-Smith must explain away how it is 2 members of his SAS patrol and 3 Afghan villagers on the other side of the world give near identical evidence about key aspects of an alleged war crime. It’s either an conspiracy or the truth.
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Huge day in court. Ben Roberts-Smith’s key witness (and fellow suspect) just revealed in the federal court 3 NEW prisoner execution allegations facing RS and this witness from 2010. They have not before been made public. They are in addition to 2 alleged 2009 executions.
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Breaking: Ben Roberts-Smith and legal team headed by his defamation and war crimes inquiry barrister Arthur Moses just lost attempt in federal court to drag his ex-wife back to court. First time RS tried this, judge ruled his allegations were “ill-founded”. RS must pay her costs.
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BREAKING: The execution and brutalisation of multiple Afghan civilians and prisoners by Australian special forces is being investigated by the military watchdog, according to an explosive report tabled in federal parliament. Massive news that we’ve fought very hard to report.
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Cross examination is yet to start but Brittany Higgins appears extremely credible and authentic as she testifies in the stand. Powerful and harrowing to watch.
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Trial now surreal. Ben Roberts-Smith’s barrister, Arthur Moses, attacks witness Andrew Hastie for laughing at a joke in 2012 about RS bullying only to be reminded by Hastie of the mountain of evidence against his client. Moses has rare ability to draw out negative info about RS.
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Statement from Ben Roberts-Smith. He is lying. Extraordinary. He buried the USBs. Police have hard evidence of this. So do we. And evidence of alleged witness intimidation. I welcome the defamation case. I have faith that our justice system will rise above attempts to defeat it.
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Amazing investigation by Kate McClymont into Alan Jones. Incredible to think how many years this has festered.
‘He’d go the grope’: Alan Jones accused of indecently assaulting young men
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Still coming to terms w Roberts-Smith judgment. So grateful for msgs of support. Still getting death threats too. I’m writing inside story about how SAS whistleblowers/other witnesses, including Afghans, helped truth win. Damn grateful for their bravery.
THE EXPLOSIVE INSIDE STORY BEHIND THE HEADLINES. PRE-ORDER NOW.
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For those interested in Ben Roberts-Smith case, federal court of appeal judgment out in morning about whether Channel 7 executive Bruce McWilliams has to release thousands of emails that may cast light on his or Kerry Stokes’ involvement in BRS defamation case.
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The oft repeated claim that Chris Masters or I reported about alleged war crimes because Ben Roberts-Smith works for 7 is ridiculous. We wrote the first war crimes story well before the Fairfax-9 merger, our research began many months before that. It was/is in public interest.
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BREAKING: Federal police just confirmed in senate estimates
@KKeneally
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After weeks of powerful evidence implicating Ben Roberts-Smith in war crimes, his barrister Arthur Moses tries again to impugn the mental health of another SAS veteran. The apparent shallowness of RS’s case — about others jealousy and mental health— is more evident each day.
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Another very brave witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith trial. This time not a soldier but a woman: a survivor of RS’s alleged domestic violence. Just as calm and courageous as the soldiers before her as RS’s barrister mercilessly cross-examined her about deeply personal matters.
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In 2018, I was tipped off journo Ross Coulthart may be on Kerry Stokes’ payroll as Ben Roberts-Smith’s PR agent to attack Chris Masters’ and my reporting. I called Ross to confirm tip. He refused, but texted below to my editor. Ed
@jameschessel
told us: “ignore it, keep digging”
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Ben Roberts-Smith trial resumes today. He’s calling his witnesses. They will likely say no badness happened. This is after days and days of detailed SAS eyewitness testimony of war crimes. The greatest cover up in Australian military history may be about to unfold.
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Ben Roberts-Smith latest… surreal now extraordinary. Ex SAS/ass-defence minister Andrew Hastie rips RS’s barrister Arthur Moses in court, pointing out Moses poses publicly as advocate of public interest journalism. RS case an unprecedented attack on vital war crimes reporting.
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Extraordinary fresh allegations in Roberts-Smith defo trial. His former p.i. alleges RS got him to post anonymous threats to SAS witnesses; asked him to cover this act up; was told by RS to pose as a bartender to spy on channel 7 staff (RS is a 7 exec). RS denies all wrongdoing.
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Today’s war crimes report release is hugely significant. It’s not generals, pollies or journos that drove it. It was good soldiers. This is my good mate SAS medic Dusty Miller. Bravely served in Afghan, then bravely spoke up, like many others from SAS. Likely saved the regiment.
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What a ride journalism is. Spent today in 2 defamation cases in 2 states fighting for public interest reporting by The Age,
@4corners
. Cases funded by two billionaires (incl Stokes). As a 3rd billionaire (Packer) was held to account care of journalism he ridiculed.
#righttoknow
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Consider this. You’re accused of multiple murders of Afghan prisoners, punching a woman and telling witness to lie. Your employer, a listed company, uses its media outlets to back you, funds your defence at a judge led inquiry. With shareholder funds.
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Call out to Australia’s media to attend Ben Roberts-Smith defamation court hearing tomorrow. Critical issues at stake. Be ideal if reporters also set aside 8 weeks for trial starting 7 June. A difficult, vital search for truth in (and after) war for Australia and Afghanistan.
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The extraordinary corruption scandal behind Australia’s Pacific Solution asylum seeker offshore processing regime. A lot of investigative journalism went into this. One of a series of stories -
@mbachelard
@mat_dunckley
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Many great superstars sadly leaving the ABC. here’s one incredible woman you mightn’t have heard of but who’s done so much nurturing young journos. Moyra Shields served 26 years as a Journo for ABC Riverina. She taught me heaps in Wagga. Heart of the ABC.
@TheRealPBarry
@meadea
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Big development in the scandal involving Liberal MP Stuart Robert and Synergy360. Insider gives sworn statement and vows to testify at anti-corruption commission. Looks more likely Robert will be first substantive NACC referral
@CroweDM
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A cop emailed me this morn re police arrest of mentally ill man. He said he hates bullies, thanked
@theage
for story. I reckon he speaks for most police. Time to reform police complaint system: Beaten, abused, humiliated and filmed by Victoria Police
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BREAKING: Crown Resorts takes out the trash on Friday eve. Exec chairman John Alexander stands down. It was Alexander who bought full page adds last year attacking our expose of Crown’s copious organised crime links. No full page ads for this announcement...
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BREAKING - Blackmail charges against CFMEU chiefs John Setka and Shaun Reardon to be dropped in massive embarrassment for coalition’s royal commission into unions. Unmitigated disaster for police, prosecutors and royal commission and massive coup for union movement.
#auspol
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BREAKING: Big news. Alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith VC ordered by judge to disclose files he fought hard to keep secret. They detail adverse findings made by war crime probe. RS’ own defamation action has now outed himself as Brereton inquiry and AFP target. Stunning.
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Victoria’s anti corruption agency dissecting practice of Labor MPs giving taxpayer funded jobs to relatives. Liberal minister Michael Sukkar and his faction did the same: jobs for brother, best mate, factional leader’s fiancé, factional figure’s dad. But no fed icac=no scrutiny.
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I don’t normally tell people to watch me on telly (that’s what my Jewish mum is for!), but if you care about the fight between truth v power/money in Australia, please watch
@60Mins
tonight. A tough bit of invest’ journalism. Watch it even if you planned a night of Vera reruns.
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As PM announces war crimes prosecutor, spare a thought for son of farmer allegedly kicked off cliff by SAS soldier in 2012. This case already with prosecutors. Only came to light 'cos of brave SAS whistleblowers. Far more good soldiers than bad, yet alleged crimes appalling.
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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial final oral submissions happening today. Anyone who cares about truth, journalism and power can watch online. We’re proud of our ongoing reporting of war crimes allegations. Our case outline begins eta 11.30am-
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Very powerful to see Afghan witnesses on oath in an Australian court testifying about what happened during an alleged war crime incident in 2012 involving an Australian soldier. Especially so as their country collapses.
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Grim turn in Ben Roberts-Smith case for backers of free speech, journalism. BRS’s advocate Arthur Moses (funded by media boss Stokes) spending DAYS grilling SAS whistleblower on speaking to journos probing alleged prisoner executions- war crimes now at heart of major police probe
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Roberts-Smith trial is now over, save for judgment. 4 years ago RS launched it. Such stress for all involved: SAS eye witnesses who accuse RS of murders/cliffkicking of innocent Afghan father, Afghans who witnessed the same, brave woman who spoke up about DV.
May justice be done.
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No greater test of right to know. War crimes suspect and war hero Ben Roberts-Smith is suing us backed by billionaire, his PR team feeds select journos, he’s trying to expose our sources in court and get cops to investigate how we get info. Truth will win.
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Launching a new doco on Stan soon about the Ben Roberts-Smith saga. Details to come. It’s been more than four years since we began digging, including this long form piece - Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters on war crimes in Afghanistan ...
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Latest on Ben Roberts-Smith stashing classified military files. The ABC’s possession of similar material led to police raids, charges. I would urge all media to attend his defamation trial June 7. A vital forum for the truth to be tested - all of it.
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Anyone wondering why some in fed and state Labor and the coalition are reluctant to talk about Crown... watch this space over coming days and weeks. Who has things to hide? Why aren’t our pollies on front foot about Crown, national security and fighting organised crime?
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Huge story about war crimes accused Ben Roberts-Smith VC just broken by
@bennpackham
at The Australian. His key, highest profile defamation trial character witness, former Governor General Dame Quentin Bryce, refusing to testify for him after “unannounced visit” to her home.
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This piece gives the inside story of the Ben Roberts-Smith trial. 101 days of sheer intensity, not knowing if truth would triumph. Extracted from my new book on the whole extraordinary saga, Crossing the Line. Out Monday. Grab it before the next legal challenge sees it pulled!
‘I’d never seen a courtroom so still’: The witness who rocked the Ben Roberts-Smith trial. By Nick McKenzie
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Shocking development in Ben Roberts-Smith case. Key police, court witness about alleged witness intimidation is being followed by Brisbane photographer Daily Tele probing false claims about same witness. News ltd at risk of being used. Witnesses should NOT be harassed. AFP aware.
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Ben Roberts-Smith’s key witness, his good friend/ex commander, just told the federal court the Brereton Inquiry was a “witch-hunt”. Justice Brereton’s 4 year probe most important war crimes inquiry in Aus history. Has led to multiple ongoing police probes, historic reforms, etc.
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Whatever the outcome of Ben Roberts-Smith case, I’m indebted to our gun legal eagles who never stopped fighting for journalism over 4years of gruelling litigation. Owens, Mitchell, Barnett, Dawson, Bartlett, Tess, Jez, Dougal, Dylan. And most of all, the brilliant
@dean_levitan
.
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BREAKING: Just confirmed shocking news Australian writer/activist Yang Hengjun charged by China with spying, presumably for Aus or US. Everything suggests this is politically motivated, designed to shut down voice of democracy.
@PearsonElaine
@CUhlmann
@alexjoske
@neighbour_s
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Extraordinary fed court hearing about Ben Roberts-Smith. Court hears AFP wrote to VC recipient to tell him it had evidence from “eyewitnesses” who alleged he was involved in war crime in kicking an Afghan prisoner Ali Jan off cliff. First time AFP has disclosed such details.
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In journalism, we meet whistleblowers so damn brave and principled. SAS medic Dusty Miller fought for his country. Now he’s fighting for the kids of an innocent Afghan killed by a rouge SAS soldier. Please share Dusty’s extraordinary journey- via
@theage
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Breaking- key court judgment 2.45pm about whether villagers can testify from Afghanistan about Ben Roberts-Smith’s alleged war crimes (kicking prisoner off cliff). RS legal team (Arthur Moses SC) fought aggressively to stop this. Fed court to rule if these villagers can be heard.
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Today we reveal identity of Neo-Nazi who targeted Greens senator Lidia Thorpe. He’s a former Mel uni Young Liberal treasurer. The Age/Syd Morning Herald are committed to responsibly exposing far right extremists. Thanks to
@WhiteRoseSocAU
research
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Long way to go, but the Craig McLachlan defamation case appears to have gone very badly for Craig McLachlan. And
@theage
@smh
@Kate_McClymont
are yet to call a witness. Kudos to our papers and the ABC for funding this fight.
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Scott Morrison’s flawed fed ICAC proposal ensures state MPs face far more scrutiny than federal politicians.
@theage
@smh
@60Mins
from 8.30 tonight we examine Morrison gov minister impropriety.
@AngusGrigg
doing Obeid
@4corners
Monday. Will PM stand by weak fed integrity body?
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BREAKING: new revelations Ben Roberts-Smith had at least 5 burner phones as police launch fresh investigations-
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Vale Michael Gordon. Friend, mentor, legendary journalist, voice for asylum seekers and others without a voice. Sparred respectfully with Keating, Howard, etc. Died in the ocean, sun on his back. What a wave you rode Mickey, what a wave... via
@theage
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A wild story. A Liberal Party operative ran a dirty tricks campaign using a false 007 identity to threaten my whistleblower and try to suppress our reporting on the Liberals. We caught him and found a lot more fake accounts leading to a big PR firm…
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Very excited that
@Gay_Alcorn
is The Age’s new editor. Tremendous Journo, brave editor and understands Melbourne and The Age so well. She fearlessly led my first major investigation — into serious police corruption — at The Age. First ever female editor too 💪.
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Terrible news for investigate journalism. ABC and Fairfax/Nine have lost FedCourt appeal to argue a truth defence (rather than only qualified privilege) in Chau Chak Wing case. Another terrible precedent for journalism. Makes all journalists jobs harder. We’re considering appeal.
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Ben Roberts-Smith: Truth on Trial. Stan doco dropping this Sunday. The inside story of the military scandal and defo trial of the century. If you are undecided about the BRS affair, I hope you can watch. via
@YouTube
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While no soldiers are named today, federal court heard recently that the Chief Defence Force referred Ben Roberts-Smith VC to federal police in 2018. This was first referral to police from Insp-Gen/Justice Brereton inquiry. CDPP assessing prosecution brief. RS denies wrongdoing.
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Breaking story with massive political implications-
NSW MP's Sydney home raided as ASIO probes China links via
@smh
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Breaking- Channel 7 staff told CEO James Warburton to speak on Ben Roberts-Smith scandal 9am Sunshine Coast studio. Minutes later, federal police confirm in parliament fresh probes into Roberts-Smith, who is denying all wrongdoing as evidence grows. Hardworking 7 staff furious.
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Just a few hours in, and reserving judgment, but have an inkling this month long IBAC anti-corruption commission into Labor party corruption may not be the defamation cash cow envisaged by IBAC key target Adem Somyurek
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White supremacy alive and well in pockets of Australia. Requires more work by govs to counter. This bush gathering highlights rise of Australia’s far right. Locals from small town of Halls Gap quietly and bravely filmed neo-nazis and fed intell to police
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I really hope the Federal Liberal Party is watching the Victorian corruption commission probe this morning into Vic Labor’s abuse of public resources to branch stack. There by the grace of god…
@theage
will keep scrutinising both major parties in coming weeks. Watch this space
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Breaking: 18 months ago, we broke the Unaoil oil industry bribery story. Unaoil denied all, threatened us w 100 mill law suit, used lawyers to undermine us, got The Aus to do same. Today, first bribery charges laid. Alleged corrupt execs/major firms face ongoing probes.
#unaoil
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BREAKING- Ben Roberts-Smith, subject of multiple ongoing alleged war crimes investigations by the Australian Federal Police and Special Investigator, plans (according to his spokesperson) to join fellow Victoria Cross recipients at the Queen’s funeral-
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Incredible seeing ex-AFL boss Andrew Demetriou's often dismal, bumbling performance at Crown public inquiry. Shown to be blind to major money laundering risks. Apart from being James Packer's mate, it's hard to see why Demetriou is on Crown board. But I guess that is the point.
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@NeilMcMahon
Journos at The Age and SMH would do what we always do. Tell the truth and expose the bullies and bastards. No one that I know - having worked here for ten years- will compromise their journalism. Don’t underestimate us.
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Matthew Guy’s tilt at Liberal Party leadership has led many readers to point back to our story on Liberal fundraiser with alleged mafia boss. The story headline- ‘Lobster with a Mobster’ - still one of the best I’ve come across. From the archives:
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