what does this judgment tell us about defamation law?
- Written by David Rolph, Professor of Law, University of Sydney
At the heart of the spectacular defamation trial brought by decorated Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith were two key questions.
Had the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times damaged his reputation when they published in 2018 a series of explosive stories accusing him of murder and other crimes while in Afghanistan?
And could the...
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