'Stakes high for both sides' as Ben Roberts-Smith marathon trial comes to an end - ABC News


7/29/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 7 months ago
by Jamie McKinnell

After 110 days of hearings and more than 40 witnesses, a judge has retired to consider his findings in the marathon defamation case, with high stakes for both public interest journalism and a highly decorated war veteran.

Ben Roberts-Smith's quiet exit from Sydney's law precinct, to the clicks of a single photographer, belied the gravity of what transpired in the courtroom behind him for the previous 13 months. With … [+8312 chars]

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