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Plea to NSW premier for ex-pilot facing extradition

Plea to NSW premier for ex-pilot facing extradition

The wife of ex-US pilot Daniel Duggan has appealed to the NSW premier after her husband was sent to another prison ahead of his possible extradition.

Mayor told to stand down by premier, council colleagues

Mayor told to stand down by premier, council colleagues

Mayor told to stand down by premier, council colleagues

Mayor told to stand down by premier, council colleagues

A north Queensland mayor accused of misconduct says he is going nowhere despite growing political pressure to step aside.

Defence parachute drills resume after soldier tragedy

Defence parachute drills resume after soldier tragedy

Defence parachute drills resume after soldier tragedy

Defence parachute drills resume after soldier tragedy

The Australian Defence Force is resuming parachute training after the tragic death of special forces soldier Jack Fitzgibbon, following a jump.

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Ex-Navy man takes the helm in defence force shake-up

Ex-Navy man takes the helm in defence force shake-up

Australia’s next chief of the defence force will be the first from the Navy in more than two decades, as the military prepares for the AUKUS alliance.

'Dad mode': navy man denies sexually touching girl

'Dad mode': navy man denies sexually touching girl

An Australian navy captain has denied sexually touching a 10-year-old saying he went into the girl's bedroom early one morning because "dad mode" kicked in.

War crime accused poses 'hand-to-hand' risk to cops

War crime accused poses 'hand-to-hand' risk to cops

An ex-SAS soldier charged with the unlawful killing of an Afghan civilian could present a physical danger to police enforcing his bail, a court has heard.

Ex-pilot facing extradition hit with funding setback

Ex-pilot facing extradition hit with funding setback

A former pilot accused of unlawfully training foreign fighters will be unable to sell his NSW home to fund a court case seeking his extradition to the USA.

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Urgent action needed to tackle military veteran crisis

Urgent action needed to tackle military veteran crisis

Urgent action needed to tackle military veteran crisis

Urgent action needed to tackle military veteran crisis

A report has unveiled the disturbing number of Australian serving military personnel and veterans who have taken their own lives, with calls for urgent action.

Ex-US navy pilot fights to postpone extradition hearing

Ex-US navy pilot fights to postpone extradition hearing

Ex-US navy pilot fights to postpone extradition hearing

Ex-US navy pilot fights to postpone extradition hearing

A former navy pilot accused of training Chinese airmen will try to push back a hearing for his extradition to the US in order to gather more evidence.

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced an oath of loyalty for volunteer fighters from the Wagner Group after the death of their boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Seven's small win in Ben Roberts-Smith costs battle

Seven's small win in Ben Roberts-Smith costs battle

Seven's small win in Ben Roberts-Smith costs battle

Seven's small win in Ben Roberts-Smith costs battle

Seven has been offered a delay in producing thousands of documents in an ongoing spat over who pays the costs of Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation lawsuit.

Public interest beats truth, ABC tells defamation trial

Public interest beats truth, ABC tells defamation trial

Public interest beats truth, ABC tells defamation trial

Public interest beats truth, ABC tells defamation trial

The ABC has said journalists have a public interest in reporting alleged war crimes by Australians whether those claims were later shown to be true or not.

Apartments, security service hit in Ukraine's Dnipro

Apartments, security service hit in Ukraine's Dnipro

Apartments, security service hit in Ukraine's Dnipro

Apartments, security service hit in Ukraine's Dnipro

Missile strikes have damaged an apartment complex and a security service building in Ukraine's Dnipro, injuring nine people, according to Ukrainian officials.

Former commando lashes 'shoddy' ABC war crime reports

Former commando lashes 'shoddy' ABC war crime reports

Former commando lashes 'shoddy' ABC war crime reports

Former commando lashes 'shoddy' ABC war crime reports

News articles claiming commandos executed a hogtied Afghan prisoner in 2012 have been slammed as "shoddy, uncorroborated, reckless" reporting.

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ABC revives defence in ex-commando's defamation case

An ex-commando's defamation case against the ABC will go to trial as a defence dropped in a "farce" by the public broadcaster two days ago has been reinstated.

War crime claims improbable, says Ben Roberts-Smith

In his challenge to court findings he engaged in war crimes, ex-SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith says the claims are improbable and based on unreliable evidence.

Ben Roberts-Smith appeals defamation loss

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith is appealing the loss of his defamation lawsuits after a judge found reports he committed war crimes were substantially true.

Seven's loss as Ben Roberts-Smith legal bill looms

Seven Network and Kerry Stokes' firm will hand over material to three news publishers pursuing them for legal costs over Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation loss.

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Roberts-Smith agrees to pay costs of defamation loss

Ben Roberts-Smith has agreed to pay the costs of three media firms he sued after a judge found reports of war crimes in Afghanistan were substantially true.

Govt criticised for slowing ex-soldier's war crime case

A former SAS soldier facing a war crime charge has complained that he has yet to see a single piece of evidence despite 99 days passing since his arrest.

Amphibious assault ship ready for Talisman Sabre drills

Amphibious assault warship USS America has docked in Brisbane with its marines and strike fighters ahead of Talisman Sabre exercises in Australia's north.

Ben Roberts-Smith had 'motives to lie' about murders

Ben Roberts-Smith was "not an honest and reliable witness" who had reason to lie in his failed defamation cases over war crimes reports, a judge has found.

Attack revived on AFP raid over Chinese pilot training

An ex-pilot who allegedly trained the Chinese military at a school in South Africa has resurrected his challenge to an AFP raid on his home.

Ben Roberts-Smith to learn defamation fate

The Federal Court will soon hand down a highly anticipated judgment in Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation lawsuits over media reports of alleged war crimes.

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