{"id":55633,"date":"2023-06-01T18:26:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T09:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/jun\/01\/ben-roberts-smith-defamation-loss-bad-news-for-seven-boss-as-nine-marks-day-of-justice"},"modified":"2023-06-01T18:26:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T09:26:19","slug":"ben-roberts-smith-defamation-loss-bad-news-for-seven-boss-as-nine-marks-day-of-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=55633","title":{"rendered":"Ben Roberts-Smith defamation loss bad news for Seven boss as Nine marks \u2018day of justice\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seven chairman Kerry Stokes, who parachuted the former soldier into a network job in 2015, says \u2018the judgment does not accord with the man I know\u2019<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/jun\/01\/ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-with-judge-saying-newspapers-established-truth-of-some-murders\">Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, with judge finding former SAS soldier committed war crimes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Listen to Guardian Australia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/series\/ben-roberts-smith-v-the-media\">Ben Roberts-Smith v the media podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Seven\u2019s chairman, Kerry Stokes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/jun\/01\/ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-with-judge-saying-newspapers-established-truth-of-some-murders\">the verdict in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial<\/a> was all bad news.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of the trial is estimated to be between $25m and $35m and, with the billionaire media proprietor bankrolling the former soldier and Seven employee, Stokes\u2019s legal tab will be significant if he does pick up the bill.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/jun\/01\/ben-roberts-smith-defamation-loss-bad-news-for-seven-boss-as-nine-marks-day-of-justice\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven chairman Kerry Stokes, who parachuted the former soldier into a network job in 2015, says \u2018the judgment does not accord with the man I know\u2019Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, with judge finding former SAS soldier committed war crimesListen 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