Billionaire Gina Rinehart says ‘I don’t understand’ arrest of Ben Robert-Smith over alleged war crimes pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 35 minutami Australia’s richest person questions cost and time spent investigating former soldiers as pockets of support emerge for Victoria Cross recipientFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, says “I don’t understand” the justification for prosecuting Ben Roberts-Smith for alleged war crimes, as pockets of high-profile support emerge for the Victoria Cross recipient.Roberts-Smith was arrested in Sydney on Tuesday and charged with five counts of “war crime – murder” in relation to alleged offences in Afghanistan between April 2009 and October 2012. He is yet to enter a plea but is expected to defend the charges. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin state supreme court election giving liberal judges a 5-2 majority pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 19 minutami Taylor defeated conservative rival Maria Lazar, providing another gauge of Democrats’ durability in midtermsWisconsin voters sent another liberal justice to the state supreme court, with Chris Taylor beating conservative Maria Lazar and giving liberals a 5-2 edge on the high court.The retirement of Justice Rebecca Bradley, a conservative, gave liberals a chance to further consolidate their hold on the high court ahead of the next presidential election, when the swing state is sure to see challenges to election results. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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Small detail in photo of Ben Roberts-Smith's arrest raises questions after Victoria Cross recipient was met by cops at the airport