The Sydney Morning Herald and its sister title The Age, under the Nine Entertainment umbrella, won an epic defamation case taken by a celebrated Australian war hero, but it was a case which highlights the risks of legal dangers to journalism and the cost of defending tough reporting.In a stunning judgment which also cleared The Canberra Times, a federal court judge found the news organisations had proven that a decorated soldier who had become a national celebrity had committed war crimes during service in Afghanistan.
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