"You made sh*t up and lost!" 😯

Justice for retired Aussie war veteran Heston Russell after a defamation win against the ABC. 👇

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— 2GB Sydney (@2GB873) October 17, 2023

ABC @abcnews reporter Mark Willacy @markwillacy
falsely accused Heston Russell, a decorated soldier, of war crimes. It was all BS. His ‘ear witness’ wasn’t even on the scene. The ABC has lost another defamation case. Taxpayers foot the bill. All because Willacy had a vendetta pic.twitter.com/y1XGjAt9Zf

— Black Semi Fascist (@BFacist) October 16, 2023

Former special forces soldier Heston Russell has been awarded almost $400,000 in damages after a defamation win against @abcnews. The national broadcaster unsuccessfully argued its reporting had been in the public interest in the first test case of this new defence | @alicemhogg pic.twitter.com/IczbiA2Bsu

— 10 News First (@10NewsFirst) October 16, 2023

ABC loses defamation case brought by former commando Heston Russell after public interest defence fails https://t.co/aV0egvOcJ3

— Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) October 16, 2023