I don't agree with Tony Abbott on much, but this seems like a good question:

"If Ben Roberts-Smith transgressed, why wasn’t this picked up prior to his gallantry awards and why wasn’t any culture of brutality towards prisoners detected by his more senior officers, and dealt with quickly, rather than being allowed to fester, as has been alleged, for over a decade?"

I think Tony might be making a different point, but I don't see a lot of reporting about how that sort of person can get our highest military honour?

#auspol #BenRobertsSmith

Rinehart's Fury Over Roberts-Smith Arrest Sparks National Divide

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart questions the $300 million spent on Ben Roberts-Smith's arrest, sparking national debate about war crime investigations.

#GinaRinehart, #BenRobertsSmith, #WarCrimes, #Australia, #JusticeSystem

https://newsletter.tf/rinehart-questions-300m-roberts-smith-arrest/

Gina Rinehart has spoken out against the $300 million investigation into Ben Roberts-Smith's arrest. This is a huge amount of money.

#GinaRinehart, #BenRobertsSmith, #WarCrimes, #Australia, #JusticeSystem
https://newsletter.tf/rinehart-questions-300m-roberts-smith-arrest/

For child reasons the TV news was watched last night. It was randomly channel 7.

The coverage of #BRS #BenRobertsSmith arrest was striking, highlighting that he'd offered to police to be arrested by appointment and was heading away on a family holiday with his partner and teenage daughters, how it was odd police arrested him with a camera crew present.

And then my critical brain intervened, remember Kerry Stokes, channel 7 and who funded his litigation cases.

Click - fell into place perfectly. News isn't news people. It's pitched, placed and PR'ed to fit with the owners views.