Witnesses to murder by Roberts-Smith gave strikingly similar accounts,appeal told

Witnesses to murder by Roberts-Smith gave strikingly similar accounts,appeal told

The barrister acting for the newspapers has told the former soldier’s appeal there were only minor differences in the evidence of witnesses about the death of an Afghan prisoner with a prosthetic leg.

  • byDavid Estcourt

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The Festival of Ross Gittins isn’t over yet

The Festival of Ross Gittins isn’t over yet

My first encounter with Ross Gittins occurred on May 12,2015 while locked up in a room at Parliament House in Canberra.

  • byBevan Shields
Fifty years ago,I found my dream job – and I’m not done yet

Fifty years ago,I found my dream job – and I’m not done yet

When I arrived at The Sydney Morning Herald in 1974,I was the square peg that had fallen into a square hole.

  • byRoss Gittins
‘The GOAT’:Ross Gittins chalks up 50 years in economics journalism

‘The GOAT’:Ross Gittins chalks up 50 years in economics journalism

Treasurers,RBA chiefs,economists and high school students all line up to sing the praises of Ross Gittins over half a century.

  • byMatt Wade andClancy Yeates
Everything I’ve learnt from Ross Gittins (the rock star). And one thing I taught him
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Everything I’ve learnt from Ross Gittins (the rock star). And one thing I taught him

For the past two years,Ross has shared his wisdom with me over weekly Friday lunches. Here are some things I’ve learnt,and one thing he got wrong.

  • byMillie Muroi
Few journalists have the trust of their readers quite like Ross Gittins

Few journalists have the trust of their readers quite like Ross Gittins

Economics editor Ross Gittins’ 50th anniversary at the Herald on Wednesday is a time to celebrate an Australian institution.

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Luke McIlveen appointed executive editor of Nine’s metro mastheads

Luke McIlveen appointed executive editor of Nine’s metro mastheads

The founding editor of Daily Mail Australia and former editor-in-chief of news.com.au joins Nine in late January to replace Tory Maguire.

  • byCalum Jaspan
Herald mourns loss of brilliant,versatile link with golden age of newspapers

Herald mourns loss of brilliant,versatile link with golden age of newspapers

George Richards,for years the renowned editor of the paper’s Column 8,has died aged 89.

  • byMalcolm Brown
Granny’s anniversary waltz
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Granny’s anniversary waltz

It was 77 years ago today.

What was the biggest news event of the past year?

What was the biggest news event of the past year?

In a year that gave us the Voice referendum and a new state government,Herald subscribers clicked most on a very human tragedy.

  • byBevan Shields andLiam Phelan
Nine journalist not required to disclose sources,judge rules

Nine journalist not required to disclose sources,judge rules

Justice Robert Bromwich ruled that the public interest in journalist Charlotte Grieve maintaining the confidentiality of her sources exceeded the public interest in her being forced to disclose their identities.

  • byHarriet Alexander