Coulthart, Ross – journalist
Journalist Ross Coulthart was commissioned by Channel Seven, at the behest of director Bruce McWilliam, to conduct a secret investigation into allegations of war crimes against Ben Roberts-Smith. This report was intended to help defend the soldier against a “relentless” campaign and to inform legal strategy, rather than to act as a formal, unbiased journalistic investigation.The Guardian +1
Key Aspects of the Case:
- The Assignment: Channel Seven (employer of Roberts-Smith) commissioned investigative journalist Ross Coulthart to look into rumors of atrocities committed by Roberts-Smith during his deployments, court documents state.
- Purpose: The report was part of a counter-investigation aimed at helping the former soldier defend against allegations, which were being reported by Nine Newspapers, according to barrister Arthur Moses SC.
- Context: Nine’s lawyers labeled it unusual for a journalist to work with a PR firm to conduct investigations for legal advice, suggesting it was part of a broader push to discredit rival reporting, say.
- Outcome: Ultimately, the Federal Court found that the allegations against Roberts-Smith, reported by Nine’s journalists, were largely truthful, and he was found to have acted as a war criminal.
The Guardian, +2
Note: The results indicate a “secret report” was commissioned by Seven West Media in 2021.
- Ben Roberts-Smith’s backers at Seven commissioned secret report into war crime allegations, court hears – Lawyers for newspapers being sued by the former SAS corporal say a Channel Seven assignment for Ross Coulthart was counter-investigation to Fairfax coverage – The Guardian, 18 Oct 2021
- ‘Odd’: TV journalist and ufologist’s secretive report about Ben Roberts-Smith – A court has been told a UFO expert created a report for Ben Roberts-Smith’s bosses that is so closely guarded even the soldier and his barrister haven’t seen it. Perry Duffin, October 18, 2021 news.com.au
- The rich and influential cheer squad who backed a war criminal 2/06/2023 – SMH Sydney Morning Herald / us.headtopics.com
See also… search Anomaly Archives
Sample links:
- Ross Coulthart Q&A: Is Marco Rubio backtracking on ‘Age of Disclosure’ comments? | Reality Check
- Ross Coulthart : “I now know categorically that the tic-tac is Lockheed Martin technology.”
- Ross Coulthart Drops UFO Bombshell
- You can’t be an environmentalist and support Coulthart, Elizondo, Corbell, or Greer.
- Dr. Garry Nolan & Ross Coulthart Expose Pentagon UFO Report
- Confessions of a UFO Hunter: Ross Coulthart interviews Lue Elizondo
- “The sightings at the moment, are off the charts.” – Ross Coulthart, NewsNation
- Ross Coulthart | Non-Human Craft Too Large To Move
- Ross Coulthart on Karl Nell as Next AARO Chief
- Immaculate Constellation (documents / alleged program)
