Plus, in the wake of the attack on Helen Haines, Anthony Albanese has issued a subtle warning to the press.
2GB and news.com.au have both released long-form interviews with accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith this morning, who is on a media blitz as he launches a clothing line for funding amid his legal battle. Roberts-Smith is currently out on bail facing five charges of the war crime of murder relating to his service in Afghanistan. He has always denied the charges.
An interview on 2GB, hosted by Ben Fordham, received the live blog treatment from the Nine papers as it was broadcast from 7am on Thursday, where it was thoroughly raked over the coals by a team of reporters fact-checking Roberts-Smith’s claims and critiquing the cosy nature of Fordham’s interview in real time.