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The ABC is commissioning an independent review into its own journalism after a 7 NEWS Spotlight investigation unearthed audio that was allegedly doctored to accuse Australia n Commando Heston Russell of war crimes. Outgoing ABC Managing Director David Anderson on Friday afternoon said the 2022 story would fall under the scope of a review to “fully understand what has occurred and make any necessary recommendations”.
Russell launched a successful defamation case against the national broadcaster, in which a federal court judge found the ABC’s public interest defence was not proven. The ABC was slammed for causing Russell “serious harm” and ordered to pay him $390,000 in damages. “An issue with the audio on a video accompanying the online story was first brought to the attention of ABC News last week and it immediately looked into the claims.
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