Australia news live: only 43 votes between Bradfield candidates as tense count continues; Roberts-Smith awaits appeal verdict

Liberal Gisele Kapterian leads independent Nicolette Boele by just 43 votes in northern Sydney electorate, with 303 left to be counted. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter a marathon legal battle spanning seven years, disgraced special forces veteran Ben Roberts-Smith will learn this morning whether he has cleared his name of war crime allegations, Australian Associated Press reports.The Victoria Cross recipient sued Nine newspapers and journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters for defamation over their reports in 2018 which claimed he had committed war crimes. Continue reading...

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