Heston Russell defamation case: 2GB pursued ‘culture war’ when criticising ABC stories, court told

ABC executive Jo Puccini tells court rival radio station derided all' of public broadcaster's alleged war crimes coverage

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Radio broadcaster 2GB engaged in a culture war when repeatedly criticising the ABC's war crimes reporting, the public broadcaster's head of investigations has told the federal court.

The ABC executive Jo Puccini was the final witness in a six-day defamation trial brought by former commando Heston Russell, who is suing the ABC and investigative journalists Mark Willacy and Josh Robertson.

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