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Jun 1, 2023 · Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has lost a historic defamation case against three newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan. The outlets were sued...
General manager of Seven Queensland (2015–2023) Benjamin Roberts-Smith VC, MG (born 1 November 1978) is an Australian former soldier. [1] In 2023, a civil defamation trial initiated by Roberts-Smith in the Federal Court of Australia found that he committed war crimes (including murder) in Afghanistan during 2009, 2010 and 2012. [2] [3] [4] [5 ...
Jun 1, 2023 · Ben Roberts-Smith, one of Australia's most decorated soldiers, lost a landmark defamation case against major newspapers on June 1 after a bruising trial that saw accusations of murder,...
Jun 2, 2023 · Once feted as a paragon of the Anzac legend, Ben Roberts-Smith has now become the face of accusations that Australian soldiers committed war crimes. In 2020, a landmark investigation known as...
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Jun 1, 2023 · June 1, 2023. The case had been called Australia’s trial of the century. And though it centered on a claim of defamation, it grappled with a more consequential question: Was the country’s most...
Jun 2, 2023 · In an extraordinary judgment, the federal court has found that Australia’s most decorated war hero, Ben Roberts-Smith, murdered unarmed civilians while serving in Afghanistan, and that...
May 30, 2023 · 30 May 2023. By Tiffanie Turnbull,BBC News, Sydney. Getty Images. Ben Roberts-Smith is suing over articles he says painted him as a war criminal. For months on end, Australia's most-decorated...
