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Benjamin Roberts-Smith VC, MG (born 1 November 1978) is an Australian former soldier who, in a civil defamation trial in 2023 he initiated in the Federal Court of Australia, was found to have committed war crimes (including murder) in Afghanistan during 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Jun 1, 2023 · In the case of decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith versus newspapers owned by Nine Entertainment Co, the decision has plenty of complexities. The verdict handed down by Justice Anthony Besanko ...
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.
5 days ago · In short: Former special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has received a commemorative medal that King Charles has awarded to all living Victoria Cross recipients. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the federal government had no say in the decision.
Jun 29, 2021 · Australia's most decorated Afghanistan war veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, is in court — but he is not on trial, he's choosing to be there. Mr Roberts-Smith has been questioned for about three weeks so far and his evidence has provided plenty of headlines.
Jun 1, 2023 · A Federal Court judge has found decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith murdered four unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan, in a historic victory for the media outlets at the centre of his multimillion-dollar defamation suit.
Jun 1, 2023 · Four years after the soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, sued three newspapers that had accused him of killing unarmed Afghan prisoners in cold blood, the judge ruled against him in his defamation...
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,...
May 30, 2023 · Ben Roberts-Smith is suing over articles he says painted him as a war criminal. For months on end, Australia's most-decorated living soldier sat stoically in a Sydney courtroom as dozens of...
Jun 15, 2023 · Ben Roberts-Smith is proud of his actions in Afghanistan, the former Australian soldier said in his first comments since a judge ruled claims he committed war crimes were true. A landmark...
