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What did Ben Roberts-Smith do? This is what his civil case found

Some court judgements are easy to decipher. Others are difficult.

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 in the Federal Court on Thursday has been said to "vindicate" news articles which published allegations that Mr Roberts-Smith committed war crimes.

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