The Latest Breaking News from Anthony Besanko

Ben Roberts-Smith appeal to be heard in February with a repeat of elaborate security of defamation trial

Preliminary hearing has been told of extraordinary security procedures required for the appeal which has been set down for 10 days

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023

Kerry Stokes and Seven ordered to hand over thousands of emails exchanged with Ben-Roberts Smith’s legal team

Nine newspapers subpoenaed the correspondence to argue Seven influenced defamation proceedings and should be liable for costs

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith appeal: former soldier argues judge ‘cherrypicked’ evidence in defamation decision

Roberts-Smith is appealing federal court verdict which found, on the balance of probabilities, he was complicit in four murders in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2023

No apologies as defiant Roberts-Smith returns

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith says he is weighing up appealing a devastating court ruling after he was found to have committed war crimes.

AAP · Jun 14, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith breaks his silence after returning to Australia

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has broken his silence after returning to Australia for the first time since a damning court verdict.

The New Daily · Jun 14, 2023

Australian federal police abandon two alleged murder investigations into Ben Roberts-Smith

The long-running investigations into murder allegations in Afghanistan will be replaced by new inquiries because of concerns about evidence

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2023

Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith ‘complicit in murder’: Judge

Full judgement released in case against soldier who had sued newspapers for reporting he had murdered Afghan civilians.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith judgment shows few have ever fallen so far

Justice Anthony Besanko’s full verdict describes how Australia’s most decorated soldier lied to save his reputation

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

‘Lies, murder and witness intimidation’: Judge scathing of Ben Roberts-Smith

Victoria Cross holder Ben Roberts-Smith was "not an honest and reliable witness" who lied about his involvement in war crimes, a judge says.

The New Daily · Jun 5, 2023

The Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case judgement is 726 pages long. Here are five key findings

The full findings into the Victoria Cross recipient's unsuccessful defamation lawsuit are now public, and outline Justice Anthony Besanko's reasoning. Here are five findings you may have missed.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023