The Latest Breaking News from Ben Roberts-Smith

Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial hears Australian SAS soldiers ‘turned a blind eye’ to alleged war crimes

In closing submissions, newspapers’ lawyer accuses several of Roberts-Smith’s witnesses of ‘outright dishonesty’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2022

SAS soldiers ignored 'despicable crimes'

SAS soldiers who eventually testified against Ben Roberts-Smith were willing to turn a blind eye to alleged crimes due to a code of silence, a judge has heard.

AAP · Jul 19, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial told SAS ignored 'breaches of the laws of war'

A barrister for Nine Entertainment tells the Federal Court that SAS soldiers "were willing to turn a blind eye" over allegations two Afghan men were executed during a mission in 2009.

ABC News · Jul 19, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith: a war hero’s reputation at stake in Australia’s defamation ‘trial of the century’

Extraordinary evidence has been heard over 99 days of hearings, at a cost of A$25m, as the Victoria Cross recipient sues three newspapers over allegations he says falsely portray him as a war criminal for actions in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2022

Senior SAS officer tells defamation trial he ‘couldn’t speculate’ if Ben Roberts-Smith complicit in alleged Afghan murders

Person 81 tells court he did not observe any conduct by Roberts-Smith and two other soldiers that caused him suspicion they had murdered anyone

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2022

Final witness in Ben-Roberts-Smith trial says he has no knowledge of how two Afghan men died

The final witness in the long-running Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case, a senior SAS member, says he never had any personal knowledge of how two Afghan men were killed in a Taliban compound.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022

Senior SAS officer contradicts previous witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

Person 81, the troop commander during event central to the trial, says he was not informed of any insurgents killed at the time

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2022

Senior SAS officer backs Ben Roberts-Smith

A senior SAS soldier is likely the final witness to be called by Ben Roberts-Smith and has backed his account that no men were found inside a secret tunnel.

AAP · Jun 1, 2022

Death in Darwan: the day that could decide the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

Court has heard conflicting accounts from each side about 2012 SAS mission, and the final moments of one Afghan man. Which will be accepted?

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022

Missing witness and a change of government: the latest delays in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case

Trial held up due to Covid and fall of Kabul now waits for evidence release by new attorney general and reappearance of Person 27

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022