The Latest Breaking News from Ben Roberts-Smith

Former SAS soldier tells defamation trial Roberts-Smith directed troops on false story about unarmed, handcuffed man

A former SAS sergeant has told a court about an intimate dinner he had with Ben Roberts-Smith in which they discussed the soldiers who wanted to bring him down.

Former SAS sergeant tells defamation trial he still believes Roberts-Smith a deserving VC recipient but process ‘politicised’

A former SAS sergeant has told the Federal Court the prestigious Victoria Cross was politicised and partly awarded to Ben Roberts-Smith as a "good news story".

Former SAS soldier tells defamation trial he objects to questions about death at Whiskey 108 compound on the basis of ‘self-incrimination’

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A former SAS soldier has told the Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case he suffers "memory loss" after taking medication for multiple mental health conditions.

Witness heard gunfire and turned to see different patrol member with raised weapon and detainee shot dead, court hears

A former elite soldier tells a court he witnessed war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith kick a handcuffed, unarmed Afghan man over a slope during a 2012 mission.

A former SAS sergeant has given evidence of seeing Ben Roberts-Smith kick an unarmed Afghan prisoner off a cliff before allegedly lying about the incident.

A former police officer tells a court he performed a series of errands for Ben Roberts-Smith — from organising football tickets to allegedly spying on his mistress. But one task proved a step too far, a Sydney court heard this week.