The Latest Breaking News from SAS

Teacher banned from every classroom in England after claiming he'd been shot

William Sharkey was head of religious studies until his past caught up with him

Liverpool Echo · Jun 9, 2023

Teacher who claimed to be SAS soldier banned from every classroom in England

William Sharkey was banned from teaching after he spent time alone with a student in his home and claimed he had been shot twice while in the elite regiment

Wales Online · Jun 9, 2023

US reviewed defence training ties with Australia after Brereton inquiry into alleged war crimes

Exclusive: US embassy says review ended with a decision that no training restrictions needed ‘at this time’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case: key findings from the complete judgment

Australia’s most decorated soldier sued the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and the Canberra Times – and the case was dismissed. We examine what Justice Anthony Besanko found, and why

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2023

Union brands specialist doctors’ pay exclusion ‘gross injustice’

The British Medical Association said the Government is refusing to acknowledge the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on doctors.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Murders, hidden evidence and threats: judge releases scathing full judgment on Ben Roberts-Smith

Justice Besanko’s complete findings, released today, found the Victoria Cross recipient lied about murdering civilians, deliberately hid evidence from court and threatened potential witnesses

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2023

Australia's most decorated war veteran "responsible for murder", says judge

Australia's most decorated soldier was "complicit in and responsible for the murder" of three Afghan men on deployment, a judge said, elaborating on his finding against the former SAS special forces corporal in a blockbuster defamation trial.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith had ‘motives to lie’ about murders

Ben Roberts-Smith was "not an honest and reliable witness" who had reason to lie in his failed defamation cases over war crimes reports, a judge has found.

The New Daily · Jun 5, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith may have committed criminal offence, judge in defamation trial finds

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith may have committed a criminal offence by sending threatening letters to a former SAS colleague, a Federal Court judge finds.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Full judgement in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case to be made public

Last week's abridged version of Justice Anthony Besanko's judgement is set to be fleshed out when his full reasons are published today.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023