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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation appeal failed because ‘unlike most homicides, there were three eyewitnesses’, judges explain

SAS veteran acted with ‘a certain recklessness or perhaps even brazenness’ when he killed a man with a prosthetic leg in Afghanistan, court finds

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Sad but simple explanations in veteran's lost appeal

There was no widespread conspiracy in the silence over Ben Roberts-Smith's war crimes, judges have found in dismissing the disgraced veteran's appeal.

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Ben Roberts-Smith has lost an appeal in his long-running defamation case. Here’s why

The full Federal Court has dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal to have his defamation case loss overturned.

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Roberts-Smith to take war crimes claims to High Court

Disgraced veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has vowed to head to the nation's highest court after he lost an appeal against findings that he engaged in war crimes.

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Disgraced veteran to learn fate over war crimes claims

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith will learn whether he has been successful in his bid to clear his name after he was accused of being a war criminal.

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Nick McKenzie denies seeing privileged communication between Ben Roberts-Smith and his lawyers

Investigative journalist says ‘legal strategy’ he referred to in secret recording was reference to war veteran allegedly telling his ex-wife to lie to court

The Guardian - AU

Former AFP commissioner Mick Keelty gives up Order of Australia honour six years after Ben Roberts-Smith tip-off

Federal court judge in last year’s defamation case found Roberts-Smith tried to evade surveillance after Keelty alerted him to pending war crimes investigation in 2018

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Decision to award Ben Roberts-Smith extra medal made by King Charles, not Australia, Albanese says

Buckingham Palace decided to give all Victoria Cross recipients a coronation medal, prime minister says

The Guardian - AU

'Bitter, savage': Roberts-Smith's silk lashes media

Ben Roberts-Smith has to wait for a decision in his defamation appeal after a final day targeting "speculative" evidence for findings he committed war crimes.

AAP

Plenty of proof for two Roberts-Smith murders: lawyers

Clear evidence showed Ben Roberts-Smith executed a prisoner with a prosthetic leg and kicked a handcuffed man off a cliff before he was shot, a court has heard.

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'One interpretation': Roberts-Smith judge queries death

A judge overseeing a defamation appeal by Ben Roberts-Smith has asked how else an elderly Afghan man could have been killed unless by unlawful execution.

AAP

Finding of murder by Roberts-Smith 'alarming': lawyer

A finding Ben Roberts-Smith ordered the execution of a prisoner after the discovery of a weapons cache was alarming and should be rejected, a court has heard.

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation appeal: no evidence ‘blooding the rookie’ could only mean procuring a murder, court told

Lawyer for Roberts-Smith argues phrase did not necessarily indicate illegitimate killing and casts doubt on evidence from Afghan locals

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith appeal: defamation trial evidence was ‘speculative’ and contradictory, court hears

Soldier’s barrister argues federal court justice made errors in reasoning when he found Roberts-Smith complicit in murder of Afghan men

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The Guardian - AU

Kerry Stokes to pay costs of Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case

Seven West Media chair’s decision means network won’t have to hand over internal correspondence related to the case

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith to lodge almost $1m with court to continue war crimes defamation appeal

Australia’s most decorated living soldier will need to pay $910,000 to the federal court in Sydney to cover legal costs in the event he loses action

The Guardian - AU

Police officer’s Bali holiday selfie with Ben Roberts-Smith and Zachary Rolfe leads to questions from Queensland force

Exclusive: Queensland police say ‘inquiries will be made’ in response to questions about whether post complies with force’s social media guidelines

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'Corruption' of Roberts-Smith war crimes probe avoided

Ben Roberts-Smith's bid to limit defamation evidence viewed by war crime investigators will prevent the contamination of their probe, a court has heard.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian War Memorial installs new plaque acknowledging Ben Roberts-Smith ‘complicit in unlawful killings’

Move criticised as inadequate, with Australian Centre for International Justice saying it minimised gravity of allegations

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case ‘based on a lie’ as he knew allegations were true, court told

Newspapers have argued Roberts-Smith should not have brought his defamation case and should pay costs from when he first sued

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith: judge won’t make documents decision in war crimes probe due to bias perception

Justice Anthony Besanko recuses himself from court decision relating to war crimes investigation into Australian veteran

The Guardian - AU

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

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

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

Kerry Stokes’s private company could have benefited financially if Ben Roberts-Smith won war crimes defamation trial, court hears

Detail around Seven Network chief emerges in hearing over who will bear costs of legal dispute between former soldier and media outlets

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