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'Stakes high for both sides' as Ben Roberts-Smith marathon trial comes to an end

After 110 days of hearings and more than 40 witnesses, a judge has retired to consider his findings in the marathon defamation case, with high stakes for both public interest journalism and a highly decorated war veteran.

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial concludes with judge's verdict likely months away

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial concludes with judge's verdict likely months away

The marathon defamation trial brought on by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith concludes after his lawyer tells a Sydney court he is the victim of a "war of words" by bitter, jealous ex-colleagues who fed lies to journalists.

Roberts-Smith alleged kick due to 'laugh'

Roberts-Smith alleged kick due to 'laugh'

The motivation for Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly kicking an unarmed Afghan prisoner off a cliff was because he laughed at him, the Federal Court has been told.

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Roberts-Smith's lawyer says witnesses lied

Ben Roberts-Smith's lawyer says evidence given against him had not established any of the grave allegations made by the newspapers he is suing for defamation.

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial begins hearing closing submissions after 100 days of testimony

Ben Roberts-Smith's barrister tells a judge the war veteran was an exceptional soldier who was subject to a sustained campaign from newspapers to create a belief he was a war criminal.

Ben Roberts-Smith witness won fancy dress competition wearing white supremacist outfit, court told

A former elite soldier tells a Sydney court he wore a Ku Klux Klan costume to a fancy dress party at an unofficial soldier bar in Afghanistan "just for a laugh".

First defamation trial witness called for Ben Roberts-Smith denies 'blooding' claims

A former elite soldier colleague of war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith tells a Sydney court he never used the term "blooding the rookie" or killed anyone taken prisoner in Afghanistan.

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Former SAS soldier tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial he did not want to testify in case

Former SAS soldier tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial he did not want to testify in case

A former elite soldier tells a court he felt "threatened" that if he did not cooperate with newspapers being sued by Ben Roberts-Smith, he would instead be subpoenaed as a hostile witness.

Roberts-Smith witness denies memory issues

Roberts-Smith witness denies memory issues

A former soldier has stood by comments he told war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith to “pull your head in” after he allegedly ordered a mock execution in training.

SAS witness a liar and fantasist: lawyer

SAS witness a liar and fantasist: lawyer

A former SAS soldier giving evidence at a defamation suit launched by Ben Roberts-Smith has denied making up claims he staged a mock execution and bullied him.

Ex-soldier tells court he didn't fabricate allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith to hide his own 'abysmal failure'

Ex-soldier tells court he didn't fabricate allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith to hide his own 'abysmal failure'

A former elite soldier who has claimed in court Ben Roberts-Smith bullied him denies making allegations against the war veteran to explain his own "abysmal failure" in the Defence Force.

SAS witness denied making up allegations

SAS witness denied making up allegations

A former SAS soldier giving evidence at a defamation suit launched by Ben Roberts-Smith has denied making up claims he staged a mock execution and bullied him.

Roberts-Smith punched junior SAS soldier

Roberts-Smith punched junior SAS soldier

Ben Roberts-Smith punched a soldier in the face after a mission in Afghanistan, the trooper has told a defamation trial brought on by the decorated war hero.

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: woman who war veteran had affair with to give evidence

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: woman who war veteran had affair with to give evidence

Person 17, who is at the centre of an allegation of domestic violence, which Ben Roberts-Smith denies, will enter the witness box

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Elite soldier denies bitter obsession with Ben Roberts-Smith's Victoria Cross

An elite soldier who spoke anonymously to Nine's 60 Minutes about allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, denies being motivated by hatred and seeking to "blacken" the war veteran's name after he received the Victoria Cross.

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Former SAS soldier tells court he watched Ben Roberts-Smith kill unarmed disabled Afghan man

Witness tells defamation trial he saw Roberts-Smith throw a man to the ground and shoot him in the back with a machine gun outside Whiskey 108 compound

'Toxic' SAS was like 'country wives club' and 'rumour mill', Ben Roberts-Smith trial hears

An elite soldier giving evidence in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial denies fuelling a "rumour mill" within the SAS about the death of an Afghan man with a prosthetic leg.

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Ben Roberts-Smith told soldiers to lie about him kicking Afghan off cliff, court hears

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

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SAS witness denies BRS smear campaign

An SAS witness has denied that jealousy of Ben Roberts-Smith's medals provoked him to smear his good name to investigative journalists.

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SAS soldier denies being jealous of Ben Roberts-Smith and wanting to throw him ‘under a bus’, court hears

Judge in defamation case against newspapers declines to make witness answer questions about whether he was a source of media reports

Soldiers believe events that earned Ben Roberts-Smith Victoria Cross may have been 'falsified', court hears

An SAS soldier tells a defamation trial at least three colleagues of Ben Roberts-Smith disliked the war veteran and believed he did not deserve to be awarded the Victoria Cross.

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