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Ben Roberts-Smith a mentor to Zachary Rolfe, the NT police officer cleared of murder

Relationship between two former soldiers detailed in statement by Rolfe’s mother, Debbie, in Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial

The Guardian - AU

SAS 'rumour' mill, bullying claims and doubts over Victoria Cross dominate Ben Roberts-Smith trial

It's difficult to imagine two environments more different than a club of country wives and a military unit of elite soldiers, but evidence at the Ben Roberts-Smith trial this week says otherwise.

ABC News

Tunnel vision: why the Ben Roberts-Smith trial could turn on a tiny secret crawlspace in an Afghan village

For all the complexity of this defamation case, a simple point will be a crucial one: were there any people in the tunnel at Whiskey 108?

The Guardian - AU

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Ben Roberts-Smith was a 'bully' and VC was given in error, former SAS patrol commander tells court

A more thorough investigation process should have preceded the awarding of the prestigious Victoria Cross to Ben Roberts-Smith, a former army commander tells the NSW Federal Court

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Secrecy surrounding Roberts-Smith's VC

A former special forces soldier has told the Federal Court that Ben Roberts-Smith did not deserve the Victoria Cross that was organised "in secrecy".

AAP

SAS witness 'grabbed' tunnel prisoner

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been contradicted by another former SAS soldier who says he helped an elderly Afghan prisoner out from a secret tunnel.

AAP

Afghan with prosthetic leg ‘marched off’ by Ben Roberts-Smith before being found dead, court hears

SAS soldier tells defamation trial he heard a burst of gunfire and later walked past dead body lying outside Whiskey 108 compound

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Another SAS witness saw tunnel prisoners

Another SAS soldier says he witnessed two Afghan prisoners emerge from a tunnel and one with a prosthetic leg that was led away by Ben Roberts-Smith and killed.

AAP

'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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Witness says Roberts-Smith was panicked

A former squadmate of Ben Roberts-Smith says he heard the war veteran panicked over questions about a drone recording an alleged execution, a court has heard.

AAP

Australia’s SAS was riven by ‘toxic’ infighting serving soldier tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

‘The SASR is like a country wives’ club,’ says elite soldier under cross-examination

The Guardian - AU

Soldier calls SAS a toxic environment

A serving special forces soldier has told the Federal Court that the SAS is a "toxic environment" where rumours easily spread.

AAP

SAS senior command knew in 2013 of allegations Ben Roberts-Smith kicked detainee off cliff, court hears

No action taken after the alleged incident was reported to regimental sergeant major, court hears in defamation action brought by Roberts-Smith

The Guardian - AU

Group of soldiers reported Roberts-Smith

An SAS soldier has told the Federal Court he and three others twice discussed allegations Ben Roberts-Smith engaged in bullying and war crimes with superiors.

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The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

SAS witness felt 'manipulated' by soldiers

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.

The Guardian - AU

Witness tells court he killed a Taliban fighter credited to Ben Roberts-Smith in Victoria Cross award

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

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Witness disputes Roberts-Smith's VC award

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".

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The Guardian - AU

Witness in Ben Roberts-Smith trial objects to questions about alleged murder of Afghan civilian

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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SAS witness questioned about memory loss

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.

The Guardian - AU

Former SAS soldier tells court he saw Ben Roberts-Smith kick handcuffed man off a cliff before he was shot dead

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

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith kicked handcuffed Afghan man over slope, former soldier tells court

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.

AAP

Roberts-Smith 'catapulted man off cliff'

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.

ABC News

The war veteran, the private investigator and the 'touch up' that ended their friendship

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.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith trial: newspapers’ lawyers deny ‘deal’ with witness to ‘steer clear’ of evidence about alleged killing

Former comrade, referred to as Person 56, has been subpoenaed to give evidence, but is seeking to be excused from appearing

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