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Compensation payments for veterans grow by billions

Veteran compensation and treatment payments continue to grow as the federal government makes cuts to other areas of the portfolio to balance the budget.

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'It's bigger than me': Roberts‑Smith at Dawn Service

Accused war criminal and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has joined thousands to mark Anzac Day at the Currumbin Dawn Service.

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‘I will never give up’: Ben Roberts-Smith denies war crime allegations in first public statement since his arrest

The Victoria Cross recipient, once Australia’s most lionised soldier, faces five charges of war crime murder over allegations he killed unarmed civilians during his service with the Australian SAS in Afghanistan

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Billionaire Gina Rinehart says ‘I don’t understand’ arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith over alleged war crimes

Australia’s richest person questions cost and time spent investigating former soldiers as pockets of support emerge for Victoria Cross recipient

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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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Lawyer who took down Ben Roberts-Smith made a judge

A lawyer who proved Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes is one of eight new appointments to the Federal Court.

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‘Like a Taylor Swift concert’: sleepless trainspotters spend six hours enjoying Sydney metro on busy opening day

Nearly 1,000 train fans were at Sydenham station before 5am to ride the first service on the new city section

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Riding the rails: a visual guide to the latest stretch of the Sydney Metro

The $21.6bn extension from Chatswood to Sydenham, crossing under Sydney harbour, is finally on the brink of opening. Join us on a tour

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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

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

No apologies as defiant Roberts-Smith returns

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith says he is weighing up appealing a devastating court ruling after he was found to have committed war crimes.

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Ben Roberts-Smith breaks his silence after returning to Australia

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has broken his silence after returning to Australia for the first time since a damning court verdict.

The New Daily

‘Lies, murder and witness intimidation’: Judge scathing of Ben Roberts-Smith

Victoria Cross holder Ben Roberts-Smith was "not an honest and reliable witness" who lied about his involvement in war crimes, a judge says.

The New Daily

The Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case judgement is 726 pages long. Here are five key findings

The full findings into the Victoria Cross recipient's unsuccessful defamation lawsuit are now public, and outline Justice Anthony Besanko's reasoning. Here are five findings you may have missed.

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Australia's most decorated soldier loses defamation case for alleged war crimes

An Australian federal court judge ruled that newspaper articles published in 2018 were substantially true about a number of war crimes committed by Ben Roberts-Smith in Afghanistan.

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The Ben Roberts-Smith defamation judgment: read Justice Anthony Besanko’s full summary

In the federal court of Australia the judge dismissed the Victoria Cross recipient’s case against three newspapers who accused him of war crimes

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith loses mammoth defamation battle against newspapers, reporters

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith's decision to sue the publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times, and three journalists, in the Federal Court over a series of articles published in 2018 backfires.

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West Lothian eBay seller lists rare Victoria Cross 50p coin for whopping £1,500

The eBay seller, from Livingston in West Lothian, has listed multiple coins on the website - with prices ranging between £200 and £1,500, dependant on their rarity.

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Evening Standard

What is the Victoria Cross? Book with war heroes’ autographs sell for £4,500 at auction

‘It is one of the most extraordinary militaria finds we have ever made,’ auctioneer says

Wales Online

Overseas buyer purchasing Victoria Cross triggers campaign to keep RAF medal in UK

The Royal Air Force Museum needs to raise £250,000 to keep the rare Victoria Cross in the country

Daily Mirror

Battle is on to keep Victoria Cross awarded to RAF World War Two hero in UK

The medal was awarded posthumously to Squadron Leader Arthur Scarf, who was killed after leading a daring raid on enemy Japanese forces in Burma in 1941

Daily Mirror

Victoria Cross hero put on alert for Queen’s funeral on day she met Liz Truss

Victoria Cross hero Johnson Beharry, 43, has revealed the moment he was called up to participate in Operation London Bridge despite being "vaguely" told he would "personally be involved, years ago"

Manchester Evening News

The 29 forgotten heroes of a city are finally remembered

Their never names never appeared on Salford's Cenotaphs despite making the ultimate sacrifice for their country

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden forced to wait for seat after apparent late arrival at Queen’s funeral

US president and first lady had to wait as procession of George and Victoria Cross-holders went ahead of them

Liverpool Echo

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