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Ben Roberts-Smith: How war hero's defamation case has rocked Australia

2023-05-31 05:17
Ben Roberts-Smith denies killing Afghan civilians, in a case that's shone a light on elite soldier units.
Ben Roberts-Smith: How war hero's defamation case has rocked Australia

For months on end, Australia's most-decorated living soldier sat stoically in a Sydney courtroom as dozens of witnesses accused him of war crimes, bullying peers, and assaulting his mistress.

But Ben Roberts-Smith was not the one on trial.

The 44-year-old had brought the case, suing three...