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A bail judge has ruled there are ‘exceptional circumstances’ in the Ben Roberts-Smith case and granted the accused war criminal bail.
Australia’s most decorated living soldier, who has always denied any wrongdoing, is facing criminal proceedings. The path to this point has been long and complex.
The Victoria Cross recipient was arrested at Sydney Airport. He will face court in New South Wales on Tuesday afternoon to be formally charged.
Chris Masters’ book on Ben Roberts-Smith was chosen to win the Australian War Memorial’s Les Carlyon Prize for Military History. But the prize wasn’t awarded. Why?
Books on the mushroom trial are being raced to print. Big-name authors were seen in the courtroom. But the best true-crime books can be less about speed than insight.
The war veteran has indicated he will now take his case to the High Court.
In a time when media companies are more cash-strapped than ever, the threat of defamation action has a chilling effect on the stories that get told.
Two books by Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters about their reporting on Ben Roberts-Smith shed light on money, power, myth-making and the importance of investigative journalism.
The awarding, and revoking, of military medals is more complex than it appears, and is no replacement for the proper investigation of alleged war crimes.
To remove the portraits would miss a valuable opportunity to debate important questions about how we construct hero stories.
The explosive evidence heard in the case also underscores the need for the Army and the Australian public to reckon fully with the conduct of Australian forces in the Afghanistan campaign.
In his judgment, the judge said he was satisfied the most serious imputations were proven on the balance of probabilities, which is the test in such civil cases.
More broadly, this case shows how hard it is to use defamation law to repair any perceived damage to your reputation. Once a case begins, you never can control what will be said in court.
Australia will pull out its remaining 80 troops from Afghanistan by September, marking the end of its longest involvement in a war.
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