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Missing witness and a change of government: the latest delays in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case

Trial held up due to Covid and fall of Kabul now waits for evidence release by new attorney general and reappearance of Person 27

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Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial hears conflicting evidence over Afghan deaths

Troops who were present at Whiskey 108 compound split over whether two men shot dead were murdered or were insurgents killed lawfully

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SAS witness denies his new evidence a lie

A former SAS soldier called on behalf of Ben Roberts-Smith has denied fabricating new evidence to create a false alibi for a key witness to an alleged murder.

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Roberts-Smith appeal versus ex-wife tossed

SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith won't be given a second chance to claim his former wife gave confidential emails to media firms defending his defamation case.

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Woman who says Ben Roberts-Smith punched her sustained an injury in a fall earlier on same night, defamation trial hears

Person 17 does not contest she fell down stairs, but in evidence given to defamation trial in March says Roberts-Smith punched her later that night, a claim Roberts-Smith denies

The Guardian - AU

Captive Afghan teenage boy allegedly shot in the head, Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial hears

Former comrade called as witness by Roberts-Smith denies seeing teen alive or recognising photo of dead body

The Guardian - AU

YouTube videos of Ben Roberts-Smith trial cut after sensitive information exposed

The Federal Court will no longer upload regular YouTube videos of the high-profile defamation case of war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, after "persons outside Australia" used them to publish information identifying sensitive witnesses.

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Ben Roberts-Smith: SAS soldier tells defamation trial he refused to be interviewed by AFP about Afghanistan

Witness denies assertions from newspapers that he was motivated to lie to derail an investigation into possible war crimes

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SAS soldier tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial he felt hurt by best man who made murder allegation against him

Former comrade denies in court that he and Roberts-Smith killed handcuffed Afghan man Ali Jan as alleged by newspapers in their defence

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Former soldier denies 'concocting false story' to support Ben Roberts-Smith in court

A former elite soldier rejects accusations in court that he and war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith have "concocted a false story" to cover up the death of a detained Afghan man during a 2012 mission.

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Ex-soldier denies bid to avoid murder rap

A former SAS soldier has denied concocting a story with friend Ben Roberts-Smith to hide an alleged murder of an Afghan prisoner they are both accused of.

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Former elite soldier rejects claims Ben Roberts-Smith kicked Afghan man over a cliff

A former elite soldier codenamed Person 11, called as a witness by Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation case, rejects allegations the war veteran kicked an unarmed Afghan man over a cliff during a mission in 2012.

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SAS soldier tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial Afghan killed in Darwan was an insurgent spotter

Person 11, called as a witness by Roberts-Smith, tells court Ali Jan a threat to Australian troops and legitimately killed

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SAS soldiers told commander that Ben Roberts-Smith not ‘fit and proper person’ to receive Victoria Cross, defamation trial hears

Serving SAS major, called as witness by Roberts-Smith, tells court two groups of colleagues raised concerns about awarding of medal, but did not allege war crimes

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Four elite soldiers complained Ben Roberts-Smith was not fit to receive Victoria Cross, court hears

A group of four sergeants raised allegations against the former elite soldier and called for his Victoria Cross award to be rescinded, a Sydney court hears.

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Sergeants wanted war hero's VC rescinded

Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation trial has been told a group of sergeants expressed reservations about the SAS soldier's receipt of the Victoria Cross.

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Morning mail: no winners in messy election debate, 60 feared dead in Russian airstrike on school

Monday: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese bicker through messy second debate. Plus: why hair salons now offer no-talking appointments

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: witness expected to deny wrongdoing in killing of Afghan villager

Person 11 to give evidence on allegation by newspapers that Roberts-Smith kicked handcuffed man off cliff before ordering him shot

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case focuses on who shot dog as two witnesses recant evidence

The identity of a soldier who shot a dog and whether he was present on a mission when an Afghan man was allegedly shot dead was at the heart of Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case this week.

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SAS soldier denies colluding with Ben Roberts-Smith on evidence, defamation trial hears

Roberts-Smith’s former comrade admits failing to provide to court an email with marked-up pictures of Afghanistan compound, despite subpoena

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Roberts-Smith's witness denies colluding

A former SAS soldier has denied colluding on key evidence with Ben Roberts-Smith after being questioned about email exchanges leading up to his court case.

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Witness for Ben Roberts-Smith denies emails show the pair colluded to make sure their evidence aligned

A former SAS patrol commander denies colluding with Ben Roberts-Smith after the pair exchanged emails before they were due to submit outlines of their evidence for the war veteran's defamation trial.

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Sydney news: A chemical spill causes traffic delays in Parramatta; Eastlakes man critical after hit and run

MORNING BRIEFING: A chemical spill is causing traffic delays on two major roadways in Western Sydney.

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Witness agrees with Ben Roberts-Smith that no fighting-aged men were inside tunnel, court hears

Absence of people in tunnel key to Roberts-Smith’s claim in defamation action that alleged war crimes couldn’t have taken place

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Morning mail: RBA’s shock interest rate rise, Roe v Wade leak authentic, Apra award winners

Wednesday: Federal election campaign brings unease in coal-rich NSW seat of Hunter. Plus: One Nation scrambles for candidates

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