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Bailed neo-Nazi's call to free accused war criminal

A prominent white nationalist accused of harassing female leaders online has called for the release of alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith.

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Decorated Australian veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime charges

Australia’s most decorated living veteran did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday

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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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Ben Roberts-Smith to remain in jail after bail hearing over war crimes charges

Former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who has always denied wrongdoing, did not immediately apply for bail on Wednesday

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Truck drivers warn fuel crisis could see industry ‘grind to a halt’ – as it happened

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Afghan calls for justice as Roberts-Smith stews in cell

There are hopes the prosecution of Australia's most decorated living soldier will spark a global reckoning on crimes committed in a war-torn nation.

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Ben Roberts-Smith is accused of 5 war crime murder charges. How did we get here?

After landing in Sydney airport following a flight from Brisbane, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested by Australian Federal Police. He’s been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder, following a years-long joint investigation between police and the Office of the Special Investigator.

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Afternoon Update: Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over alleged war crimes; Trump’s Iran deadline nears; and the appeal of barefoot hiking

Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he murdered unarmed civilians and bullied comrades

The Guardian - AU

Disgraced Australian veteran to be charged with five war crime murders

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Australia’s most decorated soldier arrested over war crimes allegations in Afghanistan

Ben Roberts-Smith has been accused of murdering civilians and ordering subordinates to carry out executions

The Independent UK

Ben Roberts-Smith arrested and facing 5 war crime murder charges

Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested on Tuesday and will face five charges of the war crime of murder allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.

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Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan

Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he murdered unarmed civilians and bullied comrades

The Guardian - AU

Australians buy record number of new EVs – as it happened

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Ben Roberts-Smith Arrested In Sydney Amid Five-Year Investigation Into Alleged Afghanistan War Crimes

The arrest comes amid a five-year investigation into Roberts-Smith’s service in Afghanistan between 2006 and 2012.

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Roberts-Smith behind bars following war crime charges

Australia's most decorated living soldier will spend the night in police custody after being charged with multiple counts of the war crime of murder.

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Remembrance eve glimpse of rarest bravery honour

In the lead-up to Remembrance Day, the Australian War Memorial has given a behind-closed-doors glimpse of the rare Victoria Cross and its origins.

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News Corp books in advertisers in campaign for a ‘self-reliant’ Australia that ‘made things here’

Daily Telegraph editor says the campaign aligns with the values of its backers, which include RM Williams, Qantas and Bunnings. Plus: Stokes defiant on BRS

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Australian accused of Afghanistan war crime pleads not guilty but trial held until at least 2027

A prosecutor has told a court an Australian soldier charged with a war crime in Afghanistan won't stand trial until at least 2027

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: US government shuts down; concern for Australians onboard Gaza flotilla; and the rise of the nostalgia tour

First shutdown in nearly seven years as Republicans accused of ‘risking America’s healthcare’ in spending bill

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: voters back net zero target, Trump lectures generals, IVF breakthrough

Latest Essential poll shows support for level of emission cuts while One Nation support doubles

AAP

Stokes rides towards sunset after rags-to-riches career

At age 85, Kerry Stokes might finally be ready to call it a day, bringing to an end one of Australian media's most eventful careers.

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The Australian War Memorial’s prize controversy betrays the institution’s purpose: to tell the messy truth about war

The Australian War Memorial is in the news for reportedly retrospectively changing the rules of its Les Carlyon prize for military history. This resulted in it not being awarded to Walkley award-winning journalist Chris Masters’ book about disgraced special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.

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Morning Mail: Hastie threatens to quit over net zero, weight loss jab scam exposed, pole vault medal for Marschall

Prominent frontbencher gives Sussan Ley an ultimatum over climate policy; Kurtis Marschall comes third in epic final as Gout Gout fever builds

The Guardian - AU

Kim Beazley defends Australian War Memorial decision to exclude Ben Roberts-Smith book from prize

The former Labor leader says the Les Carlyon award is ‘explicitly for emerging authors’, disqualifying Chris Masters’ biography of the alleged war criminal

The Guardian - AU

Australian War Memorial defers military history prize after judging panel awards it to book on Ben Roberts-Smith

Exclusive: Governing council ‘retrospectively’ decides the Les Carlyon literary award should go only to first-time authors, ruling out Chris Masters’ book

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