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Ben Roberts-Smith’s year-long defamation trial against three newspapers concludes

Ex-soldier’s barrister tells court that reporters ‘jumped on rumours’, while newspapers’ counsel alleges Roberts-Smith ‘prepared to lie under oath’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial concludes with judge's verdict likely months away

The marathon defamation trial brought on by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith concludes after his lawyer tells a Sydney court he is the victim of a "war of words" by bitter, jealous ex-colleagues who fed lies to journalists.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

Defence force documents disprove allegation Ben Roberts-Smith killed teenager in Afghanistan, defamation trial hears

Former soldier’s lawyer says defence documents show teenager was released unharmed but newspapers say they are not accurate

The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith legal counsel says witnesses who gave evidence against the war veteran are liars

Witnesses against Ben Roberts-Smith in his long-running defamation case are "liars, perjurers and gossips", a barrister tells the Federal Court in his closing address.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

SAS soldiers ignored 'despicable crimes'

SAS soldiers who eventually testified against Ben Roberts-Smith were willing to turn a blind eye to alleged crimes due to a code of silence, a judge has heard.

AAP · Jul 19, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith was targeted after being awarded Victoria Cross, his barrister tells court

Closing submissions begin in the former SAS soldier’s long-running defamation trial against three newspapers

The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2022

'Someone is lying' in Roberts-Smith case

Closing submissions have begun in the defamation trial launched by Ben Roberts-Smith, describing a sustained media campaign to discredit an exceptional soldier.

AAP · Jul 18, 2022

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial begins hearing closing submissions after 100 days of testimony

Ben Roberts-Smith's barrister tells a judge the war veteran was an exceptional soldier who was subject to a sustained campaign from newspapers to create a belief he was a war criminal.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

Senior SAS officer tells defamation trial he ‘couldn’t speculate’ if Ben Roberts-Smith complicit in alleged Afghan murders

Person 81 tells court he did not observe any conduct by Roberts-Smith and two other soldiers that caused him suspicion they had murdered anyone

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2022

Senior SAS officer contradicts previous witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

Person 81, the troop commander during event central to the trial, says he was not informed of any insurgents killed at the time

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2022