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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: ‘I believed something unlawful had happened’, Andrew Hastie says

Assistant defence minister tells court he was troubled by ‘warrior culture’ in elite SAS regiment when he and Roberts-Smith were comrades in Afghanistan

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Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells court he 'pities' Ben Roberts-Smith

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells court he 'pities' Ben Roberts-Smith

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells a Sydney court he "pities" war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, who is suing the publisher of several newspapers for defamation.

SAS whistleblower could not ignore war crime allegation against Ben Roberts-Smith, court hears

SAS whistleblower could not ignore war crime allegation against Ben Roberts-Smith, court hears

Witness tells defamation trial he knew appearing on 60 Minutes in 2019 breached defence force rules but does not regret it

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Elite soldier denies bitter obsession with Ben Roberts-Smith's Victoria Cross

An elite soldier who spoke anonymously to Nine's 60 Minutes about allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, denies being motivated by hatred and seeking to "blacken" the war veteran's name after he received the Victoria Cross.

Witness becomes emotional in court after giving evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

A former soldier tells a Sydney court he saw Ben Roberts-Smith shoot an unarmed Afghan man in the back in an "exhibition execution" the decorated veteran "wanted people to see".

Former SAS soldier tells court he witnessed Ben Roberts-Smith shoot man in back outside Taliban compound

A former elite soldier codenamed Person 24 says he saw the Victoria Cross recipient carry a man out of a compound in Afghanistan before shooting him.

SAS 'rumour' mill, bullying claims and doubts over Victoria Cross dominate Ben Roberts-Smith trial

It's difficult to imagine two environments more different than a club of country wives and a military unit of elite soldiers, but evidence at the Ben Roberts-Smith trial this week says otherwise.

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SAS witness felt 'manipulated' by soldiers

SAS witness felt 'manipulated' by soldiers

A former SAS sergeant has told a court about an intimate dinner he had with Ben Roberts-Smith in which they discussed the soldiers who wanted to bring him down.

Witness in Ben Roberts-Smith trial objects to questions about alleged murder of Afghan civilian

Witness in Ben Roberts-Smith trial objects to questions about alleged murder of Afghan civilian

Former SAS soldier tells defamation trial he objects to questions about death at Whiskey 108 compound on the basis of ‘self-incrimination’

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SAS witness questioned about memory loss

SAS witness questioned about memory loss

A former SAS soldier has told the Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case he suffers "memory loss" after taking medication for multiple mental health conditions.

Ben Roberts-Smith ordered mock execution of civilian during training drill, defamation trial told

Ben Roberts-Smith ordered mock execution of civilian during training drill, defamation trial told

Person 19 says mock execution of soldier pretending to be unarmed Afghan national ordered during training at Lancelin barracks in 2012

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Ben Roberts-Smith: how the soldier’s newspaper defamation suit went from battlefield to backyard

Ben Roberts-Smith: how the soldier’s newspaper defamation suit went from battlefield to backyard

This has been a brutal and uncompromising trial – and it still has many weeks to run

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Former colleague denies trying to 'smear the reputation' of decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith

Former colleague denies trying to 'smear the reputation' of decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith

Under cross-examination at the defamation trial, the one-time colleague of Ben Roberts-Smith rejects suggestions that he tried to "spread rubbish" about the Victoria Cross recipient, insisting he was telling the truth.

SAS witness denies BRS smear campaign

SAS witness denies BRS smear campaign

An SAS witness has denied that jealousy of Ben Roberts-Smith's medals provoked him to smear his good name to investigative journalists.

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Ben Roberts-Smith’s barrister spoke to lawyer who then contacted Nine newspapers’ witnesses, court hears

In dramatic turn in defamation trial, former soldier seeks to be excused from giving evidence

SAS witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial denies punching female soldier in face at party

On his second day in the witness box in Sydney, SAS member codenamed Person 14 is accused by Ben Roberts-Smith's barrister of punching a female American soldier in the face.

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SAS soldiers considered Ben Roberts-Smith ‘arrogant’ and undeserving of Victoria Cross, court told

Witness tells federal court other soldiers believed the events leading to Roberts-Smith’s bravery medal may be ‘falsified’

Soldiers believe events that earned Ben Roberts-Smith Victoria Cross may have been 'falsified', court hears

An SAS soldier tells a defamation trial at least three colleagues of Ben Roberts-Smith disliked the war veteran and believed he did not deserve to be awarded the Victoria Cross.

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