EXPLAINED: 3 - The Real Truth

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

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022

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.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2022

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.

AAP · Mar 2, 2022

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’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2022

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.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2022

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.

AAP · Feb 9, 2022