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Australia's most-decorated soldier vows to fight war crime charges
Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.
April 19, 2026He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case
Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, scholars say.
April 8, 2026Australia's most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.
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Australia charges ex-soldier Roberts-Smith with Afghan war crimes
Charges come after Roberts-Smith lost case against reporters who said he was involved in murders of unarmed Afghan men. Save Share Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has bee
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 MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s most decorat
One of Australia’s most-decorated soldiers arrested on war crimes charges
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One of Australia's most decorated soldiers charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan
Updated on: April 7, 2026 / 6:50 AM EDT / CBS/AP Australia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on a
Decorated Australian veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime charges
Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Australia, on June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File) Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II greets Corp. Ben Roberts-Smith from Australia, who was
He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case
One of the most significant moments in Australian military history unfolded without fanfare on a tarmac at Sydney airport, when Ben Roberts-Smith was calmly escorted off a plane and into a waiting pol
Australian soldier Roberts-Smith arrested in Sydney over Afghan war crimes
KABUL (Pajhwok): Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested at Sydney airport in connection with alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday. According to a report by
Arrest of former Australian SAS soldier over alleged war crimes is a critical step toward global justice and accountability efforts
7 April 2026 Responding to the arrest of former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, expected to be charged with five counts of the war crime of murder during deployment in Afghanista
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 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest up
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan
Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Australia, on June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File) Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett speaks to media during a pres
Australia's most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes
Australia's most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith - who left the defence force in 2013 - was arrested at Sydney air