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Ben Roberts-Smith trial: key witness for soldier in defamation case arrested by AFP

Witness charged with obstructing, hindering and resisting a commonwealth official

The Guardian - AU

Former SAS soldier who gave evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith trial charged with obstructing and causing harm to war crimes investigators

The former elite soldier, who previously gave evidence in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial, has appeared in court, charged with obstructing and intimidating one Commonwealth official and harming another.

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Former SAS member tells Ben Roberts-Smith trial he found weapons but no insurgents inside tunnel at Afghan compound

A former elite soldier tells a Sydney court how he found a cache of weapons but no insurgents inside a tunnel at an Afghan compound that has become central to war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case.

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Roberts-Smith's SAS witness charged

One of the witnesses testifying for Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation case has appeared before court accused of attacking a police officer.

AAP

Seven paid legal fees for witness in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial until arrangement was revealed in court

Request for reimbursement from Kerry Stokes’s private company not made until after court told of network’s legal financing

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: former patrol commander denies ordering execution of elderly prisoner

Ex-soldier known as Person 5 denies allegation put by lawyers acting for newspapers

The Guardian - AU

Roberts-Smith's friend probed on images

Ben Roberts-Smith's former patrol commander denies he is giving false evidence in court to counteract flaws in his story about key allegations in Afghanistan.

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Patrol commander denies colluding on evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

Person 5, who was patrol commander at Whiskey 108 raid, tells court two men were lawfully killed in combat outside compound

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith trial witness denies lying about 'distinctive' camouflage paint in court

A witness for former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is quizzed about the "distinctive" camouflage colours used by the war veteran's patrol during a mission in 2009 when an Afghan man was allegedly shot dead.

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Seven Network paying legal costs for key witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation defence, court hears

The network, owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes, has clarified the fees are being reimbursed by another arm of the media mogul’s empire

The Guardian - AU

Former soldier called to give evidence for Ben Roberts-Smith denies giving false account in return for ongoing payment of his legal fees

A former SAS patrol commander tells the Federal Court that he only found out this week that Mr Roberts-Smith's employer, billionaire businessman Kerry Stokes, has been paying his legal fees since 2020.

ABC News

Military probe a witch hunt: SAS soldier

Ben Roberts-Smith's former patrol commander has described as a witch hunt the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force's probe into Afghanistan.

AAP

Sydney news: COVID-19 close contact laws tipped to change in New South Wales

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW government is set to announce its decision on changes to close contact rules this morning.

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Witness tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial no people found in tunnel during 2009 raid on Afghan compound

Testimony of ex-SAS commander, called by Roberts-Smith, contradicts previous witnesses called by newspapers about Whiskey 108 operation

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Roberts-Smith's witness opposes key claims

The first SAS witness to testify on Ben Roberts-Smith's behalf in the Federal Court has contradicted a number of key allegations the VC recipient faces.

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First defamation trial witness called for Ben Roberts-Smith denies 'blooding' claims

A former elite soldier colleague of war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith tells a Sydney court he never used the term "blooding the rookie" or killed anyone taken prisoner in Afghanistan.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: ex-SAS solider to take stand, power prices surge, Hatchie’s double life

Tuesday: Ben Roberts-Smith is calling a former patrol commander as his first witness-in-reply in his defamation trial. Plus: how to take your cat for a walk

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Sydney news: Man suffers burns in Western Sydney warehouse fire

MORNING BRIEFING: A man has suffered burns to his face and neck after an explosion and fire at a warehouse in Sydney's west.

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The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith to call ex-SAS member alleged to have committed war crime as his first reply witness in defamation trial

Former soldier has been accused of ordering execution of unarmed elderly man, which three newspapers allege Roberts-Smith did nothing to stop

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: SAS colleague felt threatened to testify by newspapers, court hears

Soldier refused to answer questions about one mission on grounds of self-incrimination on offence of ‘the most serious nature’

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Former SAS soldier tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial he did not want to testify in case

A former elite soldier tells a court he felt "threatened" that if he did not cooperate with newspapers being sued by Ben Roberts-Smith, he would instead be subpoenaed as a hostile witness.

AAP

SAS soldier 'threatened' to give evidence

A fresh SAS witness in the defamation trial launched by Ben Roberts-Smith says he felt threatened to testify for the news outlets the war hero is suing.

The Guardian - AU

Soldiers supporting Ben Roberts-Smith accused of colluding over section of evidence in defamation trial

Lawyers for Roberts-Smith reject ‘completely baseless’ allegations against four witnesses set to give evidence for the SAS veteran

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith and patrol let down by ‘weak leadership’ in SAS, court hears

Witness in defamation case brought by Roberts-Smith tells court SAS command should have ‘dealt with’ war crimes allegations earlier

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Witness laments 'weak leadership' in SAS

Ben Roberts-Smith and his patrol members were let down by weak leadership in the ranks of the special forces, the Federal Court has been told.

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