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

Good morning, early birds. Independent NSW MP Gareth Ward has been charged with the alleged sexual abuse of a 17-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man in separate incidents, and the dramatic events of Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial continue. It’s the news you need to know, with Josefine Ganko.

The woman at the centre of domestic violence allegations against war hero Ben Roberts-Smith has denied telling barefaced lies to the Federal Court.

Person 17, who is at the centre of an allegation of domestic violence, which Ben Roberts-Smith denies, will enter the witness box

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.

A former colleague of Ben Roberts-Smith tells a Sydney court the Victoria Cross recipient said he wanted to "watch the life drain" from a person's eyes after the death of a soldier in Afghanistan.

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.

Former SAS sergeant tells defamation trial he still believes Roberts-Smith a deserving VC recipient but process ‘politicised’

A former SAS sergeant has told the Federal Court the prestigious Victoria Cross was politicised and partly awarded to Ben Roberts-Smith as a "good news story".

Former police officer turned private investigator tells defamation hearing the Victoria Cross recipient asked him to take blame for letters

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith told SAS troopers during a training session to execute Afghan prisoners, the Federal Court has been told.