Surprise witness for Ben Roberts-Smith
Decorated former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is suing Nine newspapers over reports airing allegations he had committed war crimes in Afghanistan and punched a woman in Australia.
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by Frances Vinall
23rd Apr 2021 2:02 PM
Former governor-general Quentin Bryce will speak for Ben Roberts-Smith in a defamation trial centring on allegations he committed war crimes, a court has been told.
Australia's first female governor-general, the highly respected Dame Bryce AC, will be called as a reputation witness in the June trial, Mr Roberts-Smith's lawyer revealed in the Federal Court on Friday.
Dame Bryce pinned Mr Roberts-Smith's Victoria Cross - the highest award possible in Australia - to his uniform in 2011.