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Close friend of Ben Roberts-Smith s ex-wife to give evidence at defamation trial
Emma Roberts will testify after flipping against the father of her two children
Now her Cairns-based mate is expected to testify for Nine newspapers as well
Roberts-Smith s lawyer has suggested she may have been source of USB claim
The ex-SAS trooper is suing Nine over what he calls false war crimes allegations
Nine will be defending the defamation suit with a truth defence at trial
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.
News 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.
News by Matthew Benns and Josh Hanrahan 26th Apr 2021 6:34 AM
Premium Content  Australia s most decorated war hero has delivered a scathing attack on the Australian Defence Force s top brass for their disgusting treatment of veterans and staggering lack of direction. Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith said military commanders had run Australia s longest-ever conflict in Afghanistan from the safety and comfort of Dubai without ever having a campaign strategy. And he thanked the Australian public for pushing for a royal commission into veteran suicides in the face of Âresistance from defence force chiefs afraid because we re going to uncover systemic failures and systemic flaws .
News by Matthew Benns and Josh Hanrahan 26th Apr 2021 6:34 AM
Premium Content  Australia s most decorated war hero has delivered a scathing attack on the Australian Defence Force s top brass for their disgusting treatment of veterans and staggering lack of direction. Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith said military commanders had run Australia s longest-ever conflict in Afghanistan from the safety and comfort of Dubai without ever having a campaign strategy. And he thanked the Australian public for pushing for a royal commission into veteran suicides in the face of Âresistance from defence force chiefs afraid because we re going to uncover systemic failures and systemic flaws .