The war criminal attended a gala to mark a Special Air Service Regiment anniversary days before the government stripped officers of honours earned in Afghanistan.
Opposition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie choked with emotion as he said “our soldiers must tell the truth,and those in leadership must seek it out”.
The experts also called on the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to stop celebrating disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith after a damning defamation judgment.
The death of my heroic friend means his courage in a moment of crisis can finally be revealed.
There are numerous active investigations into alleged criminal offences by members of the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan.
Facilities at one of the nation’s most secretive and important military stations need to be upgraded urgently,a bipartisan parliamentary committee has warned.
The more we spoke,the more his guard appeared to slip.
The patrons of the disgraced war hero do not agree they should bear the costs of his failed defamation action against The Age,The Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times.
The disgraced war veteran has agreed to pay the legal costs of his failed defamation action,but his billionaire backer Kerry Stokes will fight on against any repayments.
What I came up against was more than the horrific acts of a few rogue soldiers. It was the cult of brand “SAS”;the cult of the male warrior. I’d dared question their heroes.
In his forthcoming book Crossing the Line,an investigative journalist at the heart of the trial shares the moment that changed its course.