Driving them towards the Taliban:How Australian war crimes cruelled our Afghan mission

Driving them towards the Taliban:How Australian war crimes cruelled our Afghan mission

‘Every day they were on our shoulders. They destroyed the dignity of all Pashtuns,’ says the father of Dad Mohammad,who was killed by an Australian soldier,allegedly illegally.

  • byAndrew Quilty

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The rich and influential cheer squad who backed a war criminal

The rich and influential cheer squad who backed a war criminal

The document in Kerry Stokes’ hand cast a shadow over Ben Roberts-Smith. Precisely what the media mogul hoped to achieve by approaching one of Australia’s most influential military men in 2017 is unclear,but it was the start of a campaign.

  • byNick McKenzie
‘Extraordinarily strong’:Albanese says Australia’s reputation intact after Roberts-Smith ruling

‘Extraordinarily strong’:Albanese says Australia’s reputation intact after Roberts-Smith ruling

Special Air Service veterans are calling for police to quickly lay criminal charges against the former soldier,if they intend to do so.

  • byMatthew Knott andDavid Estcourt
War memorial to keep Ben Roberts-Smith display as he quits Seven

War memorial to keep Ben Roberts-Smith display as he quits Seven

The museum said it would not remove the exhibits but instead seek ways to add context.

  • byNick Bonyhady andMatthew Knott
Reputation over rank:Where was the command over this culture?

Reputation over rank:Where was the command over this culture?

The Ben Roberts-Smith trial could not explore the full role of officers but it did provide important insights.

  • byChris Masters
‘You machine-gunned that guy’:A witness tells his truth of day he will never forget

‘You machine-gunned that guy’:A witness tells his truth of day he will never forget

Dean Tilley thought he would die in the mud during a firefight in Afghanistan. Instead,he saw another man murdered. Telling his story would bring its own dangers.

  • byNick McKenzie
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Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes

A Federal Court judge has found the decorated war veteran murdered four unarmed Afghan prisoners and bullied a colleague.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn,Harriet Alexander,Matthew Knott andGeorgina Mitchell
As it happened:Major victory in Ben Roberts-Smith case delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed;some war crime,bullying allegations proven

As it happened:Major victory in Ben Roberts-Smith case delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed;some war crime,bullying allegations proven

Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andDavid Estcourt
The billionaire,the TV station and Ben Roberts-Smith:Kerry Stokes mulls his next move

The billionaire,the TV station and Ben Roberts-Smith:Kerry Stokes mulls his next move

The disgraced soldier remains an employee of the publicly listed media company,Seven West Media,which says it will soon decide his future.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Spectre of a killer looms over judgment day in defamation case without compare

Spectre of a killer looms over judgment day in defamation case without compare

Every day during his trial,Ben Roberts-Smith strode imperiously into court. But on the day he lost,the former soldier was nowhere to be found.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Five things you need to know about the Ben Roberts-Smith decision

Five things you need to know about the Ben Roberts-Smith decision

Who won? Who pays? And what about an appeal?

  • byJackson Graham andDavid Estcourt