Name: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against newspapers
Uploaded: 2023-05-31T22:32:52-07:00
Channel: Matthew Keys
Description: The decorated military veteran sued the Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald and the Age over reports of alleged war crimes.

Retired Australian Army soldier Ben Roberts-Smith (center) visits Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. in 2012. (U.S. Army photo, public domain)

Newspapers win defamation case brought by Australian soldier

May 31, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith sued after the media outlets linked the soldier to alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.