Ben Roberts-Smith

Ben Roberts-Smith fails to overturn defamation decision
Despite convincing the court to hear explosive new evidence, Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal of his defamation action has...
19 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Reporter says sensitive Roberts-Smith material ‘gossip’, not privilege
During tense cross-examination, the reporter who exposed Ben Roberts-Smith’s war crimes said he did not consider the...
05 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Soldier ‘stuck to guns’ despite credit attack by Roberts-Smith’s lawyers, court told
A soldier who witnessed Ben Roberts-Smith giving a direction to shoot an unarmed man had his credit vigorously and...
16 February 2024
By Naomi Neilson
‘Whole picture’ proof of Ben Roberts-Smith’s guilt, lawyer argues
Evidence disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith executed a man and kicked another off a cliff is in the “whole...
13 February 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Court missed ‘sensational’ detail in Victorian Cross meeting, Roberts-Smith argues
Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyer said a 2013 sergeant’s meeting about removing the former soldier’s Victorian Cross...
08 February 2024
By Naomi Neilson
‘Incomplete fact-finding’ in Roberts-Smith trial, counsel claims
The Federal Court was told it was unlikely Ben Roberts-Smith carried out the killings without more witnesses as the...
07 February 2024
By Naomi Neilson
OSI gains access to sensitive material from Roberts-Smith trial
A special investigator has gained access to sensitive material from Ben Roberts-Smith’s unsuccessful defamation...
28 September 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Seven secures leave to appeal subpoena relating to Roberts-Smith trial
Seven Network has been granted leave to appeal a Federal Court order that it must hand over confidential documents...
25 September 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Barristers clash over ‘presumption of innocence’ in Ben Roberts-Smith costs dispute
The presumption of innocence has been called into question during a hearing to determine whether Ben Roberts-Smith...
04 September 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Seven to hand over documents amid Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal bill debate
Seven Network and Kerry Stokes, who backed Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation action against three mastheads, have been...
06 July 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Appeal, special investigator concerns remain in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case
There are still several strings left to tie up Australia’s biggest defamation case, including Ben Roberts-Smith’s...
30 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
What it took to win Australia’s biggest defamation trial
Reflecting on 50 years of experience in defamation law, the lawyer behind the media’s success against Ben...
20 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
What to expect from Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation trial
Ben Roberts-Smith has lost one of the biggest defamation trials in Australia’s history, so what does this mean for...
07 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Ben Roberts-Smith loses major defamation case
In dismissing one of Australia’s largest defamation proceedings, a Federal Court judge found former soldier Ben...
02 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson