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Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith ‘categorically’ denies allegations

Decorated Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has made his first public statement since his release from Silverwater Correctional Complex on Friday.

  • Michael McGowan

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Australian War Memorial director Matt Anderson at the roll of honour in Canberra.

Ben Roberts-Smith, frontier wars and the Balibo Five: inside the revamped war memorial

This is a place to “commemorate through understanding the gritty, awful nature of war”.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Correctives Services officers try to stop the Herald from photographing Ben Roberts-Smith.

The Ben Roberts-Smith photograph Corrective Services tried to stop

As a growing media throng waited for a glimpse of the disgraced former soldier, plans were being hatched to help him give cameras the slip.

  • Riley Walter and Sam Mooy
Ben Roberts Smith departs Silverwater Correctional Facility in Sydney.

Ben Roberts-Smith released from prison amid chaotic scenes

The alleged war criminal was granted bail after a judge cited “exceptional circumstances” in a Sydney court.

  • Amber Schultz, Clare Sibthorpe, Jack Gramenz and Riley Walter
Ben Roberts-Smith appeared via audio-visual link from Silverwater Correctional Complex on Friday.

Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail in Sydney court

The former SAS corporal has been charged with war crimes over the alleged murders of unarmed detainees in Afghanistan.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Ben Roberts-Smith has been charged with multiple war crimes, eight years after the Herald first reported on allegations relating to his time serving in Afghanistan.

The Ben Roberts-Smith saga is a test for Australia

What is the greater sin – committing a war crime or ratting on a mate?

  • Chris Masters
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Ben Roberts-Smith outside court in May 2025.

‘Not appropriate’: Labor MP asks colleagues not to talk about Ben Roberts-Smith

Solomon MP Luke Gosling, who spent 13 years in the army, emailed federal MPs and senators on Monday to discourage them from joining debate in “any way shape or form”.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Kyle Sandilands spoke about his future on radio during an appearance on Australian Idol

Push to dump Kyle Sandilands from Seven’s Idol

The activist group Mad F---ing Witches has set its sights on the Seven Network’s advertisers in a push to get Sandilands dumped from Australian Idol.

  • John Buckley and Fiona Byrne
The exhibit displayed in the war memorial’s Hall of Valour.

Ben Roberts-Smith exhibit at Australian War Memorial updated after arrest

After sustained criticism, the museum has updated its gallery to reflect the criminal charges brought against the Victoria Cross recipient.

  • Nick Newling
Ben Roberts-Smith.

The truth some people do not want to hear

It would have been easier for the Herald to turn a blind eye to allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, but our role is to tell readers the truth.

  • Jordan Baker