Ben Roberts-Smith denies allegations by 60 Minutes, says no evidence to support claims
ABCVictoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith says allegations made against him by Channel Nine are "baseless". Key points: In a report, Channel Nine alleged Mr Roberts-Smith did not hand over purportedly compromising material to war crime investigators He says Channel Nine did not put the allegations to him and has denied them The former special forces soldier is suing Nine newspapers over a series of 2018 stories alleging he committed war crimes in Afghanistan Nine, through its program 60 Minutes, alleged that Mr Roberts-Smith buried USB drives containing purportedly compromising material in his backyard, rather than providing them to police and military investigators. Mr Roberts-Smith is suing Nine newspapers over a series of 2018 stories alleging he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Nine also obtained alleged secret recordings of Mr Roberts-Smith in which he appeared to say he was indebted to his media mogul boss Kerry Stokes and vowed to destroy journalists publishing stories about him. In the recordings published by Nine, a man appearing to be Mr Roberts-Smith — who is a senior executive at Seven West Media — revealed his dislike for the media business and his disbelief that he was still running the company's Queensland operations, despite being at the centre of an alleged war crimes scandal.
History of this topic
Kerry Stokes to pay Nine's court costs for Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial
ABCBen Roberts-Smith's landmark defamation case ended in June, now it's a documentary. Here's what we learnt
ABCBen Roberts-Smith ordered to pay indemnity costs for entirety of his failed defamation case against Nine
ABCBen Roberts-Smith to appeal after losing landmark defamation case
ABCWhat comes next for war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith after his defamation case was dismissed?
ABC
Australia’s most decorated war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners in Afghanistan, judge says
The HinduBen Roberts-Smith tells defamation trial he's disgusted by domestic violence claims
ABC'Devastated' Ben Roberts-Smith gives evidence for first time at defamation trial
ABCBen Roberts-Smith lost $475,000 in income after newspaper allegations, defamation trial told
ABC
Lauded Australian veteran: Jealousy fueled Afghan defamation
Associated PressBen Roberts-Smith defamation trial told soldiers drank beer from dead Afghan man's prosthetic leg
ABCBen Roberts-Smith's blockbuster defamation trial is high stakes for Defence Department, too
ABCBen Roberts-Smith allegedly threatened to sue his ex-wife over defamation case, court told
ABCBen Roberts-Smith takes leave from Seven Network role during defamation case against newspaper journalists
ABCDiscover Related
