For 12 months, Guardian Australia reporter Ben Doherty sat in Sydney’s federal court, covering the defamation case brought by Ben Roberts-Smith against three newspapers.
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Roberts-Smith says they published articles falsely accusing him of war crimes. The newspapers are backing their investigative journalists. While the case has centred upon the alleged defamation of Australia’s most decorated Afghanistan war veteran, on his actions and the people in his orbit, it has, too, shed an unprecedented light on the actions and culture of the Australian military overseas.
Ben Roberts-Smith v the media is a five-part series that will be released daily via Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast feed from 17 October. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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