Case dismissed: Ben Roberts-Smith accusations proved substantially true

BEN ROBERTS SMITH COURT

Journalists (L-R) Chris Masters, Nick McKenzie and Nine Newspapers managing director of publishing James Chessell, speak to media after the Ben Roberts-Smith trial at the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Source: AAP / JANE DEMPSTER/AAPIMAGE

The defamation action brought by Australia's most-decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been dismissed from the federal court. The accusations of war crimes, murder and bullying, published by Nine Newspapers, were proved substantially true.


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