SAS war crimes report: Australia braced for 'brutal truths' - The Times

The marbled Great Hall of Australia’s parliament in Canberra is a long way from the dusty battlefields of Afghanistan.

But even as Malcolm Turnbull, then the prime minister, was addressing a high-powered audience on the virtues of the country’s most decorated soldier two years ago, some of those on the top table already knew that Ben Roberts-Smith’s heroics during the some of the most brutal days of the Afghan conflict were clouded by allegations of war crimes committed by special forces.

Mr Roberts-Smith, then 39, his hands clasped, head slightly bowed stood behind Mr Turnbull as the prime minister spoke. A warrior in a business suit, it was five years since he had left behind a glittering military career that at its height led to

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2020-11-18 17:00:00Z
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