The shadow defence minister has warned body-worn cameras will not rebuild the nation's trust in the defence force, following allegations Australian soldiers committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Defence confirmed to The Australian an"interim capability" for body-worn cameras will work to"support the ongoing and detailed work, through studies and trials, that is required to establish an enduring solution".
Mr Hastie, a former SAS captain, said body cams would be a"bad idea" and there were other ways to rebuild trust in the nation’s defence force.“I don’t think this one really engages with the central issue of the report which is breakdown in trust. “I think back to 2017 in Niger where four Green Berets were shot and killed, one of them had a helmet cam footage on and Islamist jihadists used that helmet cam footage for propaganda after the event,” he said.
In a landmark defamation ruling, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko on June 1 dismissed the case after finding the claims against Roberts-Smith were “substantially true”.
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