Ben Roberts-Smith leaves Australia ahead of defamation trial decision

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Ben Roberts-Smith leaves Australia ahead of defamation trial decision
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EXCLUSIVE: The decorated war veteran has been photographed poolside in Bali at a $500-a-night resort. 9News

Ben Roberts-Smith seen sunbathing at a resort in Bali today.

Some expected Roberts-Smith would be at the Federal Court in Sydney tomorrow for the outcome of his defamation claim against three newspapers over allegations he committed war crimes. The allegations, which include murdering civilians while on deployment in Afghanistan as well as acts of bullying and domestic violence, were first published in reports by The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times in 2018.

The trial also heard allegations of domestic violence by Roberts-Smith against a woman known as Person 17. The SAS veteran attended right throughout the trial, even when his fellow comrades and ex-wife gave evidence against him.Nine, the publisher of this website, is also the publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age.

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