Episode Details
Back to Episodes
We can say it now: Ben Roberts-Smith is a war criminal
Description
Ben Roberts-Smith dined with prime ministers, attended the Queen’s funeral as a hero and was held up as an icon of the Australian Defense Force. In fact, a huge portrait of him still hangs in the Australian War Memorial today.
But now, a court has found that allegations Ben Roberts-Smith is a murderer, a war criminal and a bully who disgraced his country have been proven.
Today, Chief Political Correspondent for The Saturday Paper and author of ‘An Unwinnable War’, Karen Middleton on how the truth about Ben Roberts-Smith was proven and what it means for the legacy of Australian action in Afghanistan.
Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram
Guest: Chief Political Correspondent for The Saturday Paper and author of The Unwinnable War, Karen Middleton.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.