Decorated former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan in a dramatic arrest by federal police at Sydney airport.
A former SAS soldier has told a Federal Court trial he never colluded with Ben Roberts-Smith in order to lie about alleged war crimes of murder in Afghanistan.
The first SAS witness to testify on Ben Roberts-Smith's behalf in the Federal Court has contradicted a number of key allegations the VC recipient faces.
A former soldier has stood by comments he told war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith to "pull your head in" after he allegedly ordered a mock execution in training.
Government MP and former soldier Andrew Hastie has defended speaking to journalists about alleged war crimes, saying he wanted to shed light on the situation.
Ben Roberts-Smith's former mistress has tearfully told a court how the Victoria Cross recipient punched and threatened her after an event at Parliament House.
