Ben Roberts-Smith: calls for uniform to be removed from Australian War Memorial display
Greens say removal would be ‘first step in correcting the official record’ after federal court dismisses defamation case
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The Australian War Memorial is facing calls to remove Ben Roberts-Smith’s uniform from its display, after the federal court dismissed the defamation case initiated by Australia’s most decorated living soldier.
But the Australian Special Air Service Association has argued it was “a very disappointing day” for veterans who had served in Afghanistan, saying the majority who had done the right thing were being “re-traumatised after having gone through a difficult war”.
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