Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith will now be known as a war criminal after a judge ruled civil allegations that he committed several murders while on duty in Afghanistan were substantially true.
Despite bombshell war crimes finding, Mr Roberts-Smith likely won t be stripped of his Victoria Cross, which is the highest award that can be bestowed in the militaries of the Commonwealth.
Federal government MP Andrew Hastie has defended speaking to the media about Ben Robert-Smith s alleged war crimes. The ex-soldier gave evidence at an inquiry into the events