From 'Australian hero' to 'disgracing' his country —
From 'Australian hero' to 'disgracing' his country — Ben Roberts-Smith's fall from grace
Once a hero to politicians and civilians alike, a court found the 44-year-old's reputation is now so lowered that two unproven allegations of battlefield murder weren't enough to defame him.
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