Chris Masters on unravelling the Ben Roberts-Smith story
Ben Roberts-Smith was once held up as the face of Australia’s war in Afghanistan. But this week, the Victoria Cross recipient and former SAS soldier was arrested and charged with war crimes.
Ben Roberts-Smith was once held up as the face of Australia’s war in Afghanistan.
This week, the former SAS soldier was arrested and charged with war crimes. He maintains his innocence.
For journalist Chris Masters, the road to Roberts-Smith’s arrest began almost two decades ago, when he travelled to Afghanistan to report on the war up close.
Over time, he began hearing whispers that some elite soldiers had crossed a line.
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Those whispers turned into a years-long investigation – alongside Nick McKenzie – into allegations that would later be tested in one of the biggest defamation trials in Australian history.
Today, veteran investigative journalist Masters on how that story began, why soldiers finally started talking and what Roberts-Smith’s arrest means for how Australia reckons with the truth about its war in Afghanistan.
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Guest: Investigative reporter and author of Flawed Hero: Truth, lies and war crimes, Chris Masters
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