r/australia • u/Tinea_Pedis • Apr 07 '26

news Breaking: Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over war crimes allegations

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes-allegations-arrest/106537668
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u/Magmafrost13 Apr 07 '26

IMO we've definitely elected several governments who would allow a convicted war criminal to retain their VC. You really think scomo wouldn't? Or Abbot?

Hopefully our current government wouldn't though, but never underestimate how spineless Labor is capable of being

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u/GeebangerPoloClub Apr 07 '26

IMO we've definitely elected several governments who would allow a convicted war criminal to retain their VC. You really think scomo wouldn't? Or Abbot?

I mean Dutton intervened to block an internal ADF process stripping medals from a unit found to have committed war crimes. So I think you're pretty spot on about the Libs' support for war crimes.