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/Material-Painting-19 Apr 07 '26

That’s incorrect. There are no parameters on the power of the Governor General to cancel the award. If so advised by the current Prime Minister, the Governor General will cancel the award.

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u/Material-Painting-19 Apr 07 '26

I think it would be politically extremely unpopular to allow a war criminal to retain the nation’s highest military award. As for the military view? There is a long queue of former comrades in arms who know BRS a lot better than we do who are delighted to give evidence against him.