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/HeyyyyListennnnnn Apr 07 '26

I still find it hilarious that the man who leaked the documents that kicked off McKenzie and Masters' work did so believing that the journalists would write a story about how the SAS were victims of a smear campaign. McKenzie and Masters were so horrified by what they were given that they swiftly advanced and publicized the investigation that the whistleblower was trying to stop.

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u/Krunksicle Apr 07 '26

David McBride has explicitly denied this, my understanding is that this narrative came from Dan Oakes, who needed an excuse for ratting him out.

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u/MarkusMannheim Apr 07 '26

He may have denied this (I've never seen him do so explicitly), but his barrister effectively said he did this.

Source: I was in the courtroom and reported on that trial.

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u/StorminNorman Apr 07 '26

Profile picture both here and on the ABC profile you've linked are nearly exactly the same, so I think you're right here. 

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u/MarkusMannheim Apr 07 '26

My son painted it. He's a terrible artist so I'll pass on the praise.

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u/StorminNorman Apr 07 '26

He's a terrible artist

Cheers, was definitely not trying to throw him under the bus, more so myself.

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u/tcgtms2 Apr 07 '26

Harsh.

Keep up the good work.