Shadow attorney-general defends decision to allow staffer to write article praising Roberts-Smith
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-06-04 15:12 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Military & Defence, Australia, Law & Courts, Media, Crime & Justice, War & Conflict
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A senior Coalition frontbencher has defended her decision to allow a senior adviser to write a newspaper article urging Australians not to “walk away” from Ben Roberts-Smith, exposing tensions inside the opposition over how to respond to the Victoria Cross recipient’s looming war crimes trial.
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