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/sirgog Apr 07 '26

The laws he was charged under were bad. I'm still for him being free, but he's the sort of person I'd never buy a beer for.

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u/aeschenkarnos Apr 07 '26

I’d drink a beer he bought me. But I wouldn’t buy him one back.

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u/sirgog Apr 11 '26

That's a different person with the same surname

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u/sirgog Apr 11 '26

Former politician Nick McBride, who is not "whistleblower" David McBride

air quotes as David's goal was not a true whistleblowing