Australia's most-decorated living soldier has been arrested and will be charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Ben Roberts-Smith - who left the defence force in 2013 - was detained at Sydney airport and is due to face court on Tuesday over five counts of the war crime of murder.
A defamation judgement in 2023 found the former Special Air Service corporal and Victoria Cross recipient had killed several unarmed Afghans.
The 47-year-old denies all wrongdoing, and has previously said the allegations against him - which have not yet been assessed at a criminal standard - are "egregious" and "spiteful".
The civil trial was the first time in history any court has examined claims of war crimes by Australian forces.
