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Australian War Memorial installs new plaque acknowledging Ben Roberts-Smith ‘complicit in unlawful killings’

Exclusive: Move criticised as inadequate, with Australian Centre for International Justice saying it minimised gravity of allegations

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The Australian War Memorial has installed a new 84-word plaque next to a Ben Roberts-Smith display to acknowledge he was found to be “involved and complicit in unlawful killings in Afghanistan” but “has not been charged” and is appealing.

The memorial faced pressure in the immediate aftermath of the federal court’s judgment in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case to either remove or significantly change exhibits honouring the Victoria Cross recipient.

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