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‘I don’t want to be here’: Andrew Hastie was a reluctant but ‘straightforward’ witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Guardian
‘I don’t want to be here’: Andrew Hastie was a reluctant but ‘straightforward’ witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation caseWorldPing
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What happened

The Liberal MP and former SAS soldier is under attack from One Nation after complying with a subpoena to give evidence in the failed 2022 civil case Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast “I don’t dislike Mr Roberts-Smith at all.

Key facts

  • The Liberal MP and former SAS soldier is under attack from One Nation after complying with a subpoena to give evidence in the failed 2022 civil case Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast “I don’t dislike Mr Roberts-Smith at all.
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:41 UTC.

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