Ben Roberts-Smith to Appeal to High Court Over War Crimes Reporting Saga

The Victoria Cross recipient now faces a multi-million-dollar cost bill after the Federal Court found in favour of Nine Newspapers and two journalists.

Ben Roberts-Smith departs the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney on June 7, 2021. Sam Mooy/Getty Images

A seven-year legal battle between publisher Nine, two of its journalists, and decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith will continue after he said he would be taking the case to the High Court.

The Federal Court had earlier upheld a decision that found Roberts-Smith was responsible for the murder of four unarmed civilians in Afghanistan.