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‘Never Thought About Not Coming’: Roberts‑Smith at Dawn Service

Australia’s most decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith arrived quietly before first light at an Anzac Day service on the Gold Coast.
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‘Never Thought About Not Coming’: Roberts‑Smith at Dawn Service
Ben Roberts-Smith attends the ANZAC dawn service in Currumbin, Australia, on April 25, 2026. Chris Hyde/Getty Images
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4/24/2026|Updated: 4/25/2026
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Australia’s most decorated living soldier—and now an accused war criminal—Ben Roberts-Smith arrived quietly before first light at an Anzac Day service on the Gold Coast.

As rain sheeted across Currumbin Beach and thunder rolled in from the Pacific, Roberts-Smith, with medals pinned to his chest, stood tall among thousands of silent onlookers.

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