Ben Roberts-Smith is an Australian businessman and former Australian Army soldier.
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The Victoria Cross (VC) in 2011 and the Medal for Gallantry (MG) in 2006 made Roberts-Smith the most highly decorated serving member of the Australian Defence Force.
Ben Roberts-Smith was also awarded a Commendation for Distinguished Service for leadership as a patrol commander in 2012.
Roberts-Smith left the full-time army in 2013 and studied business at the University of Queensland. In 2015, he was appointed deputy general manager of the regional television network Seven Queensland.
He was subsequently promoted to general manager of the regional network and of metropolitan station Seven Brisbane.
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In 2017, Roberts-Smith’s actions in Afghanistan came under scrutiny in light of an independent inquiry into “questions of unlawful conduct concerning (Australia’s) Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan”.
Since June 2018, Roberts-Smith has been the subject of a war crimes investigation by the Australian Federal Police. With assistance from a legal team hired by Seven Network owner Kerry Stokes, Roberts-Smith commenced defamation proceedings in August 2018 against Nine Entertainment publications The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times, and also named each of the three journalists involved in reporting alleged incidents.
Ben Roberts Smith was married to Emma Roberts Smith and they have two children; Eve Smith and Elizabeth Smith.
Eve Smith and Elizabeth Smith are twins.
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