Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited was a 2023 decision of the Federal Court of Australia which found that articles written by journalists Nick McKenzie, Chris Masters and David Wroe alleging Victoria Cross for Australia awardee Ben Roberts-Smith committed murder and other war crimes in Afghanistan were not defamatory.

[4] Roberts-Smith was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia in 2011 for his actions during Operation Slipper, the Australian contribution to the War in Afghanistan.

"[5] in 2017, allegations arose claiming SASR personnel in Afghanistan committed of murder and other war crimes.

The subsequent report—commonly known as the Brereton Report—found evidence of multiple unlawful killings by Australian Defence Force personnel between 2009 and 2013.

[6] in 2018, Australian journalists Nick McKenzie, Chris Masters and David Wroe named Roberts-Smith as one of the persons alleged to have committed war crimes in Afghanistan.