Roberts-Smith vows to clear name over alleged war crimes | ABC News Top Stories

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has issued his first statement since his bail release from a Sydney jail, vowing to fight five charges of the war crime of murder and clear his name.

The Albanese Government has expressed its disappointment that the Strait of Hormuz is once again closed, marking a setback in efforts to get the crucial oil shipping passage back to normal. 

A comic convention in Melbourne has held a minute's silence for an attendee who died after being struck by a car.

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