Ben Roberts-Smith denies war crimes in first interview with 2GB

The Age similarly emphasises that Roberts-Smith has broken his silence, highlighting the interview without foregrounding particular denials in the provided summary.

The Sydney Morning Herald frames the story with the same “breaks silence” headline focus, centring the 2GB interview as news.

Brisbane Times leads on the headline that Roberts-Smith “breaks silence,” treating the 2GB interview as the central event.

The West Australian also leads on the denial theme, stressing the Afghanistan civilian-murder denial as the key point of the radio interview.

PerthNow leads with Roberts-Smith’s denial, foregrounding the line about not murdering civilians in Afghanistan and linking it to the war-crimes charges.

The Age runs a live-updates approach, highlighting that it is Roberts-Smith’s first interview after he was charged with five counts and noting the pre-recorded format.

The Sydney Morning Herald mirrors the live-updates framing, focusing on first-interview timing after the April charges and the pre-recorded conversation with Ben Fordham.

Brisbane Times uses a live-updates framing, saying Roberts-Smith speaks with Ben Fordham in a pre-recorded interview and stressing it as his first after the April charges.