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The first Australian war crimes case in 30 years is going to trial. It raises big questions

  • Written by Rhys Knapton-Lonsdale, PhD Candidate, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Murdoch University

Earlier this month, former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz pleaded not guilty to the war crime of murder.

Schulz’s prosecution is historic: he is the first Australian soldier to be charged with a war crime.

This development comes five years after the Australian government first appointed a special investigator to investigate and prosecute...

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