Indigenous speakers booed at Anzac Day services while Ben Roberts-Smith attends separate Gold Coast event
<p>Roberts-Smith, who has denied five charges of war crime murder, says he was always going to attend: ‘I never thought about not coming’</p><ul><li><p>Marcia Langton: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/25/disruptive-racists-booing-anzac-day-welcome-count
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