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Australia’s most decorated living soldier will appear in a Sydney local court today.

Former SAS corporal and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested by the AFP on Tuesday. He has been charged with unlawful killings during Australia’s military campaign in Afghanistan.