Defamation runs in the Roberts-Smith family

The defamation trial of the century, Ben Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media, is finally over, with the parties now scrapping over the small matter of $25 million of combined costs and Roberts-Smith lodging a Hail Mary appeal.

But what of the other illustrious Roberts-Smith defamation case of our time? Nobody knows about it because strangely enough, it’s never been reported on.