Highly decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith had sued for defamation after newspapers reported he had murdered civilians in Afghanistan.

Supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have held a demonstration in Australia. The event follows a diplomatic push by Canberra for his release.

Al Jazeera’s David Landy reports.

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