‘It’s about the underdog’: Ben Roberts-Smith launches brand to support family amid legal battle

Key points

• Ben Roberts-Smith, who has been charged over the deaths of five unarmed detainees in Afghanistan, has launched a clothing brand. He says he needs the income to support his family and pay for his legal expenses.
• Roberts-Smith denies all allegations against him. The brand, EPIC 1 TWO, is named after his radio call sign on the mission for which he received the Victoria Cross.
• The charges relate to three incidents between 2009 and 2012, which he denies. He attended the opening of Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial on Sunday after bail was varied.