A ranar 4 ga Satumba 2025, Babbar Kotun ƙasar Australia ta ƙi amincewa da ƙarar ƙarshe da tsohon sojan SAS, Ben Roberts-Smith, ya shigar don neman a wanke shi daga zargin laifukan yaƙi a Afghanistan. Wannan hukunci ya tabbatar da cewa tsohon jarumin soja, wanda aka taɓa yaba masa da lambar girmamawa, ya kasance cikin cin zarafin fararen hula da kisan ba gaira ba dalili a lokacin aikin soji.
Hukuncin ya haifar da muhawara sosai a cikin Australia. Masu rajin kare haƙƙin ɗan adam sun yaba da shi a matsayin babban nasara ga gaskiya da adalci, yayin da wasu ke ganin hakan zai iya kawo koma baya ga martabar sojojin ƙasar.
A gefe guda kuma, gwamnatin Australia ta sanar a ranar guda cewa za ta biya A$475 miliyan a matsayin diyya ga dubban ‘yan ƙasa da aka zalunta ta hanyar shirin Robodebt, wani tsarin duba tallafi na gwamnati da aka gano yana zaluntar mutane ta hanyar tuhumar su da bashi ba tare da gaskiya ba. Wannan shi ne mafi girman diyya da gwamnati ta taɓa biya a tarihin ƙasar.
Fashewar waɗannan manyan labarai guda biyu a rana ɗaya ya girgiza Australia. Wasu ‘yan siyasa sun ce hakan ya nuna yadda ake gyara tsarin adalci a ƙasar, yayin da wasu ke cewa gwamnati na ƙoƙarin wanke kanta daga kura-kurai. A shafukan sada zumunta, jama’a sun yi ta muhawara tsakanin jin daɗin ganin an samu adalci da kuma fargabar irin tasirin hakan kan martabar ƙasar a duniya.
