Kim Beazley defends Australian War Memorial decision to exclude Ben Roberts-Smith book from prize | Australian War Memorial

Kim Beazley advocated the decision not to give a prestigious literary award to journalist Chris Masters for a book about Ben Roberts-Smith, the war criminal of the Australian War Monument, and prevented the considering the rules of the settlers.

Monument President Guardian said it was not for those who have previously published great titles to Australia, but for “clearly for developing writers”.

Beazley, a former labor leader, Defense Minister and Washington Ambassador, said that the monument was not at a meeting of the management council when it was discussed, but the input was searched.

Former Labor Leader and Defense Minister, “This opinion was re -confirmed by the Council at the last meeting,” he said.

Guardian Australia, last week, the monument, appointed judges Chris Masters’ flawed hero: Real, Lies and War Crimes Book of the 2024 Les Carlion Literature Award to the military history of the decision to invalidate.

A panel of Memorial employees included the book in 2020, Carlon, famous journalist and military historian and a former member of the Monument Council.

For the award, including Carlon’s widow’s wife Denis, the external judges chose Masters’ book. However, in June 2024, the Council decided to reverse the movement of the evaluation panel, referring to the previous narrow -conformity rules called for entry from developing authors. The movement effectively disqualified Masters, the author of the four previous books.

Compliance for the 2022 award was expanded by the trial panel to include authors.

The correspondence by Guardian Australia suggests that the council decided to reversed the movement of the evaluation panel in June 2024 and recommended it to the “developing author” guidelines before 2012-Ancak sources insist that the evaluation panels are not aware of this decision.

Greg Melick, a member of the Council and RSL National President, said Guardian Australia was unaware that the Council was given the prize before intervening in master’s degree.

“We had no idea who won the prize at the time of the decision by the Council, or who would be nominated for the award,” he said.

“We didn’t even see the short list and to claim that the council decides not to continue because of the book or issue.”

It is a detailed explanation of the investigations of the investigations against war crimes committed by Roberts-Smith in Afghanistan by Roberts-Smith rejected by the Supreme Court this month, rejected by the Supreme Court, a defective Hero, Masters and award-winning journalist Nick McKenzie.

The book details the corporate and political support given to Roberts-Smith.

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Veterans Minister Matt Kegh spokesman Matt Kegh said that the Council understands the memory of Australia’s military history, military service and military service in depth and understands his experience in depth.

“The Australian War Monument Council consists of a deep understanding and experience in memory of Australia’s military history, military service and military service, and members with various experiences in high -level leadership.”