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East Timor yesterday hailed Australia’s “wise decision” to drop charges against a lawyer accused of helping to expose an alleged bugging operation against the Southeast Asian nation. The case centered on allegations of an Australian operation in 2004 to bug East Timor’s Cabinet rooms during negotiations over an oil and gas treaty and maritime boundary. It became public in 2018 when Australian lawyer Bernard Collaery and his client, identified as “Witness K,” were charged with breachi...

From Crikey ….. The lawyer at the centre of the East Timor cabinet-bugging scandal has finally broken his silence to defend himself and his client against attacks by Attorney-General George Brandis and Abbott government lawyers.

The Attorney-General has ordered five secrecy charges against Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery be dropped. Mr Collaery was facing five offences…

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The Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) Supreme Court has ruled the lawfulness of an alleged Australian spying operation in ...

An overview of MI5, its operations, focus, history, and related controversies.

MI6, properly known as the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), is the UK's external intelligence agency - that is, it is responsible for protecting and promoting British interests and security overseas.

Law reform and investigations into cases such as the Timor-Leste spy scandal are long overdue, writes Hannah Thomas. IF THE 96% of people who want a fede

Deception, exploitation and cover-up are messages Australia is sending to our foreign neighbours, writes Dr Kyle Mervin. IT IS AN UNFORTUNATE truth that

It is perhaps time to concede that there could be too much presidential power to appoint or dismiss functionaries.