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The Australian government’s labyrinthine callousness and indifference to justice in its treatment of lawyer Bernard Collaery must be slotted in alongside that of another noted Australian being held in the maximum-security facility of Belmarsh, London, writes Binoy Kampmark.

In terms of labyrinthine callousness and indifference to justice, the treatment of lawyer Bernard Collaery by the Australian government must be slotted alongside that of another noted Australian currently being held in the maximum-security facility of Belmarsh, London. 

Is playing deputy to America’s sheriff the reason Australian war powers remain unreformed? Our politicians remain muddled

This inquiry report makes 27 recommendations to address the serious threats posed by foreign interference to Australia's most critical research institutions. The recommendations are targeted at securing sensitive, taxpayer-funded research and protecting student safety on campus.

The State Security Agency has rejected claims that it is protecting the interests of individuals in private legal battles.

As Bernard Collaery returns to the ACT Supreme Court for revealing that the federal government spied on neighbour Timor-Leste during tense negotiations, human rights lawyers have once again called for the prosecution to be dropped in its entirety.

Monday’s release of a presidential panel report on the deadly and costly July 2021 riots confirmed that the country’s bureaucratic security apparatus failed emphatically in the face of its biggest test in post-apartheid South Africa.

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 crime, national security and law stories of 2021.

The State Security Agency (SSA) has appointed an independent forensic firm to investigate all suspected cases of malfeasance, corruption and criminality in the agency.

The State Security Agency (SSA) has appointed an independent forensic firm to investigate all suspected cases of malfeasance, corruption and criminality in the agency.