Bernard Collaery: The spy case that ignited an Australian secrecy row

[CharlieH]

 

For a decade, Bernard Collaery has been at the centre of an extraordinary legal saga in Australia.

It involves one of the country's biggest diplomatic scandals - a tale of spies, oil and accusations of greed.

An esteemed lawyer, Mr Collaery had been staring down a possible jail sentence for helping to expose allegations of Australian wrongdoing in East Timor.

But last week, the case reached an unexpected conclusion.

 

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