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Repairing a crushing system harming the families it hopes to heal

How to value human life as a court looks to leave a 'disastrous' past behind.

The Canberra Times

'We need to do something': Coroner's push for resources, recognition

Reform advocates, an ex-coroner and an eminent lawyer back Ken Archer's call.

The Canberra Times

Morning Mail: Hong Kong bounty on Australian lawyer, Hanson’s voice tactic, Israel targets West Bank

Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for eight exiles, including two people living in Australia, and borrowers face tense wait before latest Reserve Bank decision

The Guardian - AU

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Bernard Collaery trial highlights ‘prohibitive’ and ‘onerous’ government secrecy restrictions, lawyers claim

Exclusive: Whistleblower’s legal team detailed the ‘profound’ cost of the commonwealth’s rules in inquiry into the effectiveness of the National Security Information Act 2004

The Guardian - AU

Secrecy concerns over foreign interference charge

Alexander Csergo's barrister Bernard Collaery was prevented from seeing him, another lawyer says about their client accused of reckless foreign interference.

AAP

ACT minister calls on commonwealth to drop prosecution of defence whistleblower David McBride

Veterans minister Emma Davidson says prosecution of military lawyer who served in Afghanistan is not in the public interest

The Guardian - AU

As Timor-Leste heads to the polls, Armanda Ferriera remembers the cost of the country's independence

When 63-year-old Armanda Ferriera talks about Timor-Leste's bloody struggle for independence, tears spill from her eyes.

ABC News

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Could using open-source information online get you arrested for foreign interference?

Two weeks ago, 55-year-old Sydney businessman Alexander Csergo was arrested on charges of “recklessly” engaging in foreign interference.

The Conversation

‘Vague’ foreign influence laws in focus as Australian businessman accused of taking money from spies

Alexander Csergo is charged with reckless foreign interference but his lawyer Bernard Collaery wants the attorney general to step in

The Guardian - AU

Lawyer for jailed China consultant warns about spy law

Australian consultants working with China face prosecution under a rarely used foreign interference law, prominent barrister Bernard Collaery says.

AAP

Australian charged over reports to suspected Chinese spies

Prosecutors in Australia say two suspected Chinese spies gave a Sydney businessman envelopes of cash for information about subjects including a government deal with the U.S. and Britain to build a fleet of Australian nuclear-powered submarines

The Independent UK

Australian businessman charged with working for Chinese spies

SYDNEY: An Australian businessman has been refused bail after being charged with a foreign interference offence for accepting cash from suspected Chinese intelligence agents, with a Sydney court saying his close ties to China made him a flight risk.

Bangkok Post

Sydney businessman Alexander Csergo accused of foreign interference worked with 'open-source documents', lawyer says

The lawyer for Sydney businessman Alexander Csergo, who is accused of foreign interference, tells a bail hearing his client only worked with publicly available information, and is co-operating with investigators.

ABC News

Australian man who wrote reports for suspected Chinese spies refused bail in Sydney

An Australian man has been refused bail after being charged with a foreign interference offence for accepting cash from suspected Chinese intelligence agents, with a Sydney court saying his close ties to China made him a flight risk.

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Bondi man faces court after foreign interference charge

A man charged over alleged foreign interference is due to face a court in Sydney accused of giving information to spies purporting to be from a think tank.

The Canberra Times

'Punishment by process': Trial dates set for war crimes whistleblower

The former military lawyer's trial has been listed for November.

ABC News

Commonwealth spends more than $7.6 million in prosecuting whistleblowers including Bernard Collaery, David McBride and Richard Boyle

The Commonwealth has racked up more than $7.6 million in legal fees pursuing whistleblowers, with the bulk of that bill relating to a now-dumped prosecution.

AAP

Commonwealth spends millions prosecuting whistleblowers

The federal government has spent $7.6 million on the prosecution of four whistleblowers, a Senate committee has heard.

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Whistleblower Jeff Morris labels integrity reforms hypocritical as government presses ahead with prosecutions

One of the nation's highest-profile corporate whistleblowers has accused the federal government of "fiddling while Rome burns", labelling integrity reforms as hypocritical considering the Commonwealth is still pressing ahead with two prosecutions.

The Guardian - AU

It is not in the public interest to jail people for telling the truth. Labor must end these whistleblower cases

If these brave people are punished for doing the right thing, it will cloud the Albanese government’s legacy

The Guardian - AU

Labor flags law reforms to stop cases involving national security being cloaked in secrecy

Bernard Collaery welcomes proposed changes as attorney general recognises importance of open justice and public interest

ABC News

Shirley Shackleton will be remembered as the fearless woman who campaigned for justice for the Balibo Five and East Timor

Shirley Shackleton, who has died aged 91, spent decades campaigning for justice for her husband, one of the Balibo Five group of Australian journalists killed in Timor-Leste in 1975.

The Guardian - AU

Bernard Collaery case: Australian government’s legal bill spirals despite dropped prosecution

Legal bill grows by $248,000 in three months to October in ongoing pursuit of secrecy

AAP

War crimes whistleblower to face trial

David McBride has withdrawn an application to be protected under whistleblowing laws after the Commonwealth sought to suppress expert evidence.

The Canberra Times

Collaery urges govt to lead 'breakout solution' for 'prisoner of conscience' Assange

Prominent lawyer Bernard Collaery issued a challenge to the Albanese government to free the WikiLeaks founder.

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