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Paul Osborne

Report urges open justice in national security cases

A landmark review has addressed concerns laws are failing to safeguard open justice. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

The rights of defendants must not be overridden by national security concerns, a new report warns.

Australia's Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Grant Donaldson was asked by the incoming Labor government last year to review laws covering how courts deal with sensitive information.

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