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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Blake Foden

'Waste of court time': Collaery fights continued govt secrecy push

Bernard Collaery, left, leaves court with barrister Phillip Boulten SC on Friday. Picture by Blake Foden

Bernard Collaery has pushed back against continued efforts to keep a key judgement in his case secret, with one of the whistleblower's barristers describing them as "pointless" and "a waste of court time".

But counsel for the federal Attorney-General insists publishing the document without further redaction would not be "in the interests of national security" because classified information would be disclosed.

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