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Attorney-General rejects calls to drop prosecution of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle ahead of trial

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has ruled out dropping charges against former ATO public-servant-turned-whistleblower Richard Boyle, who is set to face trial later this month.

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The unconscionable prosecution of Bernard Collaery was an assault on the values Australia holds dear

Last week Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus put an end to Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery’s criminal prosecution.

The Conversation

Gareth Evans says conviction of Witness K should be reversed after Bernard Collaery decision

Former attorney general and foreign minister says prosecution of Witness K’s lawyer Collaery, now abandoned, was ‘indefensible’

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Collaery trial’s secret business should be the first job for a federal ICAC, not buried in department

There remains unfinished business from the Bernard Collaery case. Specifically, what happens to the material compiled by the government in an effort to shield the Howard government?

Crikey

Held over a Barilaro … Nickety-split … Dutton’s ‘holy’ memory

When will the pesky public stop requesting to see secret documents relating to political scandals? Don’t they know it’s for their best interests? This and plenty more today from the bunker.

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‘Witness K and Bernard Collaery are heroes’: how Australia made two men pay for its dirty secrets

Decision by new government to abandon prosecution prompts widespread relief from lawyers and supporters in Australia and Timor-Leste

The Guardian - AU

ACT Supreme Court formally ends prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery

The ACT Supreme Court formally ends the prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery as his legal team considers seeking costs for the case, which has spanned four years.

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Justice for Bernard Collaery must be the beginning of decisive action on whistleblowers

It was hard to watch the bureaucratic machine perpetrating injustice – Mark Dreyfus must now intervene in the other two cases

The Guardian - AU

With the persecution of Collaery ended, it’s time to hold the perpetrators to account

Bernard Collaery’s legal ordeal has been ended by Mark Dreyfus, but those responsible for our actions in Timor-Leste must be pursued.

Crikey

José Ramos-Horta pleased ‘fairness prevailed’ in Bernard Collaery case

Exclusive: Timor-Leste president welcomes decision to end prosecution of ‘good man’ who helped expose Australian bugging operation

The Guardian - AU

Bernard Collaery case is a rare whistleblower win, but why was he prosecuted?

Bernard Collaery had been facing five charges related to breaching the Intelligence Services Act for revealing Australia spied on Timor-Leste for profit.

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Justice finally arrives for Bernard Collaery but damage has already been done

Mark Dreyfus’s announcement will mend relations with Timor-Leste but whistleblower protection reforms still sorely needed

The Guardian - AU

Australia drops charge against lawyer over spying claim

Australia’s new government has dropped the 4-year-old prosecution of a lawyer over his alleged attempt to help East Timor prove Australia spied on it during multibillion-dollar oil and gas negotiations

The Independent UK

Dreyfus ends prosecution of lawyer over alleged leaking about Australian spying in against Timor-Leste

The Albanese government has acted quickly to abandon the prosecution of Bernard Collaery, who was charged in relation to the leaking of information about Australia’s alleged spying in Timor-Leste.

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Finally — Collaery prosecution brought to an end by new government

Bernard Collaery, former attorney-general of the ACT, will no longer face charges for disclosing confidential information about the bugging of the Timor-Leste cabinet.

The Guardian - AU

Prosecution of whistleblower lawyer Bernard Collaery dropped after decision by attorney general

Mark Dreyfus ordered the commonwealth DPP to discontinue case over alleged unlawful disclosure of classified information

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Whistleblower leaking charges dropped

Leaking charges against lawyer Bernard Collaery relating to an alleged Australian spying operation will be dropped after the attorney-general intervened.

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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus orders Commonwealth to drop charges against lawyer Bernard Collaery

Bernard Collaery was charged with helping his client, an ex-spy known only as Witness K, to reveal details of a classified ASIS mission in East Timor.

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The Canberra Times

'Important day for democracy': Leaking charges against 'hero' Collaery to be dropped

The Canberra lawyer had been due to stand trial in October.

Crikey

Australia’s Timor-Leste intervention has a dark history — one perpetrators want to hide

Australia’s intervention in East Timor saw serious misconduct by soldiers and bureaucrats. Some paid a terrible price for the cover-ups and harassment that followed.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition government spent $6m prosecuting Bernard Collaery and three other whistleblowers

Exclusive: Figures provided to the Guardian reveal exorbitant legal bill for pursuing cases against Collaery, Witness K, Richard Boyle and David McBride

ABC News

Labor government urged to drop prosecutions against whistleblowers and ramp up protections

As the Albanese government works on getting legislation ready for its highly anticipated corruption watchdog, calls are growing for it to boost protections for whistleblowers and drop criminal prosecutions against Richard Boyle, David McBride and Bernard Collaery, and to advocate for Julian Assange.

The Guardian - AU

Crossbenchers urge new attorney general to end prosecution of Bernard Collaery

Greens and independents back calls for Mark Dreyfuss to withdraw commonwealth consent to all charges in Timor-Leste bugging case

Crikey

Hitting the gas

Good morning, early birds. New Resources Minister Madeleine King has confirmed Labor will support WA’s $16.5 billion offshore Scarborough gas project, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has removed the Australian Federal Police from the Home Affairs portfolio. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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More than halting the unjust Collaery trial awaits Mark Dreyfus

The new attorney-general should halt the wretched prosecution — but the tumour of corruption Collaery and Witness K exposed must be excised.

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