Bernard Collaery trial: Coalition tells high court release of judgment would risk national security

Collaery won ACT court of appeal case lifting previous secrecy orders and declaring importance of open justice

The full publication of a key judgment in the trial of Bernard Collaery would prejudice Australia’s national security and must not be allowed, the federal government has told the high court.

Prior to October, significant parts of Collaery’s trial were to be shrouded in secrecy after some of Australia’s most senior intelligence and foreign affairs officials convinced a court of the risk an open hearing posed to national security.

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Source: The Guardian