PoliticsAustralian spying case hearing to include public sessions

Former senator and transparency advocate Rex Patrick is seeking records related to whether Australian spies bugged Timor-Leste in 2004 to gain leverage in oil and gas negotiations. The Administrative Review Tribunal ruled that unclassified parts of a three-day hearing in late November must be held publicly. The government still refuses to confirm or deny whether the bugging occurred or relevant documents exist.

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