# Australian spying case hearing to include public sessions

https://mins.news/en/item/123258

- The Guardian, 2026-10-31 00:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/31/timor-leste-australia-bugging-rex-patrick-ntwnfb

> 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.