Please support the action below in support of Bernard Collaery and Witness K next Monday 9th November, 4.30 pm, Parliament House. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/435313627822752. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Federal government seeks further secrecy in Bernard Collaery case. SOLIDARITY and SUPPORT for WITNESS K and BERNARD COLLAERY. She does re-search, public speaking and writing on the subject. It would form the secret basis for a secret trial, the premise of which has already been rejected by a court. By Susan Connelly. 28 June 2018 MEDIA RELEASE BY BERNARD COLLAERY. Bernard Collaery's father, Edmund Francis Collaery, who was killed in action just months before his son was born. such deceit such infantile behaviour such an international embarrassment He has trashed Australias standing in the world He can go Mr Speaker the sooner the bl**dy better .

imagine how devastating it would be for his wife if Boyle gets locked up for the rest of his life. Scott Morrison has made it obvious over the last week or so that the government is in campaign mode for the next federal election which is due no later than May next year and when government go into election mode they try and make sure negatives are hidden. Barrister Bernard Collaery has won an appeal in his whistleblowing case, with a court ruling against an order made to keep large parts of his upcoming trial secret. Albert McKnight 2 November 2021. Coalition of Supporters of Bernard Collaery and Witness K (COSOCK) will be holding a rally outside the ACT Courts on Wednesday, 3 February. Mr Maidment noted East Timor initiated proceedings in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in April 2013, alleging Australia had failed to negotiate in good faithbecause it had engaged in espionage. How the High Court could view the case. Every Australian person is entitled to face both a Judge & Jury. The government was warned of the failings of Australias whistleblower laws more than four years ago, in a review by Philip Moss, but has not yet acted on his recommendations. The group behind the campaign, Coalition of Supporters of Bernard Collaery and Witness K (COSOCK), has warned that the prosecution of Protestors demonstrating in support of Witness K and Bernard Collaery at the Law courts of the ACT. The judiciarys corruption includes its supports in the legal profession.

One of the clerks I worked with, Terry Yates, a follower of Dorothy Day, exposed the injustice of the Timor Gap treaty long before Bernard Collaery and Witness K. Witness K and his lawyer Bernard Collaery were charged in 2018, five years after raids on their homes in Canberra over the case. Get supporters beyond your circle. Barrister Bernard Collaery, who was the lawyer for Witness K. Photo: Albert McKnight. The group behind the campaign, Coalition of Supporters of Bernard Collaery and Witness K (COSOCK), has warned that the prosecution of whistleblowers risks leading Australia down the path towards a police state. His If you would like to support the continuance of this website, please click on the button below to donate via PayPal or go to the donations page for other donation options. Former Australian spy Witness K spared jail time over conspiracy charges relating to alleged spying on East Timor, Tim Paine has stood down as Australian Test captain over a sexting incident from four years ago, A Victorian crossbench MPwho supports the state government's pandemic bill says he has 'reason to believe' an attack on his daughter was politically motivated, Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. When we meet, he laments that a He has previously written for the Michael West, Guardian Australia, and Sydney Criminal Lawyers. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Somehow this entitlement has been denied to Mr. Bernard Collaery. Search. In June 2018 the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions filed criminal charges against Witness K & his lawyer, Bernard Collaery for essentially exposing the truth of Australias bad behaviour towards an ally & a newly independent country struggling to get its people out of poverty. Enter your email address and press the follow button.

Coalition of Supporters of Bernard Collaery and Witness K (COSOCK) will be holding a rally outside the ACT Courts on Wednesday, 3 February. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/435313627822752 Around the country on Monday 9 November, 2020 there were protests against the prosecutions of Witness K and Bernard Collaery. GoFundMe has a 0% platform fee for organizers and relies on the generosity of donors like you to operate our service. (AAP: Lukas Coch)Secrecy could damage public confidence in But we have entered an era where the government is run by cold, heartless bastards who dont care about human life. We call on him to drop the prosecutions of Witness K and Bernard Collaery immediately. The rally will be held in-conjunction Between 1989 91, Bernard Collaery was the Deputy Chief Minister and Attorney General of the ACT. Tip GoFundMe Services. In this article the 2 negatives that Morrison is trying to hide is the truth coming out in the Bernard Collaery court case and the fact that the government hates whistleblowers. Mr Collaery, who has chosen to fight his conspiracy charge at trial, was present in court for much of Witness K's hearing. As for Woodside petroleum, the 3rd major party, have simply halted their proposed development altogether. All three branches. Lukas Coch/AAP Withholding information from defendants. RoboDebt, anyone? The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste came into existence on May 20, 2002. When and how will it ever end? Of course everyone can see what went on in Timor Lest and the bugging, but this case has another purpose. Hoping all are well and avoiding the dreaded COVID-19 virus! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Mr Maidment told the court thatit did not matter whether the crime was committed out of altruismor Witness K's sense of grievance. The glass doors of the court were blacked outand the courtroom was regularly opened and closed as it dealt with the classified material involved in the case. Thanks to all who attended for their continued support for justice! Sign the Petition. Scott Morrison runs the government with an iron fist behind closed doors so you can take it for granted that on Wednesday (10/11/21) when Attorney-General Michaelia Cash declared she wanted to introduce new super-secret evidence against Bernard Collaery in the Timor-Leste spying case, that Scott Morrison had approved the move. Enter your donation. He and his lawyer, Bernard Collaery now face 6 years jail. Nothing to see here move along. Collaery, a lawyer and former ACT attorney general, is Australia shredded all decency in the persecution of Bernard Collaery. Witness K's lawyer Robert Richter played down the length of the conspiracy in court. Print content. Its clearly meant as a deterrent to anyone who seeks to blow the whistle on a Liberal government. ConocoPhillips, Shell Petroleum, Woodside Petroleum, the 4th was a small stake Japanese corporation. The ASIS spy who did the bugging had a crisis of conscience over Australia's theft from the one of the poorest nations and disclosed what he had done. Kelly was also critical of the Governments use of National Security Information orders in both trials, a powerful piece of legislation that allows the Attorney-General to close courtrooms to the public and media preventing scrutiny of the trials. Supporters of Bernard Collaery and Witness K protesting outside Supreme Court in Canberra in August. Attorney general Michaelia Cash has again intervened in his case. If you have everybody going out and saying, well, I dont agree with something, and disclosing privileged information, then you dont have an intelligence service. Former intelligence analyst Address: Level 1, 299 Elizabeth Street Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia, Phone: Land line: +61 2 8815 8118 Email: [emailprotected]. David McBride, Bernard Collaery, Witness K and Richard Boyle are four brave Australians that exposed the failings of our political institutions and are being punished for revealing Bernard will be in court again this coming Thursday 6th August at 9am and supporters will be gathering from 8.30am outside the ACT Courts, in Knowles place, Civic. They will just cop it on the chin. Ks lawyer, Bernard Collaery, is charged with conspiring with K to communicate information to East Timor about ASISs functions. The Attorney-General has the power to discontinue the prosecutions under the Judiciary Act 1903 Section 71. . The Government has yet to respond to the petition. Bernard Collaery Supporters (@CollaeryBernard) October 6, 2021. The Greens, Jacqui Lambie and Centre Alliance have all voiced support for an inquiry into the prosecution, with senior Labor figures critical of Attorney-General, Christian Porter, who they say has failed to justify the reason behind the prosecution. Kathryn Kelly, one of the organisers of COSOCK, attributed the groundswell of support to anger about the Governments conduct toward Timor-Leste. After th, Scott Morrison spin and Josh Frydenberg bullying as experienced by Julie-Ann Finney, Australia's biggest financial fraud: Jobkeeper. Russia reportedly refused to support Christopher Knaus Former Timor-Leste president Xanana Gusmao says the continuing prosecution of Bernard Collaery is an "insult" to his country and has urged Australia to drop the case in the wake of this week's decision to overturn a secrecy order. March 31, 2020 1834 Bernard Collaery What Four Corners left out of the Witness K story This week Four Corners aired an investigation into the now infamous prosecution of Australian lawyer Bernard Collaery and his former client, an Australian Secret And shortly thereafter, a certain Foreign Affairs Minister with a penchant for fishnet stockings was elevated to a well-paid position with Woodside petroleum. Cost of prosecuting Witness K and lawyer Bernard Collaery balloons to $3.7m. In what has been a challenging time for democracy under the Morrison Government, the result of lawyer Bernard Collaery's appeal brings some joy.On 6 October, the A.C.T. "This offence was not committed instantaneously over a momentary lapse," Mr Maidment told the court. When donating Collaery is also charged with five counts of breaching security laws by sharing ASIS classified information with journalists after his home and office were raided by police in