Bernard Collaery says he ‘felt so sick’ after reading former
British ambassador’s account of
Australian intelligence
Lawyer Bernard Collaery says Australia had direct knowledge of the dangers facing the murdered Balibo Five journalists, citing a damning report suggesting Australian intelligence knew
Indonesia viewed reporters as a “hurdle to be got over” in keeping its invasion of East Timor secret.
Collaery has published his long-awaited book
Oil Under Troubled Water, a forensic account of Australia’s relationship with its tiny developing neighbour, Timor-Leste. The lawyer describes the relationship as a “tortuous” and “grim” tale of exploitation, missed opportunity, culpability and complicity.