If the government succeeds in prosecuting K and Collaery, it will know that it can go after anyone who has embarrassed it or revealed lawbreaking, in full public gaze, under the fiction of national security, without any serious resistance or media backlash.
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What can we do
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We don't yet know what BC and K are alleged to have conspired to do. Until then, how can you make these claims? It's certainly worth reporting on, but isn't it premature to go full-on conspiracy?
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Recent news didn't happen in isolation, we know BC's office was raided without judge signature and that K cannot get a passport because "National Security". The secrecy should make us more concerned not less.
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I agree. But that's all different to the issue of whether the charges (and the Cth DPP) are part of a conspiracy. We cannot judge the latter without knowing the precise charges, something we rarely know until there's a court hearing.
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And, contra that Conversation article, the AG or CDPP explaining their decision now would be a bad thing. We don't want an official publicly saying 'here's what we think they did, here's what we have on them and here's why it's bad" ahead of a trial.
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This isn't about what is legal. Brandis getting ASIO to raid the office was legal but it was wrong. Politicians from any side of politics need to be speaking out about this because it is outrageous, legal or not.
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I'm not talking about whether it's legal. I'm talking about us not knowing what the charges are, which is normal (as well as legal) and means that it's too early to claim that the prosecution is either outrageous or a conspiracy.
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Do you also have no problem with what K exposed, the bugging of the Timorese cabinet? Isn't THAT (and the equally illegal/unethical/corrupt cover up) what THIS is all about?
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Of course I do. But my point is that we don't yet know that that is all this is about.
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Is this about the logies?
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Nahh I’m pretty sure that was when they came for asylum seekers but I can see why Bernard would want to ignore that one
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More like started with treatment of Aboriginal ppl but yep it's turning to shit for more x2 now
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