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 the 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.
Source: Australia knew of dangers facing murdered Balibo Five journalists, book says
