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A top-secret spy mission, a decades-old scandal – and the Austin Powers-esque saga to lift the lid

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“A top-secret spy mission, a decades-old scandal – and the Austin Powers-esque saga to lift the lid”

Rex Patrick’s latest transparency fight is over what he calls ‘most open secret in the history of Australian spying’ – maybe even the world Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast A campaign to uncover any documents relating to whether Australian spies bugged Timor-Leste to gain the upper hand in sensitive oil and gas negotiations will be a little less secret after a critical win by the former senator Rex Patrick. The politician turned transparency advocate is trying to…

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