Published: October 31, 2018
Inspector general of intelligence services looks into Senate crossbencher complaint that bugging operation broke law
The nation’s spy watchdog is carefully considering a complaint alleging Australia broke the law when it bugged Timor-Leste’s cabinet during lucrative oil and gas negotiations, documents show.
Earlier this month, a group of prominent crossbenchers wrote to Margaret Stone, the inspector general of intelligence services (IGIS), asking her to investigate whether the 2004 mission to spy on Timor-Leste broke intelligence laws.
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