Timor-Leste: George Brandis Hands Over to East Timor Docs Seized by ASIO

May 3, 2015 | Tom Allard, Sydney Morning Herald
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The Australian government has agreed to return legal documents and data seized by ASIO to the East Timorese government. It is the latest twist in a row over espionage and a treaty dividing $40 billion in oil and gas revenues in the Timor Sea. ASIO – under the direction of former boss David Irvine and with the approval of attorney general George Brandis – raided the Canberra office of East Timor's lawyer Bernard Collaery and home of a former member of Australia's foreign espionage service in December 2013.