The secret jailing of an Australian spy
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Confidence in the Courts
The principle of open justice seems to be catertist as the fact that this happened at all, run the risk of undermining our confidence in the courts. The transparencies is key to us trusting what happens - and if things are done in secret, we can't have that confidence. I would have thought that it would give people greater confidence in understanding why the matter was dealt with in the closed court. But in the absence of publication of the reasons, i think people are entitled to be sceptical,. they're entitled to be concerned.
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