Veteran lawyer at the centre of the sensational Witness K trial over allegations Australia bugged East Timor's government tells of his fight against the creep of 9/11-era national security laws.
Bernard Collaery: "I had to come home. In the end, I could not leave Witness K to face this by himself. I could not do it." Alex Ellinghausen
The voice is familiar, even though we've never met. "Do you know Ottoman?" asks Bernard Collaery, who is calling to confirm plans for lunch.
Everyone in Canberra knows Ottoman – the default dining spot of the powerful and aspirational since Paul Keating was in The Lodge.
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