Australia: Secret State?

Secrets, spies and hidden trials. How do we balance national security with your right to know? Joining Hamish Macdonald to discuss this and more are: Dennis Richardson, Former Director-General of ASIO; Nick Xenophon, Lawyer and former Senator; Annika Smethurst, News Corp journalist and AFP raid victim; Clinton Fernandes, National security analyst; and Jacinta Carroll, Counter-terrorism expert.

Release Date: 2008-05-22
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
TMDb: 3.8/10
  • Country: AU
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

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