Whistleblower David McBride to stand trial four years and eight months after being charged

Trial set down for 6 November for former military lawyer accused of leaking classified Australian defence information to journalists

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Former military lawyer David McBride will have waited four years and eight months before facing trial for allegedly leaking classified defence information to the media.

McBride’s case was mentioned briefly in the ACT supreme court on Thursday morning, the latest step in protracted legal proceedings that have been in train since March 2019.

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