Mark Dreyfus flags Bernard Collaery case as priority if appointed attorney general

Labor MP says he would seek an early briefing' on prosecution of Collaery after criticising commonwealth's handling

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Labor's Mark Dreyfus has flagged he will seek an urgent briefing from the attorney general's department on the handling of the Bernard Collaery case, should he be appointed Australia's first law officer.

Dreyfus, who was shadow attorney general in opposition, has previously criticised the commonwealth's conduct of the prosecution, saying the delays and secrecy appeared to be an affront to the rule of law".

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