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Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1980) 147 CLR 39

This case considered the issue of confidential information and whether or not the Commonwealth government could obtain an interlocutory injunction to restrain the publication of information relating to its strategic military defence position in relation to the East Timor crisis.

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Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1980) 147 CLR 39
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