It was big news at the time. In 2019, Australian Federal Police officers, wearing black suits and clutching briefcases, raided the ABC’s headquarters in Sydney before an array of journalists and photographers who were there to capture their every move.

The AFP was investigating a leak of documents that formed the basis of a series of stories called the Afghan Files. 

The source of those documents was military lawyer David McBride, who faces jail time after he was charged with disclosing the confidential information.

Today reporter Angus Thompson on the trial of David McBride, which began in court this week. And the question of duty and who it was owed to - the defence force, or the Australian public. 

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