David McBride receives five-year jail sentence for sharing secret military documents | ABC News

Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years in jail for sharing classified documents with the press. The leaked material was used in the ABC’s Afghan Files report, which alleged Australian soldiers were involved in illegal killings. Subscribe: Read more here: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: Like ABC News on Facebook: Follow ABC News on Instagram: Follow ABC News on X (Twitter): Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia