David McBride sentenced today!

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David McBride, 60, pleaded guilty to stealing classified material and leaking it to journalists and faced sentencing today.

Justice David Mossop sentenced McBride to an aggregated five years and eight months in prison for three charges in the ACT Supreme Court today.

McBride will have a non-parole period of 27 months, meaning he’ll remain behind bars until at least August 2026.