The Australian Federal Police has dropped its investigation into leaked national security advice over border security 'due to the limited prospects of identifying a suspect'.
The leaks, which were used to hold off proposed laws to fast track asylum seeker medical transfers, were referred to the AFP but they have opted against launching a full investigation, Nine Newspapers report. The AFP has recently attracted criticism over raids on a News Corp editor's Canberra home and on the ABC's Sydney offices earlier this week.
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AusFedPolice Well atleast they tried maybe they should look into why KK & labor team were so against them doing their job & that's protecting Australians
AusFedPolice It was Dutton. There you go. Now you can continue to investigate. You're welcome.
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AFP defends raids on media | Sky News AustraliaThe Australian Federal Police is defending its raids on two media outlets, rejecting claims they're intimidating journalists. \n\nActing AFP Commissioner Neil Gaughan says the compromise of the ‘top secret’ material that is the subject of the investigations ‘could cause exceptionally grave or serious damage’ to the national interest, organisations or individuals.\n\nThe Sydney headquarters of the ABC were raided on Wednesday, in relation to a 2017 investigative journalism series called 'The Afghan Files', which revealed secret Defence Force documents.\n\nIt came just one day after the home of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst was also raided, in relation to a story about a secret government plan to spy on Australians.\n\nThe Prime Minister claims he didn’t know about the raids, and police say no government minister directed their actions.\n\nLabor has slammed the government’s response, with Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus saying the government is responsible.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia ChrisMerrittc you make fairly brave assertions about what should be secret & what shouldn't. ChrisMerrittc is now an expert in offical def secrets/classified info?
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AFP warns journalists, MPs are not above criminal prosecution | Sky News AustraliaJournalists and MPs have been warned they aren't above criminal prosecution following a series of police raids on media organisations.\n\nThe Australian Federal Police have executed raids on the ABC's Sydney headquarters and the home of a News Corp editor this week, raising questions about press freedoms.\n\nSeveral high-profile journalists and a whistleblower at the centre of the raids on the national broadcaster face possible jail time.\n\nNews Corp Australiasia executive chairman Michael Miller and has criticised the raids, saying the threat of 'criminalising journalism' puts democracy at risk. \n\nNational Policial Editor at News Corp Annika Smethurst, whose home was raided on Tuesday, has warned the AFP's 'tactics' could deter whistleblowers from coming forward.\n\nThe Acting AFP Commissioner, Neil Gaughan, has defended the operation, rejecting claims it was an attempt to 'intimidate journalists'.\n\nImage: Getty PeterKhalilMP AustralianLabor Another example of why labor aren’t ready to ibr in government , as they can never do the right thing and make the hard decisions. PeterKhalilMP AustralianLabor Rubbish LAW is our overarching Pillar based on Truth -be Honest. A worker who knowingly releases classified info is DISHONEST and acting with intent to compromise and possibly harm the work of the Government. PeterKhalilMP AustralianLabor AFP raid the fucking national broadcaster, Scomo & Dutton say its not their problem, but (predictably) it’s all Labor’s fault. WTF is going on in this country?
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